Cloning a new Linux guest system

Using direct cloning, you can create new Linux guest systems and configure them according to server complex properties.

Complete the following steps to clone a Linux guest system:
  1. If it is not started already, start the Server Complexes task for the z/VM system you want to work with.
  2. Make sure the networking properties have been set up in the target server complex tier (either specifically for the tier or for the whole server complex). In particular, make sure each connection defined in a network interface in the network domain has available IP addresses. (For more information, see Setting up connection properties.)
  3. If the templates you want to use are not listed in the Provisioning Resources pane, click the Refresh button to update the display of the provisioning resources. You can manage these resources in the z/VM VSD task.
    Screenshot of the Provisioning Resources pane
  4. In the Virtual Server Template field, select a virtual server template.
  5. In the Disk Pool field, choose a disk pool to get the required DASD space for the newly cloned Linux guest system(s).
  6. In the Operating System Templates field, select an operating system template, right-click and choose Clone into.
  7. In the Choose Destination window, select the target server complex and target tier, and click OK.
    註: As an alternative method, you can drag an operating system template onto a server complex tier.
  8. Define the number of clones you want to create in the target server complex tier and click OK. The cloning operation begins, and its progress is displayed in the Progress Indication window. During the cloning operation, the following sub-operations occur automatically:
    1. Creating a virtual server based on the virtual server template.
    2. Applying the operating system template to the created virtual server and configuring the network according to the target server complex property.
    3. Activating the virtual server.
  9. When the cloning operation is completed, close the Progress Indication window
After the cloning process is completed, a virtual server icon is displayed inside the server complex that is the target of the cloning operation. The z/VM virtual server waits to be discovered by the IBM Director server. IBM Director then replaces the z/VM virtual server object with a new Linux guest system. This is reflected onscreen when the z/VM virtual server icon Virtual server icon. Like the Linux guest system icon, but with a green question mark. is replaced by a regular Linux guest system icon Regular icon for Linux guest systems, with the green question mark removed.. The networking properties of the server complex/tier are applied in the cloning process. The other configuration properties are applied only when the IBM Director agent is discovered on the new Linux guest system.
註: It is recommended to set the IBM Director agent on the z/VM MAP (Manageability Access Point) to unlocked status in order to enable the automatic cloning and configuration of multiple Linux guest systems. Otherwise, each Linux guest system discovered after the cloning appears locked on the IBM Director console, and you will need to use the Request Access action on the IBM Director console and provide the Linux root password to unlock it.
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