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==Creating a Virtual Machine Asset==
A virtual machine record in LiveDC refers to the virtual servers that reside in your data center. Tracking these virtual machines is a valuable reference when trying to determine how virtual workload is dispersed amongst the physical hosts that house the clusters. You will need to gather the following information before you are able to create a virtual machine in LiveDC:
*The name of the virtual machine
*Allocated CPU in MHz
*Maximum and allocated memory for the virtual machine
*If the virtual machine is dedicated to a data center, and if so, which one
*What type of host is the virtual machine utilizing, either in a cluster or to a specific piece of hardware, and the name of the cluster or hardware
[[File:Vitrual Machine.png]]

===Instructions===
<ol>
  <li>On the navigation menu (left-hand side) click “Assets” and click “Virtual Machines” this will open a new tab titled “Virtual Machines”</li>
  <li>Within the virtual machines tab (upper left-hand corner) click the “Create” button. A new window will open up called “Create Virtual Machine.”</li>
    <ol type="a">
      <li>Enter basic information about the virtual machine in the “Basics” tab</li>
        <ol type="i">
          <li>Enter the name of the virtual machine in the “Name” field</li>
          <li>Enter any additional information about the virtual machine in the field titled “Details”</li>
          <li>Enter the number of CPUs allocated to the virtual machine in the “Allocated CPU in MHz” field</li>
          <li>Enter the capacity of memory that is available for the virtual machine in the “Maximum Memory in MB” field</li>
          <li>Enter the MB of memory that has been allocated to the virtual machine in the “Allocated Memory in MB”</li>
          <li>Select the data center that the virtual machine is tied to in the “Datacenter” drop-down menu or create a new “Datacenter” record by clicking the star button (see [[Extras#Creating a Virtual Machine Datacenter|Creating a Virtual Machine Datacenter]] section for instructions)</li>
          <li>Select the type of host in the “Host Type” drop-down menu</li>
            <ol type="A">
              <li>If you choose “Dedicated”, select the hardware that is dedicated to that virtual machine in the “Dedicated Hardware” drop-down menu or create a new “Dedicated Hardware” record by clicking the star button (see [[#Creating Hardware|Creating Hardware]] section for instructions) </li>
              <ol type="1">
                <li>Examples: Data Center 1, North Campus, etc.</li> 
              </ol>
              <li>If you choose cluster, select the tag for the cluster in the “Cluster Tag” drop-down menu or create a new “Cluster Tag” record by clicking the star button (see [[Extras#Creating Tags|Creating Tags]] section for instructions) </li>
              <ol type="1">
                <li>Examples: Prod SQL CL, Prod VM CL, etc.</li> 
              </ol>
            </ol>
      <li>Add tags to the virtual machine in the “Tags” section by selecting from the drop down menu and clicking the left-hand facing arrow or create a new “Tag” record by clicking on the star button (see [[Extras#Creating Tags|Creating Tags]] section for instructions)</li>
            <ol type="A">
              <li>Examples: Cluster, Virtual Machine Datacenter, Blade Server, etc.</li>
            </ol>
        </ol>
      <li>Enter operating system information about the virtual machine in the “Operating System” tab</li>
        <ol type="i">
          <li>Enter the name of the operating system in the “Name” field</li>
            <ol type="A">
              <li>Examples: Microsoft Windows Server, Linux, Unix, etc.</li>
            </ol>
          <li>Enter any additional information of the operating system in the “Details” field</li>
          <li>Select the operating system’s software in the “Operating System Software” drop-down menu or create a new “Operating System Software” record by clicking the star button (see [[#Creating Software|Creating Software]] section for instructions)</li>
            <ol type="A">
              <li>Examples: Exchange, Web Services, etc.</li>
            </ol>
          <li>Enter the license code information for the operating system in the “Operating System License Code” field</li>
          <li>Add alias information of the operating system in the “Aliases” section by entering the aliases information in the blank field and clicking the left-hand facing arrow</li>
          <li>Add any additional software that is used with the operating system in the “Other Software” section by clicking on the star button to create a new “Operating System Instance Software” record. In the “Create Operating System Instance Software” window enter the following:</li>
            <ol type="A">
              <li>Enter the “Software” from the drop down menu or by clicking the star button to create a new “Software” record (see [[#Creating Software|Creating Software]] section for instructions)</li>
              <li>Enter the software license code</li>
              <li>Enter the number of licenses consumed</li>
              <li>Click “Add”</li>
            </ol>
          <li>Select which domains the operating system utilizes in the “Domains” drop-down menu and clicking the left-hand facing arrow or create a new “Domain” record by clicking the star button (see [[Extras#Creating a Domain|Creating a Domain]] section for instructions)</li>
          <li>Add information for what addresses the operating system uses in the “Addresses” section by clicking the star button to create a new “Address” record. In the “Create Operating System Instance Address” enter the following: </li>
            <ol type="A">
              <li>Enter the “Address Type” from the drop down menu or by clicking the star button to create a new “Address Type” record (see [[Extras#Creating Address Type|Creating Address Type]] section for instructions)</li>
              <li>Enter the address of the operating system in the “Address” field</li>
              <ol type="1">
                <li>Examples: IP Address, Location Specific IP Address, etc.</li> 
              </ol>
              <li>Click “Add”</li>
              <ol type="1">
                <li>Examples: IP Address, Location specific IP Address, etc.</li> 
              </ol>
            </ol>
          <li>Enter the install data of the operating system in the “Install Date” field</li>
        </ol>
      <li>Click “Create”</li>
</ol>
    </ol>