Use this wizard to create a VM Lifecycle Policy for Oracle Cloud virtual machines.
Enter the Policy Name and Description
Policy Name
Use this box to enter a name for the VM Lifecycle Policy.
Description
Use this box to enter a description of the VM Lifecycle Policy.
Select the Virtualization Client
Virtualization Client
Specifies the Oracle Cloud client where end users will create their virtual machines.
Refresh Oracle Cloud
Refreshes information on the Virtualization client.
Advanced Policy Features
Opens the Advanced Policy Features dialog box.
Maximum Allowed Virtual Machines Per User
Select this option to specify the maximum number of virtual machines each user is allowed to own at one time.
Associated Client Group
Select this option to specify the client group that can use this VM Lifecycle Policy.
Enable Decommission
Select this option to configure the period of time before a VM is decommissioned and then deleted.
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Decommission VM After
Type or select the number of days for the decommission period. All the decommissioned machines are automatically turned off.
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Deletion Grace Period
Type of select the number of days to wait before permanently deleting the VM.
Enable VM Backup
Select this option to enable backups for the virtual machines that users create with this policy.
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Backup Set
Select the backup set from this list that will control the VM backups.
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Subclient
Select the subclient from this list that will control the VM backups.
Email addresses to notify
Enter one or more email addresses separated by commas for the people who will be notified about VM operations, such as Power On and Renew.
Sender's email address
Enter an email address that will appear in the From line in the email notifications about the VM.
Disable email notifications for successful VM operations
Select this option if you don't want to users to receive email notifications about VM operations that succeeded.
Select Shapes
The options on this page allow you to specify which Oracle Cloud shapes end users can use to create virtual machines. Oracle Shapes determine the number of CPUs and memory size.
Select All
Makes all nodes available for virtual machines.
Available
Lists all nodes that can be selected for use in this VM Lifecycle Policy.
Selected
Lists all nodes that can be used with this VM Lifecycle Policy.
Add
Moves the nodes selected in the Available list to the Selected list.
Remove
Moves the ESX server selected in the Selected list to the Available list.
Add All
Moves all nodes from the Available list to the Selected list.
Remove All
Moves all nodes from the Selected list to the Available list.
Select Images
The options on this page allow you to specify which images end users can use as templates to create virtual machines.
Select All
Makes all volumes available for virtual machines.
Available
Lists all volumes that can be selected for use in this VM Lifecycle Policy.
Selected
Lists all volumes that can be used with this VM Lifecycle Policy
Add
Moves the volumes selected in the Available list to the Selected list.
Remove
Moves the volumes selected in the Selected list to the Available list.
Add All
Moves all volumes from the Available list to the Selected list.
Remove All
Moves all volumes from the Selected list to the Available list.
Network & Security
This page allows you to specify the security settings for this VM Lifecycle Policy.
Security Groups
Select the Oracle Cloud Security List to use for the virtual machines.
RSA Key
Select the private key from the SSH key pair that should be used for user authentication. To specify a key pair file that does not appear in the list, click the More button [...].
Enter Storage Information
Storage information is determined by the selected shape. Leave the default values selected.
Enter the Naming Pattern for VMs
VM Naming Pattern
Allows you to specify a naming pattern for all virtual machines created with this VM Lifecycle policy. You can use the asterisk (*) to require at least one additional character in each virtual machine name.
For example, the default value, VM*Eng, requires each virtual machine name to contain at least one additional character following the text, VM, and before the text, Eng. Therefore, users could give names to their virtual machines such as VMBobEng or VMJane1Eng. However, you could also use the asterisk at the end of a character string so that all virtual machine names begin with the same string of characters. For example if you enter SalesEast*, all virtual machines created with this policy will begin with the text, SalesEast, such as SalesEastBob.
Select User Membership
Use this page to specify to users or user groups who have access to this VM Lifecycle Policy.
Available
Lists all users or user groups that can be selected for use in this VM Lifecycle Policy.
Selected
Lists all users or user groups that can be used with this VM Lifecycle Policy
Add
Moves the users or user groups selected in the Available list to the Selected list.
Remove
Moves the users or user groups selected in the Selected list to the Available list.
Add All
Moves all users or user groups from the Available list to the Selected list.
Remove All
Moves all users or user groups from the Selected list to the Available list.
Summary
This page lists all of the options that you selected and configured for the VM Lifecycle Policy. You can review all of your settings on this page, and then return to a specific page to change anything, or click Finish to create the VM Lifecycle Policy.