VMmanager 5 OVZ: Administrator guide
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Preliminary setup

This article you through the steps you need to perform to get started with VMmanager. 

Mandatory steps

  • Navigate to Cluster settings→ Cluster nodes to add a node where virtual machines will be created. Make sure that the server you are connecting as a node meet the requirements described in the articles Cluster node configuration and Adding cluster nodes;
  • Add a pool of IP addresses that will be allocated for newly created virtual machines or integrate VMmanger with IPmanager. Learn more under IP pool management
  • Navigate to Cluster settings→ OS templates to set up templates of the operating systems that will be deployed on virtual machines. For more information please refer to OS template management.

Optional steps

  • Navigate to Management→ Users and Create a user who will be the owner of virtual machines. More information can be found under Access levels;
  • Navigate to Cluster settings→ VM templates to check the configuration of VM templates. The system creates a default template with pre-defined resources. VM resources are RAM, CPU/kernels, CPU usage priority, Disk operations, Disk size, Storage, and Network. Edit the default template or create additional VM templates. Learn more in Create a virtual machine template.
The article was last updated on 11.27.2018. The article was prepared by technical writers of ISPsystem.