How to Subscribe to Cloud Resources

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Applies To: System Center 2012 - Service Manager, System Center 2012 SP1 - Service Manager

Use the following procedure to subscribe to cloud resources.

To subscribe to cloud resources

  1. On the Service Manager Self-Service Portal home page, click List view, select the appropriate request, and then click Go to request form.

  2. In the Enter the service request title box, type the name of the request.

  3. In the Select the service request urgency drop-down list box, select the urgency of the request.

  4. In the Select the tenant list, select the tenant to be associated with the cloud resources subscription.

    Note

    If the tenant is not displayed, then you are an administrator on the tenant.

  5. In the Enter the cloud resources subscription name box, type the name of the cloud resources subscription.

  6. In the Enter the maximum storage for the cloud resources subscription (GB) box, type the storage capacity, and then click Next.

  7. In the Enter the maximum memory for the cloud resources subscription (GB) box, type the memory capacity.

  8. In the Enter the maximum number of virtual machines for the cloud resources subscription box, type the number of virtual machines.

  9. In the Enter the maximum number of CPUs for the cloud resources subscription box, type the number of CPUs.

  10. In the Select the Virtual Machine templates list, select the virtual machine templates. You can select multiple templates.

    Note

    The cost per day is displayed with each virtual machine template. This cost is the amount that will be charged for the virtual machine per day.

  11. In the Select the Logical Networks. Logical Networks are used to organize network assignments for virtual machines requested within this cloud resources subscription list, select the logical networks and then click Next. You can select multiple networks.

  12. In the Select the Storage Classifications. Storage Classifications have been assigned to discovered storage pools, typically by quality of service (QoS) list, select the storage classification. You can select multiple storage classifications.

  13. Select the service templates from the list. You can select multiple service templates.

  14. Select the load balancer requirements from the list. You can select multiple load balancers.

  15. In the Placement Tags list, select the placement tag. You can select multiple tags.

  16. In the Should virtual machines in this cloud resources subscription be requested through Service Manager drop-down list box, select Yes or No, and then click Next.

  17. In the Cloud resources subscription users box, type the name of the cloud resources subscription users, and then click Next. If tenant administrators need to create a request for a virtual machine, they will need access to the cloud resources subscription and will need to be added as well. Enter the list of users or groups in the format Domain\user name separated by a semicolon (;).

  18. Review your entries and click Submit.