How to Assign Cloud Resources

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

After a Tenant Administrator creates a cloud resource subscription request in the Service Manager Self-Service Portal, the Activity Implementer should assign cloud resources to the subscription request. The Assign Cloud Resources Wizard helps you to assign cloud resources. Use the following procedure in System Center 2012 – Service Manager to assign the cloud resources.

To assign cloud resources to a subscription request

  1. In the Service Manager console, on the Work Items pane, expand Manual Activities and then click All Activities.

  2. Select the requests and on the Task pane, click Assign Cloud Resources.

  3. Follow these steps to complete the Assign Cloud Resources Wizard:

    1. On the General page, verify the Cloud Resource Name, Storage Quota, Memory Quota, Virtual Machines, and Virtual CPUs are all correct. Make any needed changes and click Next.

    2. On the VMM Cloud page, select a VMM server and a VMM cloud and click Next.

      Important

      Make sure that the VMM cloud has a valid stored virtual machine path.

    3. On the Virtual Machine Templates page, verify that the Virtual Machine templates are correct, make any needed changes by checking the box under Assign, and then click Next.

    4. On the Service Templates page, verify the service templates are correct. Make any needed changes by checking the box under Assign, and then click Next.

    5. On the Logical Networks page, verify the logical networks are compatible with the VMM cloud, make any needed changes by checking the box under Assign, and then click Next.

    6. On the Create VMM User Role page, verify that the VMM User Role Name and cloud resource subscription users are correct. If needed, modify the VMM User Role Name and then click Next.

    7. On the Summary page, verify all items are correct, and click Mark as Complete.

    8. On the Completion page click Close.