Life Cycle Management of the Virtual Machines
The SMI Cluster Manager supports the complete Life Cycle Management (LCM) of the deployed VMs — currently UPF. The different processes in the LCM of a VM includes:
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VM Provisioning
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VM Removal
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VM Recovery
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VM Recovery Configuration
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Adding a New Node
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Removing an Existing Node
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Server Return Material Authorizations (RMAs)
The subsequent sections describe all the processes involved in LCM of the VM.