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:

  • VM Provisioning

  • VM Removal

  • VM Recovery

  • VM Recovery Configuration

  • Adding a New Node

  • Removing an Existing Node

  • Server Return Material Authorizations (RMAs)

The subsequent sections describe all the processes involved in LCM of the VM.