After you install a service such as Hosted Exchange 2003,
you need to add or register the service's hosting server or resources
to the Ensim Unify system. You need to do this before you begin selling
the service to resellers or organizations. If you want to expand your
server resources for a service, you can install and register additional
resources at any time.
The method of adding resources varies, depending on the type
of resource you are adding.
Unless you disable the service later, you need to enable
the service only after you initially install the service software, or
plugins, on the platform servers. You do not need to enable the service
each time you add a resource or hosting server.
Log in to the service
provider control panel using a Systems
account.
For hosting servers,
start the add resource wizard.
If you are simply adding a mailbox store resource to an existing set of
mailbox stores, use the add resource page for the mailbox store
instead of the add resource wizard. When adding this type of resource,
you do not need to provide all the information listed here.
Provide server information
On the Server Information
form, provide the following information, then click Next.
Host
Name. Required. The domain name or IP address of the server or
resource you are adding.
Description.
Optional. A description of the server. Any combination of characters and
spaces is valid. This description is visible to resellers who buy the
server, however, so make sure the description you provide is something
you want resellers to see.
Use
in automatic allocation. This check box determines whether the
resource is available to the system for automatic selection when you add
organizations or provision services.
If you clear this check box, the resource is not
available. This is useful when you want to prevent the system from automatically
using specific resources during provisioning.
If you check this box, and you select automatic
resource selection when you provision an organization, this resource
is available to the system for allocation.
You can always select resources manually during provisioning,
regardless of whether this option is selected or cleared.
If you are adding
a dedicated mailbox store, you need to clear the use
in automatic allocation check box. Dedicated mailbox stores are
designed to be used by a single organization, so the system cannot automatically
select them. If the automatic allocation is selected, the dedicated mailbox
store cannot be added.
Pool
Assignment. Required. When you add a server, you need to assign
it to a pool. Pools are used to manage groups of servers. To add the server
to an existing pool, select Add Server to Existing Pool,
then choose the pool from the drop-down list. To add the server to a new
pool, select Create Pool for Server, then type
a name for the new pool in the text box. The pool name is visible to resellers.
Service
Installed on Server. Required. Choose the service installed on
the server. Only one service can be installed on a server, and only the
services installed on the system are listed as available. For more information
about installing services on the system, see the service's latest installation
and upgrade guide.
Provide service resource
information
Configure the resource
and set resource limits for each
component of the service, then click Next. For information about service
resource options, click the links below to open the service-specific
Help.
For information
about resource options for services, see the online Help for each service.
Provide service configuration
information
Provide any additional
information required for the server or resource, such as frontend server
information, then click Next. For
more information about configuring service components, see the service
links above. For
more information about configuring service components, see the online
Help for each service.
Verify information
On the last page
of the wizard, verify the resource and service information. To change
information, click Previous. To add the server
or resource, click Finish.
The hosting server or resource appears on the resources
list. You can sell it or its resources to resellers and organizations
immediately. If the service installed on the server does not appear on
service reseller or organization selection forms, make sure you have enabled the service. When you add a hosting
server or resource for a new service, that service is added in the disabled
state.
After you sell a server or resource to a reseller, that
reseller becomes the resource owner. The owner has authority to change
the server or resource information with the exception of the name
and actual resources.
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