Issue

• CloudForms handles provisioning of virtual systems, as it is targeted at cloud management. However, there is a requirement for it to be able to provision physical systems as well, or its usefulness is limited.
• Enable CloudForms to manage/provision also physical systems.
  • Deploy CloudForms in an environment
  • Introduce a physical systems, uninstalled
  • Attempt to provision and set this system up from CloudForms
• Our customer has a need to create a private cloud for their business. However, their server estate will not just be virtual systems. Some systems have a need to remain physical due to what applications are run on them, but it still makes sense to manage those from within the one administrative interface - CloudForms.