SCVMM

Requirements

  • Access to SCVMM host on port 5985 for Agent installation

  • Access to Hyper-V host on port 2179 for hypervisor console access

  • Morpheus Agent installation (installed on the target SCVMM host via port 5985 and WinRM)

  • User with administrator privileges

Agent Requirement

SCVMM and Hyper-V integrations utilize the Morpheus Agent for communication with the Morpheus appliance, making the Morpheus Agent required. This also means SCVMM and Hyper-V Clouds can only point to one Morpheus Appliance at any given time. If another Morpheus Appliance adds an SCVMM or Hyper-V Cloud thats is already managed by another Morpheus Appliance, the Morpheus Agent appliance_url will be updated to point to the new Morpheus appliance_url, and the previous Morpheus Appliance will no longer be able to communicate with the SCVMM Cloud or Hyper-V Cloud until the Agent configuration is updated to point to the previous appliance again. In Morpheus version 4.2.1 and higher, multiple Morpheus clouds can be created by integrating with the same SCVMM host. This allows users to create separate Clouds with are scoped to different SCVMM Cloud, Host and/or Cluster combinations.

Note

Morpheus only supports integration with standalone SCVMM installations and not high-availability cluster installation at this time.

Add a SCVMM Cloud

  1. Navigate to Infrastructure > Clouds

  2. Select + CREATE CLOUD, select SCVMM, and then click Next.

  3. Enter the following into the Create Cloud modal:

    Note

    You will need to open port 5985 in order for Morpheus to communicate to SCVMM. You will also want to make sure the SCVMM Controller has WinRM enabled.

    Cloud Configuration

    NAME

    Name of the Cloud in Morpheus

    CODE

    Unique code used for api/cli, automation and policies.

    LOCATION

    Description field for adding notes on the cloud, such as location.

    VISIBILITY

    For setting cloud permissions in a multi-tenant environment. Not applicable in single tenant environments.

    TENANT

    If Visibility is set to Private, select the Tenant the Cloud resources will assigned to.

    ENABLED

    When disabled, automatic Cloud sync is paused and the Cloud will not be selectable for provisioning.

    AUTOMATICALLY POWER ON VMS

    When enabled, Morpheus will maintain the expected power state of managed VMs. Morpheus will power on any managed VMs in the Cloud that have been shut down for unknown reasons (not powered off by Morpheus) to ensure availability of services.

    Note

    When “AUTOMATICALLY POWER ON VMS” is enabled, the power state of managed VMs should be maintained in Morpheus. This setting is not applicable to discovered/unmanaged resources.

    Details

    SCVMM HOST

    IP address or URL of SCVMM host server

    USERNAME

    SCVMM Username, for example: svc.scvmm

    PASSWORD

    SCVMM user Password

    CLOUD

    To scope the SCVMM Integration to a single Cloud, select it from the Cloud dropdown, which populates after establishing communication and authorization over port 5985 using the supplied username and password. To scope to all Clouds, leave the dropdown selection as Select Cloud

    HOST GROUP

    To scope the SCVMM Integration to a single host group, select a host group from the dropdown list. To scope to all host groups, select All Hosts

    CLUSTER

    To scope the SCVMM Integration to a single cluster, select a cluster from the dropdown list. To scope to all host groups, select All

    LIBRARY SHARE

    Select a Library Share to be used with the cloud integration

    SHARED CONTROLLER

    When creating additional Morpheus clouds that point to an SCVMM host already integrated with this appliance, select the appropriate shared controller value from the dropdown.

    Important

    Only set SHARED CONTROLLER on additional Morpheus clouds and not on the Primary Morpheus SCVMM cloud. Failure to set the SHARED CONTROLLER on secondary Morpheus clouds pointed to the same SCVMM cluster will cause agent comm issues resulting in provisioning failures.

    WORKING PATH

    Path for Morpheus to write to, for example c:\cloud

    DISK PATH

    Path for Virtual Disks, for example c:\virtualdisks

    HIDE HOST SELECTION FROM USERS

    Prevents host selection from appearing in provisioning wizards

    INVENTORY EXISTING INSTANCES

    Enable for Morpheus to automatically discover existing VMs in the scoped resources

    ENABLE HYPERVISOR CONSOLE

    Enable to use VNC Hypervisor Console for Morpheus console connection as opposed to the default SSH and RDP console connection methods. Requires resolution of all Hyper-V host names and access over port 443 from the Morpheus appliance to Hyper-V hosts.

    SCVMM Specific Advanced Options

    INSTALL AGENT

    Enabled by default, INSTALL AGENT installs the Morpheus agent on the scvmm Controller when adding the cloud, which is required for full functionally unless using a shared controller in which scenario the agent would already be installed on the scvmm controller node. Disabling INSTALL AGENT on the cloud config when not using a shared controller will remove the ability to provision to the cloud.

    Advanced Options

    DOMAIN

    Specify a default domain for instances provisioned to this Cloud.

    SCALE PRIORITY

    Only affects Docker Provisioning. Specifies the priority with which an instance will scale into the cloud. A lower priority number means this cloud integration will take scale precedence over other cloud integrations in the group.

    APPLIANCE URL

    Alternate Appliance url for scenarios when the default Appliance URL (configured in admin > settings) is not reachable or resolvable for Instances provisioned in this cloud. The Appliance URL is used for Agent install and reporting.

    TIME ZONE

    Configures the time zone on provisioned VM’s if necessary.

    DATACENTER ID

    Used for differentiating pricing among multiple datacenters. Leave blank unless prices are properly configured.

    NETWORK MODE

    Unmanaged or select a Network Integration (NSX, ACI etc)

    LOCAL FIREWALL

    On or Off. Enable to managed Host and VM firewall/IP Table rules (linux only)

    SECURITY SERVER

    Security Server setting is for Security Service Integrations such as ACI

    TRUST PROVIDER

    Select Internal (Morpheus) or an existing Trust Provider Integration

    STORAGE MODE

    Single Disk, LVM or Clustered

    BACKUP PROVIDER

    Select a backup provider. Depending on the Cloud type and any currently-configured backup plugins you may select Internal Backups (Morpheus) or another configured backup solution

    REPLICATION PROVIDER

    Sets the default Replication Provider for the Cloud. Select an existing Replication Provider Integration

    GUIDANCE

    Enable Guidance recommendations on cloud resources.

    COSTING

    Enable for Morpheus to sync Costing data from the Cloud provider, when available. For on-prem Clouds, enabling costing activates a costing service designed to mirror the live costing experience of public clouds, including invoicing with line items and real-time cost data (Operations > Costing > Invoices). If your organization utilizes reserved instances and you want to pull in related pricing data, some Cloud integrations include the option to select Costing and Reservations. If this is not relevant, select Costing to save money on additional calls to the Cloud provider’s costing API.

    DNS INTEGRATION

    Records for instances provisioned in this cloud will be added to selected DNS integration.

    SERVICE REGISTRY

    Services for instances provisioned in this cloud will be added to selected Service Registry integration.

    CONFIG MANAGEMENT

    Select a Chef, Ansible or Puppet integration to be used with this Cloud.

    CMDB

    Select CMDB Integration to automatically update selected CMDB.

    CMDB DISCOVERY

    When checked, any automatically discovered (unmanaged) servers onboarded into Morpheus from this Cloud will also have CMDB records created for them.

    CHANGE MANAGEMENT

    Select an existing Change Management Integration to set on the Cloud. ex: Cherwell

    AGENT INSTALL MODE

    • SSH / WINRM / Guest Execution: Morpheus will attempt to use SSH, WINRM or Guest Execution for Agent install.

    • Cloud Init / Unattend (when available): (DEFAULT) Morpheus will utilize Cloud-Init or Cloudbase-Init for agent install when provisioning images with Cloud-Init/Cloudbase-Init installed. Morpheus will fall back on SSH or WINRM if cloud-init is not installed on the provisioned image. Morpheus will also add Agent installation to Windows unattend.xml data when performing Guest Customizations or utilizing syspreped images.

    VDI GATEWAY

    Set a VDI Gateway for outbound communication from the Morpheus Appliance to the vdi endpoints. VDI Gateways can be added in /tools/vdi/gateways

    CUSTOM LOGOS

    When integrating a Cloud, it will appear by default throughout the UI with its standard logo (VMware logo for VMware Clouds, etc.). If desired, you may upload a custom logo that should appear instead. This might be useful for MSPs which might not want to reveal the Cloud type underlying its services. A dark mode version of the logo may also be uploaded if the standard logo doesn’t look right against the Morpheus dark mode theme. Checking USE DEFAULT CLOUD LOGOS allows the user to return to the standard logo for the Cloud type without deleting the custom uploaded logo.

    INVENTORY OPTIONS

    Inventory options allow you to set a default active or inactive state for certain discovered resources. The list of available resources to configure will vary based on the Cloud type and its supported resources. By default, all possible resources for the Cloud type will be discovered in an active state. Uncheck the box for some or all resources to discover them in an inactive state. The list of potential resources that may appear include:

    • Service Plans

    • Resource Pools

    • Networks

    • Security Groups

    • Datastores

    • Folders

    Provisioning Command

    PROXY

    Set a proxy for inbound communication from Instances to the Morpheus Appliance. Proxies can be added in the Infrastructure > Networks > Proxies tab.

    Bypass Proxy for Appliance URL

    Enable to bypass proxy settings (if added) for Morpheus Agent communication to the Appliance URL.

    NO PROXY

    Include a list of IP addresses or name servers to exclude from proxy traversal

    USER DATA (LINUX)

    Add cloud-init user data. Morpheus 4.1.0 and earlier assumes bash syntax. Morpheus 4.1.1 and later supports all User Data formats. Refer to https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/format.html for more information.

  4. After clicking NEXT, the new Cloud can be added to a Group or configured with additional advanced options.