Virtual machines hosts

The Virtual machines hosts module references the virtualisation platforms from which Bastion drives and provisions virtual machines: VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix and, where the offer allows it, Azure. Declaring a host is what makes its machines appear in Virtual machines.

Prerequisite: Workplace association

This module only appears when the Workplace association is active and console merging is active too. The objects managed here are shared between Bastion and Workplace: a change made in either product shows in the other.

Host list

Column	Description
Server name	Name given to the host, preceded by an icon depending on its type.
Type	Type of the host.
URL	Connection URL.

As long as no host is declared, the grid shows No server to display. The search field, whose placeholder is Search, filters the list 700 ms after the last keystroke. The grid footer offers an Items per page: selector set to 15, 25 or 50.

The toolbar carries the three standard actions, whose tooltips are Add, Properties (single selection) and Delete.

Add a host

Click +. The form adapts to the retained host type: the Azure-specific fields stay hidden for the other types.

The Validate button activates last

It is inactive on opening and only activates once the form is complete — for a VMware host, that means having run the type Search (see 2.2).

Common fields

Field	Description
Host type	Platform type. When editing, this field is read-only.
URL	Connection URL of the host. ⚠ The label becomes Target when the retained type is Hyper-V.
Name	Name given to the host in Bastion.
Login	Account used to authenticate against the host.
Password	Password of that account. When editing, the field shows ****** and is only submitted if retyped.
SSL secured connection	Encrypts the connection to the host.
Root certificate	Certificate to validate. Optional.

A VMware host

Field	Description
VMWare host type	Read-only. The Search button beside it queries the host with the entered values and fills this field in. While it stays empty, saving is refused with This field is required.

An information text recalls the supported versions: Supported versions: VMWare 7 to 8 or VMWare vCenter 7 to 8.

If the URL cannot be used, the console answers The URL … is invalid.

An Azure host

These fields only appear for an Azure host, and Cloud Datacenter is only offered when Azure hosts are allowed.

Field	Description
Cloud Datacenter	Marks the host as a cloud datacenter.
Tenant ID	Azure tenant identifier.
Subscription ID	Subscription identifier.
API Version	API version used.
Application Group	Azure resource group.
Storage account name	Storage account.
Storage Account ID	Identifier of that account.
Storage account Key	Access key.
Localization	Azure region.

What follows the addition

On submit, the console announces: The virtual machines of this host will be referenced in the database. The list of virtual machines will be displayed and/or updated after completing this task. Referencing therefore carries on in the background.

Message	Case
Virtual machines are being referenced. Please try later.	A referencing run is already under way.
Please wait until the end of the current operations.	A previous operation has not finished.
It is impossible to control this task, under the title Task control	The referencing task could not be followed.

Edit a host

Select a row then click the Properties icon (or double-click). The form is the one used for adding, with Host type read-only.

Delete a host

Select the host then click ×. The confirmation requested depends on what the host carries:

Case	Confirmation
The host carries application locations	Deleting a server will delete all application locations and the configuration of the exclusion thresholds that are linked to it. Are you sure you want to remove the server …?
Otherwise	Are you sure you want to remove the server …?

If deletion fails on the server side, an error message reports it.