Workloads

1. In the Armor Management Portal, in the left-side navigation, click Infrastructure.
2. Click Virtual Machines.
3. Hover over the plus ( + ) icon, and then click the Virtual Machine icon.
   • If you do not have any virtual machines listed, then click Deploy New, and then select Virtual Machine.
4. Locate and select the desired operating system and operating system version.
5. On the right side, use the Region drop-down menu to select the data center to host your virtual machine.
6. Select the desired virtual machine based on your CPU and memory needs (GB).
   • You can click High CPU or High Memory to filter the list of virtual machines. You can also click Show All Options to see every virtual machine offering.
   • Armor labels virtual machines by CPU and memory features. For instance, 2x4 indicates that the virtual machine has 2 CPU and 4 GB of memory.
7. In Name, enter a descriptive name for your virtual machine.
8. In Workload, select New Workload. 
9. In New Workload Name, enter a descriptive name.
10. In New Tier Name, enter a descriptive name. 
11. In Location, select and verify the data center to host your virtual machine. 
12. Under Access Credentials, note your username to access the virtual machine. 
13. In Password, enter a secure password to use to access the virtual machine. 
    • Your password must contain:
      • An upper-case letter
      • A lower-case letter
      • A number
      • A special character: ! @ # $ % ^ * ( ) { } [ ]
    • You can also click Generate Password to allow Armor to create a password. 
14. (Optional) For additional storage, under Storage Substrate and Disk Size, select your desired storage, and then click Add Disk. 
15. On the right-side menu, review the pricing information, and then click Purchase. 

    • When you order a virtual machine, you are also ordering Intelligence Security Model (ISM) for the virtual machine. Prices for ISM will vary based on the number of virtual machines you have ordered. IMS pricing is based on the following tiered structure: 

      Tier	Number of virtual machines
      1	1 - 10
      2	11 - 25
      3	26 - 100
      4	101- 250
      5	251 - 500
      6	500 +

16. To view the status of your newly created virtual machine, in the left-side navigation, click Infrastructure, click Virtual Machines, and then search for your newly created virtual machine. 

1. In the Armor Management Portal (AMP), in the left-side navigation, click Infrastructure.
2. Click Workload.
3. Locate and select the desired workload. 
4. Hover over the gear icon, and then click the Rename icon. 
5. Update the name of the workload. 
6. Click Rename. 

1. In the Armor Management Portal (AMP), in the left-side navigation, click Infrastructure. 
2. Click Workloads. 
3. Locate and select the desired workload. 
4. Hover over the gear icon, and then click the New Tier icon. 
5. Locate the newly created tier, and then click the corresponding vertical ellipses. 
6. Click Rename Tier. 
7. Enter a descriptive tier name, and then click Rename. 
8. (Optional) There are two ways to add a virtual machine to this newly created tier. 
   • You can create and add a new virtual machine.
   • You can move an existing virtual machine. 

     Option 1: Create a virtual machine to add to an existing tier

     As an optional step, you can add a new virtual machine to the newly created tier. 
     
     

     1. In the Armor Management Portal (AMP), in the left-side navigation, click Infrastructure.
     2. Click Workloads.
     3. Locate and select the desired workload.
     4. Locate the desired tier, and then click the corresponding vertical ellipses.
     5. Click Add Virtual Machine.
     6. Locate and select the desired operating system and operating system version
        • Ubuntu 14.04
        • Ubuntu 16.04
        • Red Hat 6
        • Red Hat 7
        • CentOS 6
        • CentOS 7
        • Windows Server 2008 R2
        • Windows Server 2012
        • Windows Server 2012 R2
        • Windows Server 2016
     7. On the right side, use the Region drop-down menu to select the data center to host your virtual machine.
     8. Select the desired virtual machine based on your CPU and memory needs (GB).
        • You can click High CPU or High Memory to filter the list of virtual machines. You can also click Show All Options to see every virtual machine offering.
        • Armor labels virtual machines by CPU and memory features. For instance, 2x4 indicates that the virtual machine has 2 CPU and 4 GB of memory.
     9. In Name, enter a descriptive name for your virtual machine.
     10. Verify the listed Workload, Workload Tier, and Location.
     11. Under Access Credentials, note your username to access the virtual machine. 
     12. In Password, enter a secure password to use to access the virtual machine. 
         • Your password must contain:
           • An upper-case letter
           • A lower-case letter
           • A number
           • A special character: ! @ # $ % ^ * ( ) { } [ ]
         • You can also click Generate Password to allow Armor to create a password. 
     13. (Optional) For additional storage, under Storage Substrate and Disk Size, select your desired storage, and then click AddDisk. 
     14. On the right-side menu, review the pricing information, and then click Purchase. 
     15. To view the status of your newly created virtual machine, in the left-side navigation, click Infrastructure, click Virtual Machines, and then search for your newly created virtual machine. 

Option 2: Move an existing virtual machine to an existing tier

a. In the Armor Management Portal (AMP), in the left-side navigation, click Infrastructure. 
b. Click Workloads.

c. Locate and select the desired workload.

d. Select and drag the desired virtual machine to the desired tier.

1. In the Armor Management Portal (AMP), in the left-side navigation, click Infrastructure.
2. Click Workloads. 
3. Locate and select the desired workload. 
4. Locate the desired tier, and then click the corresponding vertical ellipses. 
5. Click Delete Tier. 
6. Click Delete Tier again.

1. In the Armor Management Portal (AMP), in the left-side navigation, click Infrastructure. 

2. Click Workloads. 

3. (Optional) Use the filter function to customize the data displayed. 

4. In the bottom, right part of the screen, select CSV.

   • You have the option to export all data (All) or only the data that appears on the current screen (Current Set). 

     Function	Data Displayed
     CSV	ID, Name, Location, Zone, Tier Count, VM Count, Total CPU, Total Memory, Total Storage, Tags