Repurposing requests

A multicluster administrator, or a user with the SMC_REPURPOSE_REQUEST_MANAGEMENT permission initiates a repurposing request when there is a need to move hosts from one cluster to another when the clusters are under multicluster control.

Generally, a repurposing request requires you to specify the following information:
  • Source and target clusters of the hosts to be repurposed.
  • Total number of slots to move.
  • Resource plan changes for consumers in the source and target clusters.
  • Selection of hosts to be repurposed, either statically from a list or dynamically by resource requirement.
Repurposing requests can be configured to be executed immediately or at a predetermined time in the future. Requests can also be configured to be executed on a recurring basis.
Notes:
  1. Multicluster does not support repurposing requests for hosts that belong to multiple resource groups.
  2. Multicluster does not support the movement of hosts to or from a resource group that uses a static host list as the resource selection method.

Detailed configuration for repurposing requests are provided in the Repurposing request configuration file topic.

Repurposing request properties

Repurposing request properties are details about your request as it relates to the system:
Request ID
Unique request ID.
State
Repurposing request state: enabled, disabled, expired; refer to Repurposing request states.
Recurrence Pattern
The frequency including day and time that the repurposing request will be executed.
Request Time
The date and time the repurposing request was created.
Requester
The administrative account user who created the repurposing request.
Last Instance Status
The state of the last request instance: Init, Running, Error, Done; refer to Repurposing request instance states.
Source Cluster
The cluster from which hosts are to be moved. Details include the affected resource group, consumer, and number of hosts.
Target Cluster
The cluster to which hosts are to be moved. Details include the affected resource group, consumer, and number of hosts.
Slots
The number of capacity units (slots) to be moved.
Description
Optional description of the request.