Working with Scavenged Hosts

General workflow for setting up host scavenging

  1. Install Platform Symphony on hosts intended for scavenging. During installation choose whether to designate the host as a desktop or server scavenge-ready host

  2. If the host was not preconfigured as a scavenge-ready host during Symphony installation, add "scvg" or "svrscvg" tag to the host and start or restart the cluster.

  3. Enable the scavenging feature.

  4. Create a resource group for scavenge-ready hosts.

  5. Create or modify a consumer to include the scavenge resource group.

  6. Set ownership, sharing, lending, and borrowing for scavenge resource group.

  7. Set thresholds that trigger scavenging. EGO will open and close the hosts using the information collected by the local scavenging agent.

  8. Verify the hosts that are scavenge-ready.