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Configuring vRealizeAutomation15 March 2018vRealize Automation 7.3
Configuring vRealize Automation
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Contents
Configuring vRealize Automation 6
Updated Information 7
1 External Preparations for Blueprint Provisioning 8
Preparing Your Environment for vRealize Automation Management 8
Checklist for Preparing NSX Network and Security Configuration 9
Checklist For Providing Third-Party IPAM Provider Support 13
Checklist for Configuring Containers for vRealize Automation 17
Preparing Your vCloud Director Environment for vRealize Automation 18
Preparing Your vCloud Air Environment for vRealize Automation 18
Preparing Your Amazon AWS Environment 19
Preparing Red Hat OpenStack Network and Security Features 25
Preparing Your SCVMM Environment 26
Configure Network-to-Azure VPC Connectivity 27
Preparing for Machine Provisioning 28
Choosing a Machine Provisioning Method to Prepare 29
Checklist for Running Visual Basic Scripts During Provisioning 31
Using vRealize Automation Guest Agent in Provisioning 32
Checklist for Preparing to Provision by Cloning 40
Preparing for vCloud Air and vCloud Director Provisioning 54
Preparing for Linux Kickstart Provisioning 55
Preparing for SCCM Provisioning 58
Preparing for WIM Provisioning 59
Preparing for Virtual Machine Image Provisioning 66
Preparing for Amazon Machine Image Provisioning 67
Scenario: Prepare vSphere Resources for Machine Provisioning in Rainpole 69
Preparing for Software Provisioning 72
Preparing to Provision Machines with Software 73
Scenario: Prepare a vSphere CentOS Template for Clone Machine and Software Component
Blueprints 76
Scenario: Prepare for Importing the Dukes Bank for vSphere Sample Application Blueprint 80
2 Tenant and Resource Preparations for Blueprint Provisioning 85
Configuring Tenant Settings 85
Choosing Directories Management Configuration Options 86
Upgrading External Connectors for Directories Management 144
Scenario: Configure an Active Directory Link for a Highly Available vRealize Automation 152
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Configure External Connectors for Smart Card and Third-party Identity Provider Authentication
in vRealize Automation 154
Create a Multi Domain or Multi Forest Active Directory Link 161
Configuring Groups and User Roles 163
Create Additional Tenants 168
Delete a Tenant 170
Configuring Custom Branding 170
Checklist for Configuring Notifications 173
Create a Custom RDP File to Support RDP Connections for Provisioned Machines 184
Scenario: Add Datacenter Locations for Cross Region Deployments 184
Configuring vRealize Orchestrator 186
Configuring Resources 190
Checklist for Configuring IaaS Resources 190
Configuring XaaS Resources 307
Creating and Configuring Containers 318
Installing Additional Plug-Ins on the Default vRealize Orchestrator Server 338
Working With Active Directory Policies 338
3 Providing Service Blueprints to Users 343
Designing Blueprints 343
Exporting and Importing Blueprints and Content 345
Scenario: Importing the Dukes Bank for vSphere Sample Application and Configuring for Your
Environment 347
Scenario: Test the Dukes Bank Sample Application 350
Building Your Design Library 352
Designing Machine Blueprints 353
Designing Software Components 431
Designing XaaS Blueprints and Resource Actions 443
Publishing a Blueprint 502
Assembling Composite Blueprints 503
Understanding Nested Blueprint Behavior 505
Selecting a Machine Component that Supports Software Components 508
Creating Property Bindings Between Blueprint Components 509
Creating Explicit Dependencies and Controlling the Order of Provisioning 510
Managing the Service Catalog 510
Checklist for Configuring the Service Catalog 511
Creating a Service 512
Working with Catalog Items and Actions 514
Creating Entitlements 517
Working with Approval Policies 524
Request Machine Provisioning By Using a Parameterized Blueprint 549
Scenario: Make the CentOS with MySQL Application Blueprint Available in the Service Catalog 550
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Managing Deployed Catalog Items 554
Running Actions for Provisioned Resources 554
Specify Machine Reconfiguration Settings and Considerations for Reconfiguration 575
Reconfigure a Load Balancer in a Deployment 582
Change NAT Rules in a Deployment 583
Add or Remove Security Items in a Deployment 584
Display All NAT Rules for an Existing NSX Edge 585
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Configuring vRealize Automation
Configuring vRealize Automation provides information about configuring vRealize Automation and yourexternal environments to prepare for vRealize Automation provisioning and catalog management.
Intended AudienceThis information is intended for IT professionals who are responsible for configuring vRealize Automationenvironment, and for infrastructure administrators who are responsible for preparing elements in theirexisting infrastructure for use in vRealize Automation provisioning. The information is written forexperienced Windows and Linux system administrators who are familiar with virtual machine technologyand datacenter operations.
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Updated Information
The following table lists the changes to Configuring vRealize Automation for this product release.
Revision Description
15 MAR 2018 n Updated Troubleshooting Workload Placement to include the log file name.n Updated downloadable scripts in Prepare a Windows Reference Machine to Support Software and Prepare a
Linux Reference Machine to Support Software.n Updated Force Destroy a Deployment After a Failed Destroy Request.n Minor updates to Configure an Active Directory over LDAP/IWA Link.
18 JAN 2018 n Updated Configure External Connectors for Smart Card and Third-party Identity Provider Authentication invRealize Automation to make information more generic.
4 DEC 2017 Minor updates.
30 AUG 2017 n Administrator Requirements for Provisioning NSX Universal Objectsn Updated Install the Guest Agent on a Windows Reference Machinen Updated Obtain and Import a Third-Party IPAM Provider Package in vRealize Orchestrator.n Amazon AWS User Roles and Credentials Required for vRealize Automation
EN-002417-02 n Updated Install the NSX Plug-In on vRealize Orchestrator.n Updated Configure an Active Directory over LDAP/IWA Link.
EN-002417-01 n Updated Configure an External vRealize Orchestrator Server.n Updated and added KB article links in Considerations When Working With Upgraded or Migrated Endpoints.n Updated Scenario: Import the Dukes Bank for vSphere Sample Application to resolve a case-specificity issue.n Added a KB article link in Reconfigure a Load Balancer in a Deployment.n Added an external reference in Creating and Using NAT Rules.n Added an external reference in Create an NSX Endpoint and Associate to a vSphere Endpoint.n Updated Using Container Properties and Property Groups in a Blueprint.
EN-002417-00 Initial document release.
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External Preparations forBlueprint Provisioning 1You may need to create or prepare some elements outside of vRealize Automation to support catalogitem provisioning. For example, if you want to provide a catalog item for provisioning a clone machine,you need to create a template on your hypervisor to clone from.
This chapter includes the following topics:
n Preparing Your Environment for vRealize Automation Management
n Configure Network-to-Azure VPC Connectivity
n Preparing for Machine Provisioning
n Preparing for Software Provisioning
Preparing Your Environment for vRealize AutomationManagementDepending on your integration platform, you might have to make some configuration changes before youcan bring your environment under vRealize Automation management, or before you can leverage certainfeatures.
Table 11. Preparing Your Environment for vRealize Automation IntegrationEnvironment Preparations
NSX
If you want to leverage NSX to managenetworking and security features of machinesprovisioned with vRealize Automation, prepareyour NSX instance for integration. See Checklist for Preparing NSX Network andSecurity Configuration.
vCloud DirectorInstall and configure your vCloud Directorinstance, set up your vSphere and cloudresources, and identify or create appropriatecredentials to provide vRealize Automation withaccess to your vCloud Director environment.See Preparing Your vCloud DirectorEnvironment for vRealize Automation.
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Table 11. Preparing Your Environment for vRealize Automation Integr
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