7.1

Create a vCloud Air Endpoint
You can create a vCloud Air endpoint for a an OnDemand or subscription service.
For information about vCloud Air Management Console, see vCloud Air documentation.
N Reservations dened for vCloud Air endpoints and vCloud Director endpoints do not support the
use of network proles for provisioning machines.
Prerequisites
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Log in to the vRealize Automation console as an IaaS administrator.
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Verify that you have Virtual Infrastructure Administrator authorization for your vCloud Air
subscription service or OnDemand account.
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“Store User Credentials,” on page 158.
Procedure
1 Select Infrastructure > Endpoints > Endpoints.
2 Select New > Cloud > vCloud Air.
3 Enter a name and, optionally, a description.
4 Accept the default vCloud Air endpoint address in the Address text box or enter a new one.
The default vCloud Air endpoint address is hps://vca.vmware.com, as specied in the Default URL
for vCloud Air endpoint global property.
5 Click Credentials and select the administrative-level credentials you stored for this endpoint.
The credentials must be those of thevCloud Air subscription service or OnDemand account
administrator.
6 (Optional) Select the Use proxy server check box to congure additional security and force connections
to pass through a proxy server.
a Enter the host name of your proxy server in the Hostname text box.
b Enter the port number to use for connecting to the proxy server in the Port text box.
c (Optional) Click the Browse icon next to the Credentials text box.
Select or create credentials that represent the user name and password for the proxy server, if
required by the proxy conguration.
7 (Optional) Add custom properties.
8 Click OK.
What to do next
“Create a Fabric Group,” on page 175.
Create a vCloud Director Endpoint
You can create a vCloud Director endpoint to manage all of the vCloud Director virtual data centers (vDCs)
in your environment, or you can create separate endpoints to manage each vCloud Director organization.
For information about Organization vDCs, see vCloud Director documentation.
Do not create a single endpoint and individual organization endpoints for the same vCloud Director
instance.
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