7.1

vRealize Automation uses a proxy agent to manage vSphere resources.
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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“Store User Credentials,” on page 158.
Procedure
1 Select Infrastructure > Endpoints > Endpoints.
2 Select New > Cloud > vCloud Director.
3 Enter a name and, optionally, a description.
4 Enter the URL of the vCloud Director server in the Address text box.
The URL must be of the type FQDN or IP_address.
For example, hps://mycompany.com.
5 Click Credentials and select the administrative-level credentials you stored for this endpoint.
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To connect to the vCloud Director server and specify the organization for which the user has the
administrator role, use organization administrator credentials. With these credentials, the endpoint
can access only the associated organization vDCs. You can add endpoints for each additional
organization in the vCloud Director instance to integrate with vRealize Automation.
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To allow access to all Organization vDCs in the vCloud Director instance, use system administrator
credentials for a vCloud Director and leave the Organization text box empty.
6 If you are an organization administrator, you can enter a vCloud Director organization name in the
Organization text box.
Option Description
Discover all Organization vCDs
If you have implemented vCloud Director in a private cloud, you can leave
the Organization text box blank to allow the application to discover all the
available Organization vDCs.
Separate endpoints for each
Organization vCD
Enter a vCloud Director organization name in the Organization text box.
The Organization name matches your vCloud Director Organization name, which might also appear as
your virtual data center (vDC) name. If you are using a Virtual Private Cloud, then this name is a
unique identier in the M123456789-12345 format. In a dedicated cloud, it is the given name of the
target vDC.
If you are connecting directly to vCloud Director at the system level, for example leaving the
Organization eld blank, you need System Administrator credentials. If you are entering an
Organization in the endpoint, then you need a user who has Organization Administrator credentials in
that organization.
Configuring vRealize Automation
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