7.1

Designing Machine Blueprints with NSX Networking and Security
If you have an NSX instance integrated with vRealize Automation, you can congure your vSphere
blueprints to leverage NSX for network and security virtualization.
If you have congured vRealize Automation integration with NSX, you can use network, security, and load
balancer components in the design canvas to congure your blueprint for machine provisioning. You can
also add the following NSX network and security seings to the overall blueprint when you create a new
blueprint or edit an existing blueprint.
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Transport zone - contains the networks used for the provisioned machine deployment
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Edge and routed gateway reservation policy - manages network communication for the provisioned
machine deployment
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App isolation - allows only internal trac between machines used in the provisioned machine
deployment
NSX seings are only applicable to vSphere machine component types.
New Blueprint and Blueprint Properties Settings with NSX
You can specify seings that apply to the entire blueprint. After you create the blueprint, you can edit these
seings on the Blueprint Properties dialog box.
General Tab
Apply seings across your entire blueprint, including all components you intend to add now or later.
Table 4‑30. General Tab Settings
Setting Description
Name Enter a name for your blueprint.
 The identier eld automatically populates based on the name you
entered. You can edit this eld now, but after you save the blueprint
you can never change it. Because identiers are permanent and unique
within your tenant, you can use them to programmatically interact
with blueprints and to create property bindings.
Description Summarize your blueprint for the benet of other architects. This
description also appears to users on the request form.
Archive days You can specify an archival period to temporarily retain deployments
instead of destroying deployments as soon as their lease expires.
Specify 0 (default) to destroy the deployment when its lease expires.
The archival period begins on the day the lease expires. When the
archive period ends, the deployment is destroyed.
Lease days: Minimum and Maximum Enter a minimum and a maximum value to allow users to choose from
a range of lease lengths. When the lease ends, the deployment is either
destroyed or archived.
NSX Settings Tab
If you have congured VMware NSX, and installed the NSX plug-in for vRealize Automation, you can
specify NSX transport zone, Edge and routed gateway reservation policy, and app isolation seings when
you create or edit a blueprint. These seings are available on the NSX  tab on the New Blueprint
and Blueprint Properties pages.
For information about conguring NSX, see NSX Administration Guide.
Configuring vRealize Automation
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