7.1

Create an Action to Migrate a vSphere Virtual Machine With vMotion
You can create a custom resource action to allow the service catalog users to migrate a vSphere virtual
machine with vMotion after they provision the machine with IaaS.
Procedure
1 Select Design > XaaS > Resource Actions.
2
Click Add ( ).
3 Navigate to Orchestrator > Library > vCenter > Virtual Machine management > Move and migrate in
the vRealize Orchestrator workow library and select the Migrate virtual machine with vMotion
workow.
4 Click Next.
5 Select IaaS VC VirtualMachine from the Resource type drop-down menu.
6 Select vm from the Input parameter drop-down menu.
7 Click Next.
8 Leave the name of the resource action and the description as they appear on the Details tab.
9 Click Next.
What to do next
“Edit the Resource Action Form,” on page 342.
Edit the Resource Action Form
The resource action form maps the vRealize Orchestrator workow presentation. You can edit the form and
dene what the consumers of the resource action see when they decide to run the post-provisioning
operation.
Procedure
1
Click the Delete icon ( ) to delete the pool element.
2 Edit the host element.
a
Click the Edit icon ( ) next to the host eld.
b Type Target host in the Label text box.
c Select Search from the Type drop-down menu.
d Click the Constraints tab.
e Select Constant from the Required drop-down menu and select Yes.
You made the host eld always required.
f Click Submit.
3 Edit the priority element.
a
Click the Edit icon ( ) next to the priority eld.
b Type Priority of the task in the Label text box.
c Select Radio  group from the Type drop-down menu.
d Click the Values tab, and deselect the Not set check box.
e Enter lowPriority in the  values search text box, and press Enter.
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