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What to do next
You can continue configuring network settings by adding additional network components and by selecting
settings in the Network tab of a vSphere machine component in the design canvas.
Add an On-Demand NAT or On-Demand Routed Network Component
You can add an NSX on-demand NAT network component or NSX on-demand routed network component
to the design canvas in preparation for associating their settings to one or more vSphere machine
components in the blueprint.
When you associate an existing network component or an on-demand network component with a
machine component, the NIC information is stored with the machine component. The network profile
information that you specify is stored with the network component.
You can add multiple network and security components to the design canvas.
For machine components that do not have a Network or Security tab, you can add network and security
custom properties, such as VirtualMachine.Network0.Name, to their Properties tab in the design
canvas. NSX network, security, and load balancer properties are only applicable to vSphere machines.
Prerequisites
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Create and configure network settings for NSX. See Configuring vRealize Automation and NSX
Administration Guide.
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Verify that the NSX plug-in for vRealize Automation is installed and that the NSX inventory has
executed successfully for your cluster .
To use NSX configurations in vRealize Automation, you must install the NSX plug-in and run data
collection.
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Create a network profile.
For example, if you are adding an on-demand NAT network component, create a network profile for
NAT.
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Log in to the vRealize Automation console as an infrastructure architect.
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Open a new or existing blueprint in the design canvas by using the Design tab.
Procedure
1 Click Network & Security in the Categories section to display the list of available network and
security components.
2 Drag one of the on-demand network components onto the design canvas, depending on whether you
want to configure an on-demand NAT or on-demand routed network component.
3 Enter a component name in the ID text box to uniquely label the component in the design canvas.
4 Select an appropriate network profile from the Parent network profile drop-down menu.
For example, if you are adding an On-Demand NAT Network component, select a NAT network
profile.
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