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8 Configure vRealize Automation to prompt users for a hostname value during request.
a Select Overridable.
b Select Show in Request.
Because host names must be unique, users can only request one machine at a time from this
blueprint.
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Click the Save icon ( ).
10 Click OK.
Users who request a machine from your blueprint are required to specify a host name for their machine.
vRealize Automation validates that the specified host name is unique.
Scenario: Enable Users to Select Datacenter Locations for Cross Region
Deployments
As a blueprint architect, you want to allow your users to choose whether to provision machines on your
Boston or London infrastructure, so you edit your existing vSphere CentOS blueprint to enable the
locations feature.
You have a datacenter in London, and a datacenter in Boston, and you don't want users in Boston
provisioning machines on your London infrastructure or vice versa. To ensure that Boston users provision
on your Boston infrastructure, and London users provision on your London infrastructure, you want to
allow users to select an appropriate location for provisioning when they request machines.
Prerequisites
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Log in to the vRealize Automation console as an infrastructure architect.
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As a system administrator, define the datacenter locations. See Scenario: Add Datacenter Locations
for Cross Region Deployments.
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As a fabric administrator, apply the appropriate locations to your compute resources. See Scenario:
Apply a Location to a Compute Resource for Cross Region Deployments.
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Create a machine blueprint. See Installing and Configuring vRealize Automation for the Rainpole
Scenario.
Procedure
1 Select Design > Blueprints.
Configuring vRealize Automation
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