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If you imported a vRealize Orchestrator package for providing an external IPAM solution and registered
the IPAM endpoint type in vRealize Orchestrator, you can select that IPAM endpoint type when you create
a vRealize Automation endpoint.
Note This example is based on use of the Infoblox IPAM plug-in, which is available for download at the
VMware Solution Exchange. You can also use this procedure if you created your own IPAM provider
package using the VMware-supplied IPAM Solution SDK. The procedure for importing and configuring
your own third-party IPAM solution package is the same as described in the prerequisites.
The first IPAM endpoint for vRealize Automation is created when you register the endpoint type for the
IPAM solution provider plug-in in vRealize Orchestrator.
Prerequisites
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Obtain and Import a Third-Party IPAM Provider Package in vRealize Orchestrator.
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Run Workflow to Register Third-Party IPAM Endpoint Type in vRealize Orchestrator.
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Log in to vRealize Automation as an IaaS administrator.
For this example, create an Infoblox IPAM endpoint using an endpoint type that you registered in
vRealize Orchestrator for your third-party IPAM provider plug-in or package.
Procedure
1 Select Infrastructure > Endpoints > Endpoints.
2 Select New > IPAM > IPAM endpoint type.
Select a registered external IPAM provider endpoint type such as Infoblox. External IPAM provider
endpoints are only available if you imported a third-party vRealize Orchestrator package, and run the
package workflows to register the endpoint type.
For Infoblox IPAM, only primary IPAM endpoint types are listed. You can specify secondary IPAM
endpoint types by using custom properties.
For this example, select a registered external IPAM endpoint type, for example Infoblox NIOS.
3 Enter a name and, optionally, a description.
4 Enter the location of the registered IPAM endpoint in the Address text box using the provider-specific
URL format, for example https:/host_name/name.
For example, you might create several IPAM endpoints, such as https://nsx62-scale-infoblox
and https://nsx62-scale-infoblox2, when you registered the IPAM endpoint type in
vRealize Orchestrator. Enter a primary registered endpoint type. To also specify one or more
secondary IPAM endpoints, you can use custom properties to emulate the extensible attributes that
are specific to the IPAM solution provider.
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