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If you specify a network profile in a reservation and a blueprint, the blueprint value takes precedence. For
example, if you specify a network profile in the blueprint by using the
VirtualMachine.NetworkN.ProfileName custom property and in a reservation that is used by the
blueprint, the network profile specified in the blueprint takes precedence. However, if the custom property
is not used in the blueprint, and you select a network profile for a machine NIC, vRealize Automation uses
the reservation network path for the machine NIC for which the network profile is specified.
Depending on the compute resource, you can select a transport zone that identifies a vSphere endpoint.
A transport zone specifies the hosts and clusters that can be associated with logical switches created
within the zone. A transport zone can span multiple vSphere clusters. The blueprint and the reservations
used in the provisioning must have the same transport zone setting. Transport zones are defined in the
NSX environments. See NSX Administration Guide.
You can configure security settings for the virtual machines to be provisioned by specifying information in
a reservation, blueprint, or guest agent script. If the machines to be provisioned requires a guest agent,
you must add a security rule that contains that requirement to the reservation or the blueprint. For
example, if you use a default security policy that denies communication between all machines, and rely
on a separate security policy to allow communication between specific machines, the guest agent might
be unable to communicate with vRealize Automation during the customization phase. To avoid this
problem during machine provisioning, use a default security policy that allows communication during the
customization phase.
You can also add a Containers network component to a blueprint.
Using Network Components in the Design Canvas
You can add one or more NSX network components to the design canvas and configure their settings for
vSphere machine components in the blueprint.
You can add network components to the design canvas to make their configured settings available to one
or more machine components in the blueprint.
The network and security component settings that you add to the design canvas are derived from your
NSX configuration and require that you have run data collection for the NSX inventory for vSphere
clusters. Network and security components are specific to NSX and are available for use with vSphere
machine components only. For information about configuring NSX, see NSX Administration Guide.
Add an Existing Network Component
You can add an existing NSX network component to the design canvas in preparation for associating its
settings to one or more vSphere machine components in the blueprint.
You can use an existing network component to add an NSX network to the design canvas and configure
its settings for use with vSphere machine components and Software or XaaS components that pertain to
vSphere.
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.
Configuring vRealize Automation
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