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Table Of Contents
- IaaS Configuration for vCloud Air and vCloud Director
- Contents
- IaaS Configuration for vCloud Air and vCloud Director
- Updated Information
- Using the Goal Navigator
- Provisioning with vCloud Air or vCloud Director vApps
- Configuring IaaS for vApps
- Configuring IaaS for vCloud Air or vCloud Director Checklist
- Using Custom Properties in vApp Machine Provisioning, Blueprints, and Build Profiles
- Bringing Resources Under vRealize Automation Management
- Configure Machine Prefixes
- Create a Business Group for vCloud Provisioning
- vCloud Reservations
- Optional Configurations
- Preparing for vApp Provisioning
- Creating vApp and vApp Component Blueprints
- Configuring Advanced Blueprint Settings
- Monitoring Workflows and Viewing Logs
- Machine Life Cycle and Workflow States for vCloud Air or vCloud Director vApps
Store User Credentials for vCloud Endpoints
An IaaS administrator stores administrator-level credentials so that vRealize Automation can
communicate with your vCloud endpoints. Because the same credentials can be used for multiple
endpoints, credentials are managed separately from endpoints and are associated when endpoints are
created or edited.
Credentials that are used to manage endpoints require administrator privileges. The credentials must also
have rights to connect by using VMware Remote Console. These rights enable users to connect to vApps
by using VMRC.
You typically provide organization administrator credentials for vCloud Air or vCloud Director. You can
also use vCloud Air or vCloud Director system administrator credentials. If you work regularly with
multiple organizations, consider using vCloud Air or vCloud Director system administrator credentials. Do
not attempt to manage both types in the same instance of vRealize Automation.
Prerequisites
Log in to the vRealize Automation console as an IaaS administrator.
Procedure
1 Select Infrastructure > Endpoints > Credentials.
2 Click New Credentials.
3 Enter a name and, optionally, a description.
4 Enter a user name in the User Name text box.
5 Type the password in the Password text boxes.
6
Click the Save icon ( ).
What to do next
Now that your credentials are stored, you can create an endpoint. See Create a vCloud Endpoint for
vCloud Director.
Creating a vCloud Endpoint
An IaaS administrator is responsible for creating the endpoints that allow vRealize Automation to
communicate with your infrastructure. A vCloud endpoint is required to connect to a vCloud Director or
vCloud Air server.
A vCloud Director or vCloud Air instance is supported by vSphere resources that provide the CPU,
memory, and storage for its virtual machines. When vRealize Automation performs data collection on the
endpoint, it collects information about the underlying vSphere resources. To avoid conflicts in resource
accounting, if you create an endpoint to the vCloud Director instance, do not create an endpoint for its
underlying vSphere resources.
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