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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
For the same vCloud Director instance, you should not set up both organization-specific endpoints and
single endpoints that access all organizations.
vRealize Automation uses a proxy agent to manage vSphere resources.
Create a vCloud Endpoint for vCloud Air OnDemand or Subscription Gen 2
An IaaS administrator can create a vCloud endpoint for vCloud Air OnDemand or Subscription Gen 2.
For information about vCloud Air Management Console, see vCloud Air documentation.
To determine which vCloud Air endpoint procedure is right for you, either Gen 1 or Gen 2, see Identifying
the generation of VMware vCloud Air Virtual Private Cloud being used (2120464) at
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?
language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2120464.
Prerequisites
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Log in to the vRealize Automation console as an IaaS administrator.
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Verify that you have account administrator access to vCloud Air OnDemand.
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Store User Credentials for vCloud Endpoints.
Procedure
1 Select Infrastructure > Endpoints > Endpoints.
2 Select New Endpoint > Cloud > vApp (vCloud).
3 Enter a name and, optionally, a description.
4 Type the URL for the endpoint in the Address text box.
The URL specifies the actual OnDemand API URL for your environment.
For vCloud Air OnDemand, the address must be specified in the following format:
https://region-name.vchs.mycompany.com/api/compute
a Log in to vCloud Air OnDemand using administrator credentials.
b Select the Organization vDC.
c Click the vCloud Director API URL link to display a link such as https://region-
name.vchs.mycompany.com:443/api/compute.
d Enter the first part of the resultant link text, for this example
https://us-california-1-3.vchs.mycompany.com:443/api/compute, in the Address text
box.
5 Select the Credentials for the endpoint.
The credentials must be that of thevCloud Air OnDemand account administrator.
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