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Contents
IaaS Configuration for vCloud Air and vCloud Director 4
Updated Information 5
Using the Goal Navigator 5
Provisioning with vCloud Air or vCloud Director vApps 6
About vApps 7
vApp and vApp Component vCloud Concepts 7
Comparing Multi-Machine Services and vApps 9
Integration Considerations for vCloud Air and vCloud Director 9
Configuring IaaS for vApps 10
Configuring IaaS for vCloud Air or vCloud Director Checklist 10
Using Custom Properties in vApp Machine Provisioning, Blueprints, and Build Profiles 10
Bringing Resources Under vRealize Automation Management 12
Configure Machine Prefixes 22
Create a Business Group for vCloud Provisioning 23
vCloud Reservations 24
Optional Configurations 29
Build Profiles and Property Sets 29
Configuring Reservation Policies 33
Storage Reservation Policies for vApps 35
Cost Profiles 37
Preparing for vApp Provisioning 42
Creating vApp and vApp Component Blueprints 43
Creating a vApp Component (vCloud) Blueprint 45
Creating a vApp (vCloud) Blueprint 52
Publish a vApp Blueprint 59
Configuring Advanced Blueprint Settings 60
Configuring Network Settings 60
Applying Reservation Policies 63
Assigning Datastores to Machine Volumes 65
Enabling Remote Desktop Connections 67
Cloning an Identical Copy from a vApp Template 72
Monitoring Workflows and Viewing Logs 73
Machine Life Cycle and Workflow States for vCloud Air or vCloud Director vApps 74
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