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8 Assign the machine you are importing to a reservation.
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Select a reservation from the Reservation drop-down menu.
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Type a name in the Reservation text box to create a new reservation specifically for the imported
machines.
9 (Optional) Select Grow Allocations.
The memory and storage allocated to the reservation you assigned to the imported machines is
increased by exactly the amount the imported machines consume.
10 (Optional) Select Increase Quota.
The machine quota on the reservation you assigned to the imported machines is increased by exactly
the number of virtual machines you import.
11 Specify a machine owner.
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Select a machine owner from the Owner drop-down menu. Only business group members who
already own machines in vRealize Automation appear in the drop-down menu.
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Type a user name into the Owner text box and press Enter. The user must belong to the
business group to which you assigned the imported machines.
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Click the Save icon ( ).
13 Click Next.
14 Click Finish.
Import Existing Virtual Machines
Fabric administrators can import virtual machines that currently exist on their compute resources outside
of vRealize Automation.
Prerequisites
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Log in to the vRealize Automation console as a fabric administrator and as a business group
manager.
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Create the business groups to which you want to assign imported machines.
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A tenant administrator or business group manager must create a blueprint to apply to machines you
import.
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(Optional) If you intend to assign cost profiles to your compute resources, create the cost profiles you
want to assign to your compute resources.
Procedure
1 Choose Compute Resources
Fabric administrators select compute resources from which they want to import existing virtual
machines and assign cost profiles to the compute resources that they manage.
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