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Table Of Contents
- IaaS Configuration for Virtual Platforms
- Contents
- IaaS Configuration for Virtual Platforms
- Configuring IaaS
- Configuring IaaS Checklist
- Custom Properties in Machine Provisioning, Blueprints, and Build Profiles
- Bringing Resources Under vRealize Automation Management
- Choosing an Endpoint Scenario
- Store User Credentials for Endpoints
- Create a vSphere Endpoint
- Create a vSphere Endpoint with Networking Integration
- Create a NetApp ONTAP Endpoint
- Create a KVM (RHEV) Endpoint
- Create a Standalone Hyper-V Endpoint
- Create an SCVMM Endpoint
- Create a Xen Pool Endpoint
- Create a XenServer Endpoint
- Preparing an Endpoint CSV File for Import
- Import a List of Endpoints
- Create a Fabric Group
- Configure Machine Prefixes
- Create a Business Group
- Virtual Reservations
- Optional Configurations
- Build Profiles and Property Sets
- Reservation Policies
- Storage Reservation Policies
- Static IP Address Assignment
- Cost Profiles
- Enabling Users to Select Datacenter Locations
- Active Directory Cleanup Plugin
- Enabling Remote Desktop Connections
- Enabling Connections to Machines Using SSH
- Preparing for Provisioning
- Space-Efficient Storage for Virtual Provisioning
- Preparing Your SCVMM Environment
- Enabling Visual Basic Scripts in Provisioning
- Choosing a Provisioning Scenario
- Checklist for Virtual Provisioning by Cloning Preparation
- Choosing Your Linux Kickstart Provisioning Preparation Method
- Preparing for SCCM Provisioning
- Preparing for WIM Provisioning
- Creating Blueprints
- Space-Efficient Storage for Virtual Provisioning
- Choosing a Blueprint Scenario
- Create a Blueprint for the Basic Workflow
- Create a Blueprint for Cloning
- Create a Linked Clone Blueprint
- Create a Blueprint for Net App FlexClone Provisioning
- Create a Blueprint for WIM Provisioning
- Create a Blueprint for Linux Kickstart Provisioning
- Create a Blueprint for SCCM Provisioning
- Troubleshooting Blueprints for Clone and Linked Clone
- Publish a Blueprint
- Configuring Advanced Blueprint Settings
- Assigning Datastores to Machine Volumes
- Choosing a Storage Scenario
- Add a Datastore to a Create, Clone, or FlexClone Blueprint
- Add a Datastore to a Linked Clone Blueprint
- Add a Storage Reservation Policy to a Create, Clone, or FlexClone Blueprint
- Add a Storage Reservation Policy to a Linked Clone Blueprint
- Allow Alternative Datastores at Provisioning Time
- Reservation Policies
- Configuring Network Settings
- Enable Users to Select Datacenter Locations
- Allow Requesters to Specify Machine Host Name
- Enabling Visual Basic Scripts in Provisioning
- Add Active Directory Cleanup to a Blueprint
- Enable Machine Users to Create Snapshots
- RDP Connections
- Enable Connections Using SSH
- Assigning Datastores to Machine Volumes
- Infrastructure Organizer
- Managing Infrastructure
- Monitoring Workflows and Viewing Logs
- Appendix A: Machine Life Cycle and Workflow States
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Image.WIM.Index
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Image.WIM.Name
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Image.WIM.Path
As another example, the vApp property set contains the following custom properties that can be used for
vApp provisioning:
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VirtualMachine.NetworkN.Name
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VCloud.Template.MakeIdenticalCopy
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VMware.SCSI.Type
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Sysprep.Identification.DomainAdmin
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Sysprep.Identification.DomainAdminPassword
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Sysprep.Identification.JoinDomain
Fabric administrators can create their own property sets and add them to vRealize Automation.
Create a Property Set
Fabric administrators can create their own groupings of related custom properties and add them to
vRealize Automation for use in build profiles.
Property sets are available to fabric administrators of all tenants.
Procedure
1 Create a Property Set XML File
A fabric administrator defines property sets in an XML file and uploads them to vRealize Automation.
2 Add a Property Set to vRealize Automation
After you create a property set XML file, a fabric administrator can upload the property set to
vRealize Automation.
Create a Property Set XML File
A fabric administrator defines property sets in an XML file and uploads them to vRealize Automation.
If you edit a property set that is already in use in a build profile, vRealize Automation does not
automatically update the build profile. A fabric administrator must reload the property set to the build
profile.
Procedure
1 Create an XML file.
2 Insert the following version and encoding values into the schema declaration.
version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16".
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