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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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Create or identify the Solaris Automated Install Boot Image and AI manifest that you want to use for
provisioning machines. For an example of how to create your own, see Example: Customize your
Solaris Automated Installation.
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Procedure
1 Edit your AI manifest to point to the IPS Repository where you published the configured guest agent.
For example,
<publisher name="vmware">
<origin name="http://10.118.192.254:9000/"/>
</publisher>
2 Edit the software packages and package groups.
You must include your configured guest agent package in the software to install list.
<software_data action="install">
<name>pkg:/entire@0.5.11-0.175.3</name>
<name>pkg:/group/system/solaris-large-server</name>
<name>pkg:/mygugent-pkg</name>
</software_data>
</software>
3 Save and exit.
Your AI manifest includes the vRealize Automation guest agent software package, which is required for
Linux Kickstart provisioning.
Example: Customize your Solaris Automated Installation
You download the existing Solaris 11.3x86 AI Boot image and edit the boot grub menu and system
configuration profile for your own specifications. You replace the AI manifest with the sample manifest
included in your Linux guest agent packages. When you're satisfied with all your changes, you generate a
new AI boot image.
1 Download the Solaris 11.3 x86 Automated Installer Boot Image onto your Solaris 11.3 virtual machine.
2 Mount the image and copy the files to a new location so you can modify them.
root@solaris:~# mkdir /root/ai /root/ai/image /mnt/ai
root@solaris:~# mount -F hsfs $(lofiadm -a /root/ai/sol-11_3-ai-x86.iso) /mnt/ai
root@solaris:~# cd /mnt/ai
root@solaris:/mnt/ai# find . -depth -print | cpio -pdm /root/ai/image
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