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2 Edit your virtual machine CSV data file.
a Open the CSV file, and edit the data categories to match existing categories in the target
vRealize Automation environment.
To import virtual machines contained in a CSV data file, each machine must be associated with
the following items:
n
Reservation
n
Storage location
n
Blueprint
n
Machine component
n
Owner that exists in the target deployment
All of the values for each machine must be present in the target vRealize Automation
environment for import to succeed. You can change the values for reservation, storage location,
blueprint, and owner, or add a static IP address value to individual machines by editing the CSV
file.
Heading Comment
# Import--Yes or No Change to No to prevent a particular machine from being imported.
Virtual Machine Name Do not change.
Virtual Machine ID Do not change.
Host Reservation (Name
or ID)
Enter the name or ID of a reservation in the target vRealize Automation environment.
Host To Storage (Name or
ID)
Enter the name or ID of a storage location in the target vRealize Automation environment.
Deployment ID Enter a new name for the deployment, for example, the virtual machine name, you are
creating in the target vRealize Automation environment.
Note Each machine must be imported to its own deployment. You cannot import a single
virtual machine to an existing deployment. You cannot import multiple virtual machines to a
single deployment.
Converged Blueprint ID Enter the ID of the blueprint in the target vRealize Automation environment that you use to
import the virtual machine.
Note Make sure that you enter only the blueprint ID. Do not enter the blueprint name. You
must specify a blueprint that contains only a single machine component. The blueprint must
be published and added to an entitlement.
Component Blueprint ID Enter the name of a machine component that is contained in the blueprint you selected. You
cannot import a virtual machine into a blueprint that has more than one component.
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