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Table Of Contents
- Using Application Services
- Contents
- Using Application Services
- Updated Information
- Introducing Application Services
- Install and Configure Application Services
- Installing Application Services
- Preparing to Install Application Services
- Start the Application Services Appliance
- Troubleshooting Problems Connecting to the Application Services Web Interface
- Unlock Your darwin_user Account
- Restart Application Services
- Configure Application Services to Use a Proxy for External URLs
- Register Application Services to vRealize Automation
- Upgrading Application Services
- Setting Up Users and Groups
- Using Tenants and Business Groups in Application Services
- Import Predefined Content to a Tenant
- Using the Application Services Web Interface
- Setting Up Application Provisioning for the Application Services Environment
- Virtual Machine Requirements for Creating vRealize Automation Custom Templates
- Creating Virtual Machine Templates in vRealize Automation
- Updating Existing Virtual Machine Templates in vRealize Automation
- Register the vRealize Automation Cloud Provider and Template
- Create a vRealize Automation Deployment Environment
- Setting Up Application Provisioning for the vCloud Director Environment
- Virtual Machine Requirements for Creating vCloud Director Custom Templates
- Creating Windows Virtual Machine Templates in vCloud Director
- Create Linux Virtual Machine Templates in vCloud Director
- Verify Cloud Template Configuration from the vCloud Director Catalog
- Updating Existing Virtual Machine Templates in vCloud Director
- Exporting Virtual Machine Templates with OVF Format
- Register the vCloud Director Cloud Provider and Template
- Create a vCloud Director Deployment Environment
- Setting Up Application Provisioning for the Amazon EC2 Environment
- Developing Application Services Components
- Managing the Application Services Library
- Creating Applications
- Working with Artifacts
- Deploying Applications
- Setting Up and Configuring a Deployment Profile
- Deploying with Deployment Profiles
- Publishing Deployment Profiles to the vCloud Automation Center Service Catalog
- Request a vRealize Automation Service Catalog Item
- Using the Deployment Summary Page
- Using the Composite Deployment Summary Page
- Understanding the Deployment and Update Process
- Understanding Deployment Failures
- Updating Application Deployments
- Initiate an Update Process to Scale Out Deployments
- Initiate an Update Process to Scale In Deployments
- Initiate an Update Process to Modify Configurations
- Use an Existing Update Profile
- Promote an Update Profile
- Rollback an Update Process
- Understanding Run Custom Task Update
- Troubleshoot Failed Update Process to Scale Deployments
- Troubleshoot Failed Update Process to Modify Configuration
- Deploying Predefined Library Components
- Managing Deployments
- View Deployment Task and Blueprint Details for an Application
- View Deployed VM Details and Execution Plan of an Application
- Start a Policy Scan
- Tear Down an Application from the Cloud
- Scale In Deployments from vCloud Automation Center
- Scale Out Deployments from vCloud Automation Center
- Tear Down an Application from vCloud Automation Center
- Delete an Application Deployment from Application Services
- Cancel a Deployment or an Update Process
- View Policy Compliance Summary
- Using the Application Services CLI
- Using the CLI Import and Export Functions
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vCenter Server. See vSphere documentation at https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere-esxi-
vcenter-server-pubs.html.
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vCloud Director 5.5. See vCloud Director documentation at
https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vcd_pubs.html.
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vRealize Automation 6.2. See vRealize Automation documentation at
https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vcac-pubs.html.
For the most current system requirements for your release, see the Support Matrix in
vRealize Automation documentation at https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vcac-pubs.html.
Supported Operating Systems for Virtual Machine Templates in the
Application Services Library
To create custom virtual machine templates to use in the Application Services library, verify that the
supported operating systems are available in the following products:
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vCloud Director. See Virtual Machine Requirements for Creating vCloud Director Custom Templates.
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vRealize Automation. See Virtual Machine Requirements for Creating vRealize Automation Custom
Templates.
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Amazon EC2. See Virtual Machine Requirements for Creating Amazon EC2 Custom Templates.
Note Linux and Windows virtual machine templates with Federal Information Processing Standard
(FIPS) enabled are not supported.
Set Up vCenter Server Cluster Configurations
You must set up the storage and network of your vCenter Server cluster configurations to meet certain
requirements so that you can install Application Services in vCloud Director or vSphere.
Prerequisites
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For current version requirements for your release, see the Support Matrix in vRealize Automation
documentation at https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vcac-pubs.html.
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Familiarize yourself with the procedures for creating vSphere resource pools and vCenter Server
clusters that have DRS enabled. See the vSphere documentation center.
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Verify that you have one or more hosts running vSphere ESXi.
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Verify that you have a vCenter Server cluster with DRS enabled.
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Verify that you have the NTP client running on each of the vSphere ESXi hosts in your
vCenter Server installation.
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