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Prepare vCenter Server Linux Virtual Machine Templates
You must prepare vCenter Server Linux virtual machine templates for vRealize Automation
blueprints to create clone deployments. Application Services uses the vRealize Automation
blueprints to deploy Linux-based applications and services to the vSphere environment.
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Create vRealize Automation Blueprints for Clone Deployment
When you create a custom vRealize Automation blueprint, you can allow a clone deployment to
provision Application Services Windows-based or Linux-based applications and services to the
VMware vSphere environment.
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Create and Configure vRealize Automation Blueprint for Linked Clone Deployment
When you create a custom vRealize Automation blueprint you can allow a linked clone deployment
to provision Application Services Windows-based or Linux-based applications and services to the
vSphere environment. A linked clone is a copy of a virtual machine that is based on a snapshot. It
occupies a small amount of disk space, is quick to provision, and is ideal when performance is not a
high priority.
Prepare vCenter Server Windows Virtual Machine Templates
You must prepare vCenter Server Windows virtual machine templates for vRealize Automation blueprints
to create clone deployments. Application Services uses the vRealize Automation blueprints to deploy
Windows-based applications and services to the vSphere environment.
Prerequisites
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Adhere to the correct 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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Verify that vCenter Server 5, 5.1, or 5.5 is installed and configured.
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Verify that a vSphere Windows virtual machine is available. See Virtual Machine Requirements for
Creating vRealize Automation Custom Templates.
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Verify that the vSphere Windows virtual machine does not have an older version of either a
vRealize Automation 5.2 or 6.0 guest agent or Application Services agent bootstrap installed. See
vSphere documentation.
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Familiarize yourself with how to convert to a template and create a customization specification for an
operating system. See vSphere documentation.
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Remove the existing vRealize Automation agent service and Application Services agent bootstrap
service. See Updating Existing Virtual Machine Templates in vRealize Automation.
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Verify that all of the network configuration artifacts are removed from the network configuration files.
Procedure
1 Log in to the vSphere client and open a Windows virtual machine.
2 Enter the Windows Administrator credentials and open a command prompt.
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