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Create a Resource Action to Start an Amazon Virtual Machine
You can create a resource action so that the consumers can start provisioned Amazon virtual machines.
Prerequisites
Log in to the vRealize Automation console as a service architect.
Procedure
1 Select Advanced Services > Resource Actions.
2
Click Add ( ).
3 Select Orchestrator > Library > Amazon Web Services > Elastic Cloud > Instances and select
the Start Instances workflow in the workflows folder.
4 Click Next.
5 Select EC2 Instance from the Resource type drop-down menu.
This is the name of the resource mapping you previously created.
6 Select instance from the Input parameter drop-down menu.
This is the input parameter of the resource action workflow to match the resource mapping.
7 Click Next.
8 Leave the name and the description as they are.
The default name of the resource action is Start Instances.
9 Click Next.
10 Leave the fields as they are on the Form tab.
11 Click Add.
You created a resource action for starting Amazon virtual machines and you can see it on the Resource
Actions page.
What to do next
Publish the Start Instances resource action.
Publish the Action for Starting Amazon Instances
To use the newly created Start Instances resource action for post-provisioning operations on Amazon
virtual machines, you must publish it.
Prerequisites
Log in to the vRealize Automation console as a service architect.
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