7.4

Custom Properties and Property Groups for Containers
You can add predefined property groups to a containers component in a vRealize Automation blueprint.
When machines are provisioned by using a blueprint that contain these properties, the provisioned
machine is registered as a Docker Container host machine.
Containers for vRealize Automation supplied the following two property groups of container-specific
custom properties. When you add a container component to a blueprint you can add these property
groups to the container to register provisioned machines as container hosts.
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Container host properties with certificate authentication
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Container host properties with user/password authentication
These property groups are visible in vRealize Automation when you select Administration > Property
Dictionary > Property Groups.
Because property groups are shared by all tenants, if you are working in a multi-tenant environment,
consider cloning and customizing your properties. By uniquely naming property groups and properties in
the groups, you can edit them to define custom values for use in a specific tenant.
The most commonly used properties are Container.Auth.PublicKey and
Container.Auth.PrivateKey in which the container administrator provides the client certificate for
authenticating with the container host.
Table 1‑19. Containers Custom Properties
Property Description
containers.ipam.driver
For use with containers only. Specifies the IPAM driver to be
used when adding a Containers network component to a
blueprint. The supported values depend on the drivers installed
in the container host environment in which they are used. For
example, a supported value might be infoblox or calico
depending on the IPAM plug-ins that are installed on the
container host.
containers.network.driver
For use with containers only. Specifies the network driver to be
used when adding a Containers network component to a
blueprint. The supported values depend on the drivers installed
in the container host environment in which they are used. By
default, Docker-supplied network drivers include bridge, overlay,
and macvlan, while Virtual Container Host (VCH)-supplied
network drivers include the bridge driver. Third-party network
drivers such as weave and calico might also be available,
depending on what network plug-ins are installed on the
container host.
Container
For use with containers only. The default value is App.Docker
and is required. Do not modify this property.
Container.Auth.User
For use with containers only. Specifies the user name for
connecting to the Containers host.
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