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Choosing the Agent Installation Scenario
The agents that you need to install depend on the external systems with which you plan to integrate.
Table 4‑16. Choosing an Agent Scenario
Integration Scenario Agent Requirements and Procedures
Provision cloud machines by integrating with a cloud
environment such as Amazon Web Services or
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform.
You do not need to install an agent.
Provision virtual machines by integrating with a vSphere
environment.
“Installing and Conguring the Proxy Agent for vSphere,”
on page 97
Provision virtual machines by integrating with a
Microsoft Hyper-V Server environment.
“Installing the Proxy Agent for Hyper-V or XenServer,” on
page 102
Provision virtual machines by integrating with a XenServer
environment.
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“Installing the Proxy Agent for Hyper-V or XenServer,”
on page 102
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“Installing the EPI Agent for Citrix,” on page 109
Provision virtual machines by integrating with a
XenDesktop environment.
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“Installing the VDI Agent for XenDesktop,” on
page 106
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“Installing the EPI Agent for Citrix,” on page 109
Run Visual Basic scripts as additional steps in the
provisioning process before or after provisioning a
machine, or when deprovisioning.
“Installing the EPI Agent for Visual Basic Scripting,” on
page 112
Collect data from the provisioned Windows machines, for
example the Active Directory status of the owner of a
machine.
“Installing the WMI Agent for Remote WMI Requests,” on
page 115
Provision virtual machines by integrating with any other
supported virtual platform.
You do not need to install an agent.
Agent Installation Location and Requirements
A system administrator typically installs the agents on the vRealize Automation server that hosts the active
Manager Service component.
If an agent is installed on another host, the network conguration must allow communication between the
agent and Manager Services installation machine.
Each agent is installed under a unique name in its own directory, Agents\agentname, under the
vRealize Automation installation directory (typically Program Files(x86)\VMware\vCAC), with its
conguration stored in the le VRMAgent.exe.config in that directory.
Installing and Configuring the Proxy Agent for vSphere
A system administrator installs proxy agents to communicate with vSphere server instances. The agents
discover available work, retrieve host information, and report completed work items and other host status
changes.
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