6.2
Table Of Contents
- IaaS Configuration for Cloud Platforms
- Contents
- IaaS Configuration for Cloud Platforms
- Configuring IaaS
- Configuring IaaS for Cloud Checklist
- Custom Properties in Machine Provisioning, Blueprints, and Build Profiles
- Bringing Resources Under vRealize Automation Management
- Configure Machine Prefixes
- Create a Business Group
- Managing Key Pairs
- Cloud Reservations
- Optional Configurations
- Preparing for Provisioning
- Choosing a Cloud Provisioning Scenario
- Preparing for Amazon Provisioning
- Preparing for OpenStack Provisioning
- Preparing for Virtual Machine Image Provisioning
- Preparing for Linux Kickstart Provisioning
- Preparing for WIM Provisioning
- Creating a Cloud Blueprint
- Configuring Advanced Blueprint Settings
- Managing Cloud Infrastructure
- Monitoring Workflows and Viewing Logs
- Machine Life Cycle and Workflow States for Cloud Platforms
As another example, the vApp property set contains the following custom properties that can be used for
vApp provisioning:
n
VirtualMachine.NetworkN.Name
n
VCloud.Template.MakeIdenticalCopy
n
VMware.SCSI.Type
n
Sysprep.Identification.DomainAdmin
n
Sysprep.Identification.DomainAdminPassword
n
Sysprep.Identification.JoinDomain
Fabric administrators can create their own property sets and add them to vRealize Automation.
Create a Property Set
Fabric administrators can create their own groupings of related custom properties and add them to
vRealize Automation for use in build profiles.
Property sets are available to fabric administrators of all tenants.
Procedure
1 Create a Property Set XML File
A fabric administrator defines property sets in an XML file and uploads them to vRealize Automation.
2 Add a Property Set to vRealize Automation
After you create a property set XML file, a fabric administrator can upload the property set to
vRealize Automation.
Create a Property Set XML File
A fabric administrator defines property sets in an XML file and uploads them to vRealize Automation.
If you edit a property set that is already in use in a build profile, vRealize Automation does not
automatically update the build profile. A fabric administrator must reload the property set to the build
profile.
Procedure
1 Create an XML file.
2 Insert the following version and encoding values into the schema declaration.
version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16".
3 Insert a <Doc> element.
<Doc>
</Doc>
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