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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
The machine instance types managed by IaaS administrators on the Instance Types page are available to
tenant administrators and business group manager when they create or edit an Amazon EC2 blueprint.
Amazon machine images and instance types are made available through the Amazon Web Services
product.
Prerequisites
Log in to the vRealize Automation console as an IaaS administrator.
Procedure
1 Click Infrastructure > Blueprints > Instance Types.
2 Click New Instance Type.
3 Add a new instance type, specifying the following parameters and referencing Selecting Instance
Types and Amazon EC2 Instance Details topics in Amazon documentation.
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Name
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API name
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Type Name
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IO Performance Name
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# CPUs
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Memory (GB)
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Storage (GB)
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Compute Units
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Click the Save icon ( ).
Preparing for OpenStack Provisioning
Before you provision instances with Red Hat OpenStack using virtual machine images, Linux kickstart, or
WIM provisioning you must prepare the appropriate machine images and flavors.
Preparing for Virtual Machine Image Provisioning
Before you provision instances with Red Hat OpenStack, you must have virtual machine images and
flavors configured in the Red Hat OpenStack provider.
Virtual Machine Images
A tenant administrator or business group manager selects an virtual machine image from a list of
available images when creating Red Hat OpenStack blueprints.
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