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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
Procedure
1 Install the Guest Agent in a WinPE
If you choose not to use the vRealize Automation PEBuilder to create you WinPE, you must install
PEBuilder to manually copy the guest agent files to your WinPE image.
2 Configure the doagent.bat File
If you choose not to use the vRealize Automation PEBuilder, you must manually configure the
doagent.bat file.
3 Configure the doagentc.bat File
If you choose not to use the vRealize Automation PEBuilder, you must manually configure the
doagentc.bat file.
4 Configure the Guest Agent Properties Files
If you choose not to use the vRealize Automation PEBuilder, you must manually configure the guest
agent properties files.
Install the Guest Agent in a WinPE
If you choose not to use the vRealize Automation PEBuilder to create you WinPE, you must install
PEBuilder to manually copy the guest agent files to your WinPE image.
PEBuilder has a 32 bit guest agent. If you need to run commands specific to 64 bit, install PEBuilder and
then get the 64 bit files from the GugentZipx64.zip file.
Prerequisites
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Select a Windows system from which the staging area you prepared is accessible and on which .NET
4.5 and Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows 7 (including WinPE 3.0) are installed.
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Create a WinPE.
Procedure
1 Navigate to the vCloud Automation Center Appliance management console installation page.
For example: https://vcac-hostname.domain.name:5480/installer/.
2 Download the PEBuilder.
3 (Optional) Download the Windows 64-bit guest agent package if you want to include the Windows 64-
bit guest agent in your WinPE instead of the Windows 32-bit guest agent.
4 Execute vCAC-WinPEBuilder-Setup.exe.
5 Deselect both Plugins and PEBuilder.
6 Expand Plugins and select VRMAgent.
7 Follow the prompts to complete the installation.
8 (Optional) After installation is complete, replace the Windows 32-bit guest agent files located in \PE
Builder\Plugins\VRM Agent\VRMGuestAgent with the 64-bit files to include the 64-bit agent in
your WinPE.
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