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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
IaaS Configuration for Cloud Platforms
IaaS Configuration for Cloud Platforms provides information about integrating cloud platforms such as
Amazon Web Services and Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform with
VMware vRealize ™ Automation.
This documentation guides you through the following processes:
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Bringing resources under vCloud Automation Center management
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Configuring IaaS features and policies
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Preparing for provisioning
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Creating machine blueprints
All of the IaaS configuration steps that you must complete before machine provisioning are included in
this document. For information about how to manage provisioned machines, see Tenant Administration.
Note Not all features and capabilities of vRealize Automation are available in all editions. For a
comparison of feature sets in each edition, see https://www.vmware.com/products/vrealize-automation/.
Intended Audience
This information is intended for IaaS administrators, fabric administrators, and business group managers
of vRealize Automation. This content is written for experienced Windows or Linux system administrators
who are familiar with virtualization technology and the basic concepts described in Foundations and
Concepts.
VMware Technical Publications Glossary
VMware Technical Publications provides a glossary of terms that might be unfamiliar to you. For
definitions of terms as they are used in VMware technical documentation, go to
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs.
Updated Information
This IaaS Configuration for Cloud Platforms is updated with each release of the product or when
necessary.
This table provides the update history of the IaaS Configuration for Cloud Platforms.
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