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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
Prerequisites
Specify WIM Blueprint Build Information.
Procedure
1 Click the Properties tab.
2 (Optional) Select one or more build profiles from the Build profiles menu.
Build profiles contain groups of custom properties. Fabric administrators can create build profiles.
3 Add the ISO name custom property.
a Click New Property.
b Enter Image.ISO.Name in the Name text box.
c Enter the location of the ISO image that your fabric administrator provided for you in the Value
text box.
The value of Image.ISO.Name is case sensitive.
Option Description
vCenter Server The path to the WinPE ISO, including the name. The value must use forward
slashes, for example: /MyISOs/Microsoft/MSDN/win2003.iso.
Hyper-V The full local path to the WinPE ISO file, including the file name.
XenServer The name of the WinPE ISO file.
d (Optional) Select the Encrypted check box to encrypt the custom property in the database.
e (Optional) Select the Prompt user check box to require the user to provide a value when they
request a machine.
If you choose to prompt users for a value, any value you provide for the custom property is
presented to them as the default. If you do not provide a default, users cannot continue with the
machine request until they provide a value for the custom property.
f
Click the Save icon (
).
4 Add the remaining required custom properties for WIM provisioning.
Option Description
Image.ISO.Location
Enter the location of the ISO image that your fabric administrator provided for you
in the Value text box. This custom property is case sensitive. For Hyper-V
integrations, this custom property is not required because the name and location
are both specified in the ISO name custom property.
Image.WIM.Path
Enter the UNC path to the WIM file that your fabric administrator provided for you
in the Value text box.
Image.WIM.Name
Enter the name of the WIM file that your fabric administrator provided for you in
the Value text box.
Image.WIM.Index
Enter the index to be used to extract the desired image from the WIM file that
your fabric administrator provided for you in the Value text box.
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