6.2

Configuring IaaS Checklist
There are required and optional configurations that are performed by IaaS administrators, tenant
administrators, and fabric administrators in order to fully implement and customize the IaaS feature of
vRealize Automation.
The Configuring IaaS Checklist provides a high-level overview of the sequence of steps required to have
a fully functioning IaaS instance.
Table 1‑1. Configuring IaaS checklist
Task Required Role
Store credentials and create endpoints to bring resources under vRealize Automation
management.
See Bringing Resources Under vCloud Automation Center Management.
IaaS administrator
Configure the machine prefixes used to create names for machines provisioned through
vRealize Automation.
See Configure Machine Prefixes.
Fabric administrator
Create at least one business group of users who need to request machines.
See Create a Business Group.
Tenant administrator
Create at least one reservation to allocate resources to a business group.
See Create a Physical Reservation.
Fabric administrator
Configure optional policies and settings.
See Chapter 2 Optional Configurations.
Fabric administrator
Depending on your intended method of provisioning, preparation outside of
vRealize Automation might be required before you can start creating machine blueprints. For
example, if you intend to use WIM provisioning, you need to include the vRealize Automation
guest agent in your WinPE.
See Choosing a Provisioning Scenario.
Outside of vRealize Automation
Create and publish machine blueprints.
See Choosing a Blueprint Scenario.
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Tenant administrator
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Business group manager
Before users can request machines, a tenant administrator must configure the service catalog. See
Tenant Administration.
Bringing Resources Under vCloud Automation Center
Management
For vRealize Automation to manage your infrastructure, you must create endpoints and store
administrator-level user credentials for those endpoints.
IaaS Configuration for Physical Machines
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