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Table Of Contents

Contents

IaaS Configuration for Physical Platforms 6

Updated Information 6

Using the Goal Navigator 7

Configuring IaaS 8

Custom Properties in Machine Provisioning, Blueprints, and Build Profiles 8

Order of Precedence for Custom Properties 9

Configuring IaaS Checklist 11

Bringing Resources Under vCloud Automation Center Management 11

Store User Credentials for Endpoints 12

Create an Endpoint for Physical Machines 12

Preparing an Endpoint CSV File for Import 13

Import a List of Endpoints 14

Configure Machine Prefixes 15

Create a Business Group 16

Physical Reservations 17

Physical Reservation Selection 17

Create a Physical Reservation 18

Optional Configurations 22

Build Profiles and Property Sets 22

Create a Property Set 23

Create a Build Profile 24

Configuring Reservation Policies 26

Configure a Reservation Policy 26

Cost Profiles 28

Cost Calculation for Physical Machines 28

How Cost Is Displayed 29

Configure a Cost Profile 30

Enabling Remote Desktop Connections 32

Enabling Connections to Machines Using SSH 32

Preparing for Provisioning 33

Enabling Visual Basic Scripts in Provisioning 33

Choosing a Provisioning Scenario 34

Preparing for PXE Provisioning 35

Installing vRealize Automation Designer 36

Import Custom PowerShell Scripts 38

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