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2 A system administrator creates Visual Basic scripts and places them on the system where the EPI
agent is installed.
3 Gather the following information for tenant administrators and business group managers for each
Visual Basic script:
n
The complete path to the Visual Basic script, including the filename and extension. For example,
%System Drive%Program Files (x86)\VMware\vCAC
Agents\EPI_Agents\Scripts\SendEmail.vbs.
Note A fabric administrator can create a build profile by using the property sets
ExternalPreProvisioningVbScript and ExternalPostProvisioningVbScript to provide this required
information. Doing so makes it easier for tenant administrators and business group managers to
include this information correctly in their blueprints.
4 Tenant administrators and business group managers use custom properties in their blueprints to call
the Visual Basic scripts.
Choosing a Provisioning Scenario
There are several methods you can use with vRealize Automation to provision physical machines.
Some additional configuration outside of vRealize Automation is required to prepare for physical machine
provisioning.
Table 3‑1. Choosing a Provisioning Method
Scenario
Supported
Platforms
Provisioning
Method Pre-provisioning Preparations
Provision a machine by querying a
PXE boot server for a network boot
strap program (NBP), then
download and execute any boot
image-based provisioning method
to deploy the desired operating
system. This is the only supported
provisioning method for Cisco USC
machines.
n
Cisco USC
n
HP iLO
n
Dell iDRAC
Physical PXE and
Physical SCCM
PXE
Preparing for PXE Provisioning
Provision a machine by booting
from an ISO image, using a
kickstart or autoYaSt configuration
file and a Linux distribution image
to install the operating system on
the machine.
n
HP iLO
n
Dell iDRAC
Physical
Provisioning
Preparing for Linux Kickstart Provisioning
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