6.2
Table Of Contents
- IaaS Configuration for Physical Machines
- Contents
- IaaS Configuration for Physical Platforms
- Configuring IaaS
- Optional Configurations
- Preparing for Provisioning
- Enabling Visual Basic Scripts in Provisioning
- Choosing a Provisioning Scenario
- Preparing for PXE Provisioning
- Preparing for Linux Kickstart Provisioning
- Preparing for SCCM Provisioning
- Preparing for WIM Provisioning
- Creating Blueprints
- Configuring Advanced Blueprint Settings
- Managing Infrastructure
- Monitoring Workflows and Viewing Logs
Table 4‑1. Choosing a Blueprint Scenario
Scenario
Supported
Platforms Procedure Custom Properties
Provision a machine by querying a PXE
boot server for a network boot strap
program (NBP). You can configure the
NBP to then download and execute any
boot image-based provisioning method to
deploy an operating system. This is the
only supported provisioning method for
Cisco UCS Manager machines.
All Create a Blueprint for PXE
Provisioning
Custom Properties 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
Dell iDRAC
n
HP iLO
Create a Blueprint for Linux
Kickstart Provisioning
Custom Properties for Linux
Kickstart Blueprints
Provision a machine and pass control to
an SCCM task sequence to boot from an
ISO image, deploy a Windows operating
system, and install the
vRealize Automation guest agent.
n
Dell iDRAC
n
HP iLO
Create a Blueprint for SCCM
Provisioning
Custom Properties for SCCM
Blueprints
Provision a machine by booting into a
WinPE environment and installing an
operating system using a Windows
Imaging File Format (WIM) image of an
existing Windows reference machine.
n
Dell iDRAC
n
HP iLO
Create a Blueprint for WIM
Provisioning
Custom Properties for WIM
Blueprints
Create a Blueprint for Linux Kickstart Provisioning
You can provision a Dell iDRAC or HP iLO machine by booting from an ISO image and using a kickstart
or autoYaSt configuration file and a Linux distribution image to install the operating system on the
machine.
Prerequisites
n
Log in to the vRealize Automation console as a tenant administrator or business group manager.
n
Gather the name and location of the ISO image from your fabric administrator. For Dell iDRAC
integrations where the image is located on a CIFS share that requires authentication, you also need
the user name and password to access the share.
Note Your fabric administrator might have provided this information in a build profile.
Procedure
1 Specify Linux Kickstart Blueprint Information
Blueprint information settings control who can access a blueprint and how many machines they can
provision with it.
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