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
Specify WIM Blueprint Information
Blueprint information settings control who can access a blueprint and how many machines they can
provision with it.
Prerequisites
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Log in to the vRealize Automation console as a tenant administrator or business group manager.
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Gather the following information from your fabric administrator:
a The name and location of the WinPE ISO image.
b The name of the WIM file, the UNC path to the WIM file, and the index used to extract the desired
image from the WIM file.
c The user name and password under which to map the WIM image path to a network drive on the
provisioned machine.
d For Dell iDRAC integrations where the image is located on a CIFS share that requires
authentication, the user name, and password to access the share.
e (Optional) If you do not want to accept the default, K, the drive letter to which the WIM image path
is mapped on the provisioned machine.
Note You fabric administrator might have provided this information in a build profile.
Procedure
1 Select Infrastructure > Blueprints > Blueprints.
2 Select New Blueprint > Physical and select the type of blueprint you are creating.
3 Enter a name in the Name text box.
4 (Optional) Enter a description in the Description text box.
5 (Optional) Select the Master check box to allow users to copy your blueprint.
6 Select who can provision machines with this blueprint.
Roles Who Can Provision
If you are both a business group
manager and a tenant administrator
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Select the Shared blueprint check box to allow the blueprint to be entitled to
users in any business group.
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Deselect the Shared blueprint check box to create a local blueprint, and
select a business group from the Business group drop-down menu.
Business group manager Select a business group from the Business group drop-down menu.
Tenant administrator Your blueprints are always shared. You cannot choose who can use them to
provision machines.
7 (Optional) Select a reservation policy from the Reservation policy drop-down menu.
This option requires additional configuration by a fabric administrator to create a reservation policy.
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