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1 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms vcloud Automtion Center 6.0 This document supports the version of ech product listed nd supports ll susequent versions until the document is replced y new edition. To check for more recent editions of this document, see EN

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3 Contents IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 5 Using the Gol Nvigtor 5 1 Configuring IS 7 Configuring IS Overview 7 2 Optionl Configurtions 27 Build Profiles nd Property Sets 27 Reservtion Policies 30 Storge Reservtion Policies 32 Sttic IP Address Assignment 34 Cost Profiles 37 Enling Users to Select Dtcenter Loctions 43 Active Directory Clenup Plugin 44 Enling Remote Desktop Connections 45 Enling Connections to Mchines Using SSH 45 3 Prepring for Provisioning 47 Spce-Efficient Storge for Virtul Provisioning 47 Enling Visul Bsic Scripts in Provisioning 48 Choosing Provisioning Scenrio 49 Prepring for Virtul Provisioning y Cloning 50 Prepring for Linux Kickstrt Provisioning 53 Prepring for SCCM Provisioning 55 Prepring for WIM Provisioning 56 4 Creting Blueprints 65 Spce-Efficient Storge for Virtul Provisioning 65 Choosing Blueprint Scenrio 66 Crete Blueprint for the Bsic Workflow 67 Crete Blueprint for Cloning 72 Crete Linked Clone Blueprint 80 Crete Blueprint for Net App FlexClone Provisioning 87 Crete Blueprint for WIM Provisioning 94 Crete Blueprint for Linux Kickstrt Provisioning 102 Crete Blueprint for SCCM Provisioning 109 Pulish Blueprint Configuring Advnced Blueprint Settings 119 Assigning Dtstores to Mchine Volumes 119 Reservtion Policies 125 VMwre, Inc. 3

4 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms Configuring Network Settings 126 Enle Users to Select Dtcenter Loctions 128 Allow Requesters to Specify Mchine Host nme 129 Enling Visul Bsic Scripts in Provisioning 129 Add Active Directory Clenup to Blueprint 131 Enle Mchine Users to Crete Snpshots 132 RDP Connections 133 Enle Connections Using SSH Infrstructure Orgnizer 137 Creting Blueprints for Importing Virtul Mchines 137 Choosing n Infrstructure Orgnizer Scenrio 137 Orgnize Compute Resources nd Import Existing Virtul Mchines 138 Import Existing Virtul Mchines Mnging Infrstructure 145 Mnging Resource Usge 145 Dt Collection 148 Decommissioning Storge Pth Monitoring Workflows nd Viewing Logs Appendix A: Mchine Life Cycle nd Workflow Sttes 153 Index VMwre, Inc.

5 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms The Infrstructure s service (IS) feture of VMwre vcloud Automtion Center enles the rpid modeling nd provisioning of servers nd desktops cross virtul nd physicl, privte nd pulic, or hyrid cloud infrstructure. This documenttion is specificlly designed for virtul pltform integrtions with vcloud Automtion Center. This documenttion guides you through the following processes: Configuring IS fetures nd policies Prepring for provisioning Bringing resources under vcloud Automtion Center mngement Creting mchine lueprints All of the IS configurtion steps tht you must complete efore mchine provisioning re included in this document. For informtion out how to mnge provisioned mchines, see Tennt Administrtion. NOTE Not ll fetures nd cpilities of vcloud Automtion Center re ville in ll editions. For comprison of feture sets in ech edition, see Intended Audience This informtion is intended for IS dministrtors, fric dministrtors, nd usiness group mngers of vcloud Automtion Center. This content is written for experienced Windows or Linux system dministrtors who re fmilir with virtuliztion technology nd the sic concepts descried in Foundtions nd Concepts. VMwre Technicl Pulictions Glossry VMwre Technicl Pulictions provides glossry of terms tht might e unfmilir to you. For definitions of terms s they re used in VMwre technicl documenttion, go to Using the Gol Nvigtor The gol nvigtor guides you through high-level gols tht you might wnt to ccomplish in vcloud Automtion Center. The gols you cn chieve depend on your role. To complete ech gol, you must complete sequence of steps tht re presented on seprte pges in the vcloud Automtion Center console. VMwre, Inc. 5

6 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms The gol nvigtor cn nswer the following questions: Where do I strt? Wht re ll the steps I need to complete to chieve gol? Wht re the prerequisites for completing prticulr tsk? Why do I need to do this step nd how does this step help me chieve my gol? The gol nvigtor is hidden y defult. You cn expnd the gol nvigtor y clicking the icon on the left side of the screen. After you select gol, you nvigte etween the pges needed to ccomplish the gol y clicking ech step. The gol nvigtor does not vlidte tht you completed step, or force you to complete steps in prticulr order. The steps re listed in the recommended sequence. You cn return to ech gol s mny times s needed. For ech step, the gol nvigtor provides description of the tsk you need to perform on the corresponding pge. The gol nvigtor does not provide detiled informtion such s how to complete the forms on pge. You cn hide the pge informtion or move it to more convenient position on the pge. If you hide the pge informtion, you cn disply it gin y clicking the informtion icon on the gol nvigtor pnel. 6 VMwre, Inc.

7 Configuring IS 1 Preprtion is required y IS dministrtors, tennt dministrtors, nd fric dministrtors to ring resources under vcloud Automtion Center mngement, llocte resources to users, prepre for provisioning mchines, nd crete mchine lueprints. Configuring IS Overview Required nd optionl configurtions re performed y IS dministrtors, tennt dministrtors, nd fric dministrtors to fully implement nd customize the IS feture of vcloud Automtion Center. The following is high-level overview of the sequence of steps required to hve fully functioning IS instnce: 1 An IS dministrtor rings resources under vcloud Automtion Center mngement. See Bringing Resources Under vcloud Automtion Center Mngement, on pge A fric dministrtor configures the mchine prefixes used to crete nmes for mchines provisioned through vcloud Automtion Center. See Configure Mchine Prefixes, on pge A tennt dministrtor cretes t lest one usiness group of users who need to request mchines. See Crete Business Group, on pge A fric dministrtor cretes t lest one reservtion to llocte resources to usiness group. See Crete Reservtion, on pge (Optionl) A fric dministrtor configures optionl policies nd settings. See Chpter 2, Optionl Configurtions, on pge Depending on your intended method of provisioning, preprtion outside of vcloud Automtion Center might e required. For exmple, if you intend to provision y cloning, you need to crete the templte nd the customiztion oject. See Choosing Provisioning Scenrio, on pge A tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger must crete nd pulish t lest one mchine lueprint. See Choosing Blueprint Scenrio, on pge 66 nd Chpter 5, Configuring Advnced Blueprint Settings, on pge 119. Before users cn request mchines, tennt dministrtor must configure the service ctlog. See Tennt Administrtion. VMwre, Inc. 7

8 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms Custom Properties in Mchine Provisioning, Blueprints, nd Build Profiles Custom properties re nme-vlue pirs used to specify ttriutes of mchine or to override defult specifictions. Different custom properties re used for different provisioning methods, types of mchines, nd mchine options. Custom properties cn e used s descried in the following exmples: Specify prticulr type of guest OS, for instnce Windows 7 64-it Enle WIM-sed provisioning, in which Windows Imging File Formt (WIM) imge of reference mchine is used to provision new mchines Customize the ehvior of Remote Desktop Protocol when connecting to mchine Register virtul mchine with XenDesktop Desktop Delivery Controller (DDC) server Customize virtul mchine s system specifictions, such s dding multiple hrd disk drives Customize the guest OS for mchine, for instnce, y including specified users in selected locl groups Enle clenup of the Active Directory ccount of mchine fter it is destroyed Specifying the chrcteristics of the mchines to e provisioned is generlly done y dding properties to lueprints nd uild profiles. You cn mke custom properties ville to multiple lueprints nd ll usiness groups y plcing them in uild profiles. Any property specified in lueprint overrides the sme property specified in the incorported uild profile. This enles lueprint to use most of the properties in profile while differing from the profile in some limited wy. For more informtion, see Order of Precedence for Custom Properties, on pge 8. For exmple, lueprint tht incorportes stndrd developer worksttion profile might override the US English settings in the profile with UK English settings. On the other hnd, if no pproprite profile is ville ll the needed properties cn e specified in the lueprint itself. This rrngement ensures tht the numer nd complexity of lueprints remin mngele. At new mchine request time, vcloud Automtion Center hs not yet llocted reservtion nd the compute resource nd endpoint re unknown s well. Therefore, only custom properties from uild profile, lueprint nd usiness group re reconciled nd presented when the mchine is requested. Order of Precedence for Custom Properties When the sme property exists in more thn one source, specific order is followed when pplying properties to the mchine. You cn dd custom properties tht pply to provisioned mchines to the following elements: A reservtion, to pply the custom properties to ll mchines provisioned from tht reservtion A usiness group, to pply the custom properties to ll mchines provisioned y usiness group memers A glol or locl lueprint, to pply the custom properties to ll mchines provisioned from the lueprint Build profiles, which cn e incorported into ny glol or locl lueprint, to pply the custom properties to ll mchines provisioned from the lueprint A mchine request, if you re usiness group mnger, to pply the custom properties to the mchine eing provisioned 8 VMwre, Inc.

9 Chpter 1 Configuring IS The full order of precedence for custom properties is tht ny property vlue specified in source lter in the list overrides vlues for the sme property specified in sources erlier in the list. The order is shown in the following list: 1 Build profile 2 Blueprint 3 Business group 4 Compute resource 5 Reservtions 6 Endpoint 7 Runtime Any runtime property tkes higher precedence nd overrides property from ny source. A custom property is mrked s runtime if the following conditions exist: The property is mrked s Prompt User, which specifies tht the user must supply vlue for it when requesting mchine. This requires tht the mchine requestor customize individul chrcteristics of ech mchine, or gives them the option of doing so when defult vlue is provided for the required property. A usiness group mnger is requesting mchine nd the property ppers in the custom properties list on the Properties t of the Confirm Mchine Request pge. Custom properties in reservtions nd usiness groups my e pplied to mny mchines so they should e used crefully. Their use is typiclly limited to purposes relted to their sources, such s resource mngement, line of usiness ccounting, nd so on. Specifying the chrcteristics of the mchine to e provisioned is generlly done y dding properties to lueprints nd uild profiles. Ech lueprint of ny type cn optionlly incorporte one or more uild profiles nd therey inherit the custom properties in those profiles. Build profiles re especilly useful for pplying common sets of properties for specific purposes to wide rnge of lueprints. For exmple, your site might wnt to dd second disk to, customize Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol ehvior for, nd enle Active Directory clenup for wide vriety of mchines. If uild profile with the necessry properties is creted, it cn e incorported into ll of your lueprints, locl or glol. When creting nd mnging uild profiles, fric dministrtor cn lod numer of predefined property sets to dd severl relted properties ll t once, insted of one y one. VMwre, Inc. 9

10 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms Bringing Resources Under vcloud Automtion Center Mngement For vcloud Automtion Center to mnge your infrstructure, IS dministrtors must crete endpoints, store dministrtor-level user credentils for those endpoints, nd dd compute resources to fric group. Depending on your environment, the procedure for creting endpoints differs slightly. Choosing n Endpoint Scenrio IS dministrtors re responsile for creting the endpoints tht llow vcloud Automtion Center to communicte with your infrstructure. Depending on your environment, the procedures to crete endpoints nd store the corresponding credentils differ slightly. Tle 1 1. Choosing n Endpoint Scenrio Scenrio Store Credentils Crete Endpoint Connect to vsphere environment. Integrte with vcloud Networking nd Security or NSX (vsphere only). Use Net App FlexClone technology for storge (vsphere only). Connect to KVM (RHEV) (Kernelsed Virtul Mchine with Red Ht Enterprise Virtuliztion) environment. Connect to stndlone Hyper-V environment. Connect to Hyper-V nd SCVMM (Microsoft Center Virtul Mchine Mnger) environment. Connect to Xen pool on XenServer. Connect to XenServer environment. Import list of endpoints. Store User Credentils for Endpoints, on pge 11 Store User Credentils for Endpoints, on pge 11 Store User Credentils for Endpoints, on pge 11 Store User Credentils for Endpoints, on pge 11 A system dministrtor must instll proxy gent with stored credentils tht correspond to your endpoint. See Instlltion nd Configurtion. Store User Credentils for Endpoints, on pge 11 A system dministrtor must instll proxy gent with stored credentils tht correspond to your endpoint. See Instlltion nd Configurtion. A system dministrtor must instll proxy gent with stored credentils tht correspond to your endpoint. See Instlltion nd Configurtion. Store User Credentils for Endpoints, on pge 11 Crete vsphere Endpoint, on pge 11 Crete vsphere Endpoint with Networking Integrtion, on pge 12 Crete NetApp ONTAP Endpoint, on pge 13 Crete KVM (RHEV) Endpoint, on pge 14 Crete Stndlone Hyper-V Endpoint, on pge 15 Crete n SCVMM Endpoint, on pge 15 Crete Xen Pool Endpoint, on pge 16 Crete XenServer Endpoint, on pge 17 Prepring n Endpoint CSV File for Import, on pge 17 Import List of Endpoints, on pge VMwre, Inc.

11 Chpter 1 Configuring IS Store User Credentils for Endpoints You must store dministrtor-level credentils for your environment so tht vcloud Automtion Center cn communicte with your endpoints. Becuse the sme credentils cn e used for multiple endpoints, credentils re mnged seprtely from endpoints nd ssocited when endpoints re creted or edited. Credentils used to mnge endpoints must hve dministrtor privileges. NOTE If you re working in vsphere environment, your system dministrtor might hve configured the vsphere proxy gent to use integrted credentils. If this is the cse, you might not need to store dditionl credentils for your vsphere endpoint. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s n IS dministrtor. 1 Select Infrstructure > Endpoints > Credentils. 2 Click New Credentils. 3 Type nme in the Nme text ox. 4 (Optionl) Type description in the Description text ox. 5 Type the user nme in the User nme text ox. Option vsphere vcloud Networking nd Security (vsphere only) NSX (vsphere only) Hyper-V (SCVMM) KVM (RHEV) NetApp ONTAP Description Must e in domin\usernme formt, for exmple mycompny\dmin. The credentils must hve permission to modify custom ttriutes. Must e in domin\usernme formt, for exmple mycompny\dmin. Does not hve to include the domin nme, for exmple dmin. Must e in domin\usernme formt, for exmple mycompny\dmin. Must e in usernme@domin formt, for exmple dmin@mycompny. Does not hve to include the domin nme, for exmple dmin. 6 Type the pssword in the Pssword text oxes. 7 Click the Sve icon ( ). Wht to do next Now tht your credentils re stored, you re redy to crete n endpoint. See Choosing n Endpoint Scenrio, on pge 10. Crete vsphere Endpoint IS dministrtors crete endpoints tht llow vcloud Automtion Center to communicte with the vsphere environment nd discover compute resources, collect dt, nd provision mchines. NOTE You do not hve to crete endpoints one t time. You cn lso crete endpoints y importing them from list. See Import List of Endpoints, on pge 18. If you do not know the endpoint nme provided to the vsphere gent, you cn crete the endpoint with temporry nme nd then check Infrstructure > Monitoring > Log to determine the expected nme. For exmple, if the endpoint nme provided to the gent is vcenter, the following messge displys in the log: VMwre, Inc. 11

12 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms This exception ws cught: The ttched endpoint 'vcenter' cnnot e found. You cn then edit the endpoint to updte the nme. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s n IS dministrtor. A system dministrtor must instll vsphere gent to correspond to your vsphere endpoints nd credentils. See Instlltion nd Configurtion. Store User Credentils for Endpoints, on pge Select Infrstructure > Endpoints > Endpoints. 2 Select New Endpoint > Virtul > vsphere. 3 Type nme in the Nme text ox. This must mtch the endpoint nme provided to the vsphere proxy gent or dt collection fils. 4 (Optionl) Type description in the Description text ox. 5 Type the URL for the vcenter Server instnce in the Address text ox. The URL must e of the type: or For exmple, 6 Select the Credentils for the endpoint. If your system dministrtor configured the vsphere proxy gent to use integrted credentils, you cn select the Integrted credentils. 7 Do not select Specify mnger for network nd security pltform. This is for implementtions tht use vcloud Networking nd Security or NSX nd requires dditionl configurtion. 8 (Optionl) Add ny custom properties. 9 Click OK. vcloud Automtion Center cn now discover your compute resources. IMPORTANT Renming vsphere ssets fter discovery cn cuse provisioning to fil. Wht to do next Add the compute resources from your endpoint to fric group. See Crete Fric Group, on pge 19. Crete vsphere Endpoint with Networking Integrtion IS dministrtors crete endpoints tht llow vcloud Automtion Center to communicte with the vsphere environment nd the ssocited networking solution. NOTE You do not hve to crete endpoints one t time. You cn lso crete endpoints y importing them from list. See Import List of Endpoints, on pge 18. If you do not know the endpoint nme provided to the vsphere gent, you cn crete the endpoint with temporry nme nd then check Infrstructure > Monitoring > Log to determine the expected nme. For exmple, if the endpoint nme provided to the gent is vcenter, the following messge displys in the log: 12 VMwre, Inc.

13 Chpter 1 Configuring IS This exception ws cught: The ttched endpoint 'vcenter' cnnot e found. You cn then edit the endpoint to updte the nme. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s n IS dministrtor. A system dministrtor must instll vsphere gent to correspond to your vsphere endpoints nd credentils. See Instlltion nd Configurtion. Store User Credentils for Endpoints, on pge Select Infrstructure > Endpoints > Endpoints. 2 Select New Endpoint > Virtul > vsphere. 3 Type nme in the Nme text ox. 4 (Optionl) Type description in the Description text ox. 5 Type the URL for the vcenter Server instnce in the Address text ox. The URL must e of the type: or For exmple, 6 Select the Credentils for the endpoint. If your system dministrtor configured the vsphere proxy gent to use integrted credentils, you cn select the Integrted credentils. 7 Configure networking solution endpoint. Select Specify mnger for network nd security pltform. Type the URL for the vcloud Networking nd Security or NSX instnce in the Address text ox. The URL must e of the type: or For exmple, c Select the Credentils for the endpoint. 8 (Optionl) Add ny custom properties. 9 Click OK. vcloud Automtion Center cn now discover your compute resources. IMPORTANT Renming vsphere ssets fter discovery cn cuse provisioning to fil. Wht to do next Add the compute resources from your endpoint to fric group. See Crete Fric Group, on pge 19. Crete NetApp ONTAP Endpoint IS dministrtors crete endpoints to llow vcloud Automtion Center to communicte with storge devices tht use Net App FlexClone technology. NOTE You do not hve to crete endpoints one t time. You cn lso crete endpoints y importing them from list. See Import List of Endpoints, on pge 18. VMwre, Inc. 13

14 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s n IS dministrtor. Store User Credentils for Endpoints, on pge Select Infrstructure > Endpoints > Endpoints. 2 Select New Endpoint > Storge > NetApp ONTAP. 3 Type nme in the Nme text ox. 4 (Optionl) Type description in the Description text ox. 5 Type the URL for the endpoint in the Address text ox. The URL must e of the type: FQDN or IP_ddress. For exmple: netpp-1.mycompny.locl. 6 Select the Credentils for the endpoint. If you did not lredy store the credentils, you cn do so now. 7 (Optionl) Add ny custom properties. 8 Click OK. vcloud Automtion Center cn now discover your compute resources. IMPORTANT Renming vsphere ssets fter discovery cn cuse provisioning to fil. Wht to do next Add the compute resources from your endpoint to fric group. See Crete Fric Group, on pge 19. Crete KVM (RHEV) Endpoint IS dministrtors crete endpoints to llow vcloud Automtion Center to communicte with the KVM (RHEV) environment nd discover compute resources, collect dt, nd provision mchines. NOTE You do not hve to crete endpoints one t time. You cn lso crete endpoints y importing them from list. See Import List of Endpoints, on pge 18. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s n IS dministrtor. Store User Credentils for Endpoints, on pge Select Infrstructure > Endpoints > Endpoints. 2 Select New Endpoint > Virtul > KVM (RHEV). 3 Type nme in the Nme text ox. 4 (Optionl) Type description in the Description text ox. 5 Type the URL for the endpoint in the Address text ox. The URL must e of the type: or For exmple, 14 VMwre, Inc.

15 Chpter 1 Configuring IS 6 Select the Credentils for the endpoint. If you did not lredy store the credentils, you cn do so now. 7 (Optionl) Add ny custom properties. 8 Click OK. vcloud Automtion Center cn now discover your compute resources. IMPORTANT Renming vsphere ssets fter discovery cn cuse provisioning to fil. Wht to do next Add the compute resources from your endpoint to fric group. See Crete Fric Group, on pge 19. Crete Stndlone Hyper-V Endpoint IS dministrtors crete endpoints to llow vcloud Automtion Center to communicte with the Hyper-V environment nd discover compute resources, collect dt, nd provision mchines. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s n IS dministrtor. A system dministrtor must instll proxy gent with stored credentils tht correspond to your endpoint. See Instlltion nd Configurtion. 1 Select Infrstructure > Endpoints > Agents. 2 Type the fully qulified DNS nme of your Hyper-V server in the Compute resource text ox. 3 Select the proxy gent tht your system dministrtor instlled for this endpoint from the Proxy gent nme drop-down menu. 4 (Optionl) Type description in the Description text ox. 5 Click OK. vcloud Automtion Center cn now discover your compute resources. IMPORTANT Renming vsphere ssets fter discovery cn cuse provisioning to fil. Wht to do next Add the compute resources from your endpoint to fric group. See Crete Fric Group, on pge 19. Crete n SCVMM Endpoint IS dministrtors crete endpoints to llow vcloud Automtion Center to communicte with the SCVMM environment nd discover compute resources, collect dt, nd provision mchines. NOTE You do not hve to crete endpoints one t time. You cn lso crete endpoints y importing them from list. See Import List of Endpoints, on pge 18. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s n IS dministrtor. Store User Credentils for Endpoints, on pge 11. VMwre, Inc. 15

16 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 1 Select Infrstructure > Endpoints > Endpoints. 2 Select New Endpoint > Virtul > Hyper-V (SCVMM). 3 Type nme in the Nme text ox. 4 (Optionl) Type description in the Description text ox. 5 Type the URL for the endpoint in the Address text ox. The URL must e of the type: FQDN or IP_ddress. For exmple: mycompny-scvmm1.mycompny.locl. 6 Select the Credentils for the endpoint. If you did not lredy store the credentils, you cn do so now. 7 (Optionl) Add ny custom properties. 8 Click OK. vcloud Automtion Center cn now discover your compute resources. IMPORTANT Renming vsphere ssets fter discovery cn cuse provisioning to fil. Wht to do next Add the compute resources from your endpoint to fric group. See Crete Fric Group, on pge 19. Crete Xen Pool Endpoint IS dministrtors crete endpoints to llow vcloud Automtion Center to communicte with the Xen pool mster nd discover compute resources, collect dt, nd provision mchines. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s n IS dministrtor. A system dministrtor must instll proxy gent with stored credentils tht correspond to your endpoint. See Instlltion nd Configurtion. 1 Select Infrstructure > Endpoints > Agents. 2 Type the fully qulified DNS nme of your Xen pool mster in the Compute resource text ox. NOTE Do not enter the nme of the Xen pool. You must enter the nme of the pool mster. 3 Select the proxy gent tht your system dministrtor instlled for this endpoint from the Proxy gent nme drop-down menu. 4 (Optionl) Type description in the Description text ox. 5 Click OK. vcloud Automtion Center cn now discover your compute resources. IMPORTANT Renming vsphere ssets fter discovery cn cuse provisioning to fil. 16 VMwre, Inc.

17 Chpter 1 Configuring IS Wht to do next Add the compute resources from your endpoint to fric group. See Crete Fric Group, on pge 19. Crete XenServer Endpoint IS dministrtors crete endpoints to llow vcloud Automtion Center to communicte with the XenServer environment nd discover compute resources, collect dt, nd provision mchines. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s n IS dministrtor. A system dministrtor must instll proxy gent with stored credentils tht correspond to your endpoint. See Instlltion nd Configurtion. 1 Select Infrstructure > Endpoints > Agents. 2 Type the fully qulified DNS nme of your XenServer server in the Compute resource text ox. 3 Select the proxy gent tht your system dministrtor instlled for this endpoint from the Proxy gent nme drop-down menu. 4 (Optionl) Type description in the Description text ox. 5 Click OK. vcloud Automtion Center cn now discover your compute resources. IMPORTANT Renming vsphere ssets fter discovery cn cuse provisioning to fil. Wht to do next Add the compute resources from your endpoint to fric group. See Crete Fric Group, on pge 19. Prepring n Endpoint CSV File for Import Insted of dding endpoints one t time y using the vcloud Automtion Center console, you cn import list of endpoints of vrious types y uploding CSV file. The CSV file must contin heder row with the expected fields. Fields re cse sensitive nd must e in the sme order tht they pper in the following tle. You cn uplod multiple endpoints of vrying types with the sme CSV file. NOTE For vcloud Director, system dministrtor ccounts re imported, rther thn orgniztion dministrtor endpoints. VMwre, Inc. 17

18 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms Tle 1 2. CSV File Fields for Importing Endpoints Field InterfceType Address Credentils Nme Description DtCenter Row Rck OpenstckProject Description (Required) You cn uplod multiple types of endpoints in single file. AmzonEC2 Openstck vcloud vco CiscoUCS DellIdrc HPIlo NetAppOnTp SCVMM KVM vsphere (Required for ll interfce types except Amzon AWS) This is the URL for the endpoint. For informtion on the required formt for your pltform type, see the pproprite procedure to crete n endpoint for your pltform. (Required) This is the nme you gve the user credentils when you stored them in vcloud Automtion Center. (Required) Provide nme for the endpoint. For Red Ht OpenStck, the ddress is used s the defult nme. (Optionl) Provide description for the endpoint. (Optionl) For physicl mchines, you cn provide the dtcenter where the mchine is locted. (Optionl) For physicl mchines, you cn provide the row where the mchine is locted. (Optionl) For physicl mchines, you cn provide the rck where the mchine is locted. (Required for Red Ht OpenStck only.) Provide the Red Ht OpenStck tennt nme for the endpoint. Import List of Endpoints Importing CSV file of endpoints cn e more efficient thn dding endpoints one t time y using the vcloud Automtion Center console. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s n IS dministrtor. Store the credentils for your endpoints. Crete the CSV file for import, see Prepring n Endpoint CSV File for Import, on pge Select Infrstructure > Endpoints > Endpoints. 2 Click Import Endpoints. 3 Click Browse. 4 Locte the CSV file contining your endpoints. 18 VMwre, Inc.

19 Chpter 1 Configuring IS 5 Click Open. A CSV file contining list of endpoints in the following formt: InterfceType,Address,Credentils,Nme,Description vcloud, 6 Click Import. You cn now edit nd mnge your endpoints through the vcloud Automtion Center console. Crete Fric Group An IS dministrtor cn orgnize virtuliztion compute resources nd cloud endpoints into fric groups y type nd intent. An IS dministrtor lso ssigns one or more fric dministrtors to mnge the resources in the fric group. You cn grnt the Fric Administrtor role to multiple users y either dding multiple users one t time or y choosing n identity store group or custom group s your fric dministrtor. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s n IS dministrtor. Follow the pproprite procedures to store credentils nd crete endpoints. 1 Select Infrstructure > Groups > Fric Groups. 2 Click New Fric Group. 3 Type nme in the Nme text ox. 4 (Optionl) Type description in the Description text ox. 5 Type user nme or group nme in the Fric dministrtors text ox nd press Enter. Repet this step to dd multiple users or groups to the role. 6 Select one or more Compute resources to include in your fric group. 7 Click OK. Fric dministrtors cn now configure mchine prefixes. See Configure Mchine Prefixes, on pge 19. NOTE Users who re currently logged in to the vcloud Automtion Center console must log out nd log ck in to the vcloud Automtion Center console efore they cn nvigte to the pges to which they hve een grnted ccess. Configure Mchine Prefixes Fric dministrtors crete mchine prefixes tht re used to crete nmes for mchines provisioned through vcloud Automtion Center. Tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers select these mchine prefixes nd ssign them to provisioned mchines through lueprints nd usiness group defults. A prefix is se nme to e followed y counter of specified numer of digits. When the digits hve ll een used vcloud Automtion Center rolls ck to the first numer. Mchine prefixes must conform to the following limittions: Must contin only the ASCII letters through z (cse-insensitive), the digits 0 through 9 nd the hyphen (-). Must not egin with hyphen. VMwre, Inc. 19

20 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms No other symols, punctution chrcters, or lnk spces cn e used. Should not e longer thn 15 chrcters, including the digits (to conform to the Windows limit of 15 chrcters in host nmes). Longer host nmes re truncted when mchine is provisioned, nd updted the next time dt collection is run. vcloud Automtion Center does not support multiple virtul mchines of the sme nme in single instnce. If you choose nming convention tht cuses n overlp in mchine nmes, vcloud Automtion Center does not provision mchine with the redundnt nme. If possile, vcloud Automtion Center skips the nme tht is lredy in use nd genertes new mchine nme using the specified mchine prefix. If unique nme cnnot e generted, provisioning fils. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s fric dministrtor. 1 Select Infrstructure > Blueprints > Mchine Prefixes. 2 Click the Add icon ( ). 3 Type the mchine prefix in the Mchine Prefix text ox. 4 Type the numer of counter digits in the Numer of Digits text ox. 5 Type the counter strt numer in the Next Numer text ox. 6 Click the Sve icon ( ). Tennt dministrtors cn now crete usiness groups so tht users cn ccess vcloud Automtion Center to request mchines. Crete Business Group Tennt dministrtors crete usiness groups to ssocite set of services nd resources to set of users, often corresponding to line of usiness, deprtment, or other orgniztionl unit. Users must elong to usiness group to request mchines. To dd multiple users to usiness group role, you cn dd multiple individul users, or you cn dd multiple users t the sme time y dding n identity store group or custom group to role. For exmple, you cn crete custom group Sles Support Tem nd dd tht group to the support role. For informtion out creting custom groups, see Tennt Administrtion. You cn lso use existing identity store user groups. The users nd groups you choose must e vlid in the identity store. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s tennt dministrtor. Request mchine prefix from fric dministrtor. See Configure Mchine Prefixes, on pge Select Infrstructure > Groups > Business Groups. 2 Click the Add icon ( ). 3 (Optionl) Select n existing usiness group from the Copy from existing group drop-down ox. Dt from the group you chose ppers. 4 Type nme in the Nme text ox. 5 (Optionl) Type description in the Description text ox. 20 VMwre, Inc.

21 Chpter 1 Configuring IS 6 Select Defult mchine prefix. 7 (Optionl) Type defult Active directory continer for mchines provisioned in this group nd press Enter. The Active Directory continer is used only for WIM provisioning. Other provisioning methods require dditionl configurtion to join provisioned mchines to n AD continer. 8 Type user nme or group nme in the Group mnger role serch ox nd press Enter. Repet this step to dd more thn one user or group to the role. You do not hve to specify users t this time. You cn crete empty usiness groups to populte lter. 9 Type one or more user nmes or group nmes in the Send mnger emils to text ox nd press Enter. Multiple entries must e seprted with comms. For exmple, [email protected],[email protected]. 10 Add users to your usiness group. Multiple entries must e seprted y line reks. You do not hve to specify users t this time. You cn crete empty usiness groups to populte lter. Type user nme or group nme in the Support role serch ox nd press Enter. Repet this step to dd more thn one user or group to the role. Type user nme or group nme in the User role serch ox nd press Enter. Repet this step to dd more thn one user or group to the role. 11 (Optionl) Add ny custom properties. 12 Click OK. Fric dministrtors cn now llocte resources to your usiness group y creting reservtion. Virtul Reservtions A virtul reservtion is shre of the memory, CPU, networking, nd storge resources of one compute resource llocted to prticulr usiness group. To provision virtul mchines, usiness group must hve t lest one reservtion on virtul compute resource. Ech reservtion is for one usiness group only, ut usiness group cn hve multiple reservtions on single compute resource, or multiple reservtions on compute resources of different types. In ddition to the shre of fric resources llocted to the usiness group, reservtion cn define policies, priorities, nd quots tht determine mchine plcement. Virtul Reservtion Selection When memer of usiness group requests virtul mchine, resources must e llocted on one of the group's reservtions to provision the mchine. The reservtion on which mchine is provisioned must stisfy the following criteri: The reservtion must e of the sme pltform type s the lueprint from which the mchine ws requested. A generic virtul lueprint cn e provisioned on ny type of virtul reservtion. The reservtion must e enled. The compute resource must e ccessile nd not in mintennce mode. The reservtion must hve cpcity remining in its mchine quot or hve n unlimited quot. VMwre, Inc. 21

22 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms The llocted mchine quot includes only mchines tht re powered on. For exmple, if reservtion hs quot of 50, nd 40 mchines hve een provisioned ut only 20 of them re powered on, the reservtion s quot is 40 percent llocted, not 80 percent. The reservtion must hve sufficient unllocted memory nd storge resources to provision the mchine. When virtul reservtion s mchine quot, memory, or storge is fully llocted, no further virtul mchines cn e provisioned from it. Resources my e reserved eyond the physicl cpcity of virtuliztion compute resource (overcommitted), ut when the physicl cpcity of compute resource is 100% llocted, no further mchines cn e provisioned on ny reservtions with tht compute resource until the resources re reclimed. If the lueprint hs specific network settings, the reservtion must hve the sme networks. If the lueprint or reservtion specifies network profile for sttic IP ddress ssignment, n IP ddress must e ville to ssign to the new mchine. If the lueprint or request specifies loction, the compute resource must e ssocited with tht loction. If the vlue of the custom property VRM.Dtcenter.Policy is Exct nd there is no reservtion for compute resource ssocited with tht loction tht stisfies ll the other criteri, then provisioning fils. If the vlue of VRM.Dtcenter.Policy is NotExct nd there is no reservtion for compute resource ssocited with tht loction tht stisfies ll the other criteri, provisioning cn proceed on nother reservtion regrdless of loction. This option is the defult. If the lueprint or request specifies the custom property VirtulMchine.Host.TpmEnled, trusted hrdwre must e instlled on the compute resource for the reservtion. If the lueprint specifies reservtion policy, the reservtion must elong to tht reservtion policy. Reservtion policies re wy to gurntee tht the selected reservtion stisfies ny dditionl requirements for provisioning mchines from specific lueprint. For exmple, you cn use reservtion policies to limit provisioning to compute resources with specific templte for cloning. If no reservtion is ville tht meets ll of the selection criteri, provisioning fils. If multiple reservtions meet ll of the criteri, the reservtion from which to provision requested mchine is determined y the following logic: Reservtions with higher priority re selected over reservtions with lower priority. If multiple reservtions hve the sme priority, the reservtion with the lowest percentge of its mchine quot llocted is selected. If multiple reservtions hve the sme priority nd quot usge, mchines re distriuted mong reservtions in round-roin fshion. If multiple storge pths re ville on reservtion with sufficient cpcity to provision the mchine volumes, storge pths re selected ccording to the following logic: If the lueprint or request specifies storge reservtion policy, the storge pth must elong to tht storge reservtion policy. If the vlue of the custom property VirtulMchine.DiskN.StorgeReservtionPolicyMode is NotExct nd there is no storge pth with sufficient cpcity within the storge reservtion policy, then provisioning cn proceed with storge pth outside the specified storge reservtion policy. The defult vlue of VirtulMchine.DiskN.StorgeReservtionPolicyMode is Exct. Storge pths with higher priority re selected over storge pths with lower priority. If multiple storge pths hve the sme priority, mchines re distriuted mong storge pths in round-roin fshion. 22 VMwre, Inc.

23 Chpter 1 Configuring IS Crete Reservtion Before memers of usiness group cn request mchines, fric dministrtors must llocte resources to them y creting reservtion. Ech usiness group must hve t lest one reservtion for its memers to provision mchines of tht type. For exmple, usiness group with vsphere reservtion, ut not KVM (RHEV) reservtion, cnnot request KVM (RHEV) virtul mchine. The group must e llocted reservtion specificlly for KVM (RHEV) resources. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s fric dministrtor. A tennt dministrtor must crete t lest one usiness group. See Crete Business Group, on pge Specify Reservtion Informtion on pge 23 Ech reservtion is configured for specific usiness group to grnt them ccess to request mchines on specified compute resource. 2 Specify Memory, Storge, nd Network Resources on pge 24 Configure the memory, storge, nd network pths ville to mchines provisioned through this reservtion. 3 Configure Alerts on pge 25 Optionlly, you cn configure lerts to send emil notifictions whenever reserved resources run low. Specify Reservtion Informtion Ech reservtion is configured for specific usiness group to grnt them ccess to request mchines on specified compute resource. NOTE Once you crete reservtion, you cnnot chnge the usiness group or the compute resource. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s fric dministrtor. 1 Select Infrstructure > Reservtions > Reservtions. 2 Select New Reservtion > Virtul nd select the type of reservtion you re creting. 3 (Optionl) Select n existing reservtion from the Copy from existing reservtion drop-down menu. Dt from the reservtion you chose ppers, nd you cn mke chnges s required for your new reservtion. 4 Select compute resource on which to provision mchines from the Compute resource drop-down menu. 5 Type nme in the Nme text ox. 6 Select tennt from the Tennt drop-down menu. 7 Select usiness group from the Business group drop-down menu. Only users in this usiness group cn provision mchines y using this reservtion. VMwre, Inc. 23

24 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 8 (Optionl) Select reservtion policy from the Reservtion policy drop-down menu. This option requires dditionl configurtion. You must crete reservtion policy. 9 (Optionl) Type numer in the Mchine quot text ox to set the mximum numer of mchines tht cn e provisioned on this reservtion. Only mchines tht re powered on re counted towrds the quot. Leve lnk to mke the reservtion unlimited. 10 Type numer in the Priority text ox to set the priority for the reservtion. The priority is used when usiness group hs more thn one reservtion. A reservtion with priority 1 is used for provisioning over reservtion with priority (Optionl) Deselect the Enled check ox if you do not wnt this reservtion ctive. 12 (Optionl) Add ny custom properties. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. Your reservtion is not complete. Specify Memory, Storge, nd Network Resources Configure the memory, storge, nd network pths ville to mchines provisioned through this reservtion. Specify Reservtion Informtion, on pge Click the Resources t. 2 (Optionl) Select Enle FlexClone. You cn enle FlexClone if you hve vsphere environment nd storge devices tht use Net App FlexClone technology. SDRS is not supported for FlexClone storge devices. 3 Specify the mount of memory, in GB, to e llocted to this reservtion from the Memory tle. 4 Configure storge pth in the Storge tle. Select storge pth from the Storge Pth column. Option Storge Distriuted Resource Scheduler (SDRS) Storge Individul Dtstore Selection Description For integrtions tht use SDRS, you cn select storge cluster to llow SDRS to utomticlly hndle storge plcement nd lod lncing for mchines provisioned from this reservtion. The SDRS Automtion Mode must e set to Automtic. Select dtstore within the cluster for stndlone dtstore ehvior. Select stndlone dtstore. (Optionl) Select storge endpoint from the Endpoint drop-down menu to specify storge device tht uses FlexClone technology. SDRS is not supported for FlexClone storge devices. c Type vlue in This Reservtion Reserved to specify how much storge to llocte to this reservtion. 24 VMwre, Inc.

25 Chpter 1 Configuring IS d Specify the Priority for the storge pth. The priority is used for multiple storge pths. A storge pth with priority 0 is used efore pth with priority 1. e Repet this step to configure clusters nd dtstores s needed. 5 Click the Network t. 6 Configure network pth for mchines provisioned y using this reservtion. Select network pth for mchines provisioned on this reservtion from the Network tle. (Optionl) Select network profile from the Network Profile drop-down menu. This option requires dditionl configurtion to configure network profiles. You cn select more thn one network pth on reservtion, ut only one network is selected when provisioning mchine. At this point, you cn sve the reservtion y clicking OK. Optionlly, you cn configure emil notifictions to send lerts out when resources llocted to this reservtion ecome low. Configure Alerts Optionlly, you cn configure lerts to send emil notifictions whenever reserved resources run low. Alerts re n optionl step in the reservtion configurtion. If you do not wnt to set lerts, click OK to sve your reservtion. If configured, lerts re generted dily, rther thn when the specified thresholds re reched. IMPORTANT Notifictions re only sent if emils re configured nd notifictions re enled. See Tennt Administrtion. Specify Memory, Storge, nd Network Resources, on pge Click the Alerts t. 2 Set cpcity lerts to On. 3 Use the sliders to set thresholds for resource lloction. 4 Type one or more user emil ddresses or group nmes to receive lert notifictions in the Recipients text ox. Press Enter to seprte multiple entries. 5 Select Send lerts to group mnger to include group mngers in the emil lerts. 6 Choose reminder frequency (dys). 7 Click OK. Tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn crete lueprints. You cn configure optionl policies such s storge reservtion policies nd reservtion policies. VMwre, Inc. 25

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27 Optionl Configurtions 2 You cn configure optionl policies nd settings to give you more control over the resource usge of provisioned mchines. This chpter includes the following topics: Build Profiles nd Property Sets, on pge 27 Reservtion Policies, on pge 30 Storge Reservtion Policies, on pge 32 Sttic IP Address Assignment, on pge 34 Cost Profiles, on pge 37 Enling Users to Select Dtcenter Loctions, on pge 43 Active Directory Clenup Plugin, on pge 44 Enling Remote Desktop Connections, on pge 45 Enling Connections to Mchines Using SSH, on pge 45 Build Profiles nd Property Sets vcloud Automtion Center contins numer of property sets tht fric dministrtors cn use when they crete uild profiles. Property sets re groups of relted properties tht re commonly used together in uild profiles nd mchine lueprints. Insted of dding custom properties into uild profile or mchine lueprint individully, you cn lod n entire set into uild profile nd then provide the vlues. Mny commonly used property sets re included in vcloud Automtion Center. For exmple, there is property set clled WimImgingProperties which contins custom properties commonly used for WIMsed provisioning: Imge.ISO.Loction Imge.ISO.Nme Imge.Network.Pssword Imge.Network.User Imge.WIM.Index Imge.WIM.Nme Imge.WIM.Pth VMwre, Inc. 27

28 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms As nother exmple, the vapp property set contins the following custom properties: VCloud.Templte.MkeIdenticlCopy VMwre.SCSI.Type Sysprep.Identifiction.DominAdmin Sysprep.Identifiction.DominAdminPssword Sysprep.Identifiction.JoinDomin Fric dministrtors cn crete their own property sets nd lod them into vcloud Automtion Center. Crete Property Set Fric dministrtors cn crete their own groupings of relted custom properties nd then lod them into vcloud Automtion Center for use in uild profiles. Property sets re ville to fric dministrtors of ll tennts. 1 Crete Property Set XML File on pge 28 Property sets re defined in n XML file nd then uploded into vcloud Automtion Center y fric dministrtor. 2 Add Property Set to vcloud Automtion Center on pge 29 After you crete property set XML file, fric dministrtor cn uplod the property set into vcloud Automtion Center. Crete Property Set XML File Property sets re defined in n XML file nd then uploded into vcloud Automtion Center y fric dministrtor. NOTE If you edit property set tht is lredy in use in uild profile, vcloud Automtion Center does not utomticlly updte the uild profile. A fric dministrtor must relod the property set into the uild profile. 1 Crete n XML file. 2 Insert the following version nd encoding vlues into the schem declrtion: version="1.0"encoding="utf-16". 3 Insert <Doc> element. <Doc> </Doc> 4 Insert <CustomProperties> element inside the <Doc> element. <Doc> <CustomProperties> </CustomProperties> </Doc> 28 VMwre, Inc.

29 Chpter 2 Optionl Configurtions 5 Define the ttriutes of the custom property you wnt to include in the property set. <Doc> <CustomProperties> <Property Nme= property_nme" DefultVlue= property_vlue" Encrypted= true_or_flse" PromptUser="true_or_flse"/> </CustomProperties> </Doc> If you do not include the DefultVlue ttriute, no defult vlue is stored. If you do not include the Encrypted or PromptUser ttriutes, they defult to flse. 6 Repet Step 5 for ech property you wnt to include in the property set. 7 Sve nd close the file. A fric dministrtor cn now uplod your property set XML file to vcloud Automtion Center. See Add Property Set to vcloud Automtion Center, on pge 29. Add Property Set to vcloud Automtion Center After you crete property set XML file, fric dministrtor cn uplod the property set into vcloud Automtion Center. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s fric dministrtor. Crete Property Set XML File, on pge Select Infrstructure > Blueprints > Build Profiles. 2 Click Mnge Property Sets. 3 Click Browse to select the Property set XML file nme. 4 Type Nme nd, optionlly, Description. 5 Click OK. You cn now include your property set in uild profiles. Crete Build Profile Fric dministrtors cn orgnize commonly used custom properties into uild profiles so tht tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn include these custom property sets in lueprints. Build profiles re ville to tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers of ll tennts. You cn crete your uild profile y dding custom properties individully, y loding property sets tht contining multiple custom properties, or y using comintion of the two methods. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s fric dministrtor. 1 Select Infrstructure > Blueprints > Build Profiles. 2 Click the Add icon ( ). 3 Type Nme nd, optionlly, Description. VMwre, Inc. 29

30 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 4 (Optionl) Add custom properties individully to your uild profile. c d e Click New Property. Type the custom property in the Nme text ox. (Optionl) Select the Encrypted check ox to encrypt the custom property in the dtse. Type the vlue of the custom property in the Vlue text ox. (Optionl) Select the Prompt user check ox to require the user to provide vlue when they request mchine. If you choose to prompt the user for vlue, ny vlue you provide for the custom property is presented to the user s the defult. If you do not provide defult, the user cnnot continue with the mchine request until they provide vlue for the custom property. f Click the Sve icon ( ). 5 (Optionl) Select property set to lod into your uild profile. Select property set from the Add from property set drop-down menu. Click Lod. 6 (Optionl) Click the Edit icon ( ) to configure custom property loded from property set. c Type the vlue of the custom property in the Vlue text ox. Select the Encrypted check ox to encrypt the custom property in the dtse. Select the Prompt user check ox to require the user to provide vlue when they request mchine. If you choose to prompt the user for vlue, ny vlue you provide for the custom property is presented to the user s the defult. If you do not provide defult, the user cnnot continue with the mchine request until they provide vlue for the custom property. d Click the Sve icon ( ). 7 Click OK. Tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn now select your uild profile nd include it in their lueprints. Reservtion Policies When user requests mchine, it cn e provisioned on ny reservtion of the pproprite type tht hs sufficient cpcity for the mchine. You cn pply reservtion policy to lueprint to restrict the mchines provisioned from tht lueprint to suset of ville reservtions. A reservtion policy is often used to collect resources into groups for different service levels, or to mke specific type of resource esily ville for prticulr purpose. The following scenrios provide few exmples of possile uses for reservtion policies: To ensure tht mchines provisioned from virtul lueprint re plced on reservtions with storge devices tht support NetApp FlexClone To restrict provisioning of cloud mchines to specific region contining mchine imge tht is required for specific lueprint To restrict provisioning of Cisco UCS physicl mchines to reservtions on endpoints on which the selected service profile templte nd oot policy re ville To support Py As You Go lloction model for vcloud Director vapps 30 VMwre, Inc.

31 Chpter 2 Optionl Configurtions You cn dd multiple reservtions to reservtion policy, ut reservtion cn elong to only one policy. You cn ssign single reservtion policy to more thn one lueprint. A lueprint cn hve only one reservtion policy. A reservtion policy cn include reservtions of different types, ut only reservtions tht mtch the lueprint type re considered when selecting reservtion for prticulr request. For more informtion out how reservtions re selected for provisioning mchine, see IS Configurtion for Cloud Pltforms, IS Configurtion for Physicl Mchines, or IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms. NOTE If you hve SDRS enled on your pltform, you cn llow SDRS to lod lnce storge for individul virtul mchine disks, or ll storge for the virtul mchine. If you re working with SDRS dtstore clusters, conflicts cn occur when you use reservtion policies nd storge reservtion policies. For exmple, if stndlone dtstore or dtstore within n SDRS cluster is selected on one of the reservtions in policy or storge policy, your virtul mchine storge might e frozen insted of driven y SDRS. Configure Reservtion Policy Fric dministrtors crete reservtion policies to collect resources into groups for different service levels, or to mke specific type of resource esily ville for prticulr purpose. After you crete the reservtion policy, you then need to populte it with reservtions efore tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn use the policy effectively in lueprint. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s fric dministrtor. Crete t lest one reservtion. 1 Crete Reservtion Policy on pge 31 Reservtion policies re essentilly wy tht fric dministrtors cn tg similr reservtions to group them together. You crete the reservtion policy "tg" first, then dd the policy to reservtions so tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger cn use the policy effectively in lueprint. 2 Assign Reservtion Policy to Reservtion on pge 32 When fric dministrtors crete new reservtion, the option to ssign tht reservtion to reservtion policy ppers. To ssign n existing reservtion to reservtion policy, you edit the reservtion. Crete Reservtion Policy Reservtion policies re essentilly wy tht fric dministrtors cn tg similr reservtions to group them together. You crete the reservtion policy "tg" first, then dd the policy to reservtions so tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger cn use the policy effectively in lueprint. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s fric dministrtor. Crete t lest one reservtion. 1 Select Infrstructure > Reservtions > Reservtion Policies. 2 Click New Reservtion Policy. 3 Type Nme nd, optionlly, Description. VMwre, Inc. 31

32 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 4 Click the Sve icon ( ). Assign Reservtion Policy to Reservtion When fric dministrtors crete new reservtion, the option to ssign tht reservtion to reservtion policy ppers. To ssign n existing reservtion to reservtion policy, you edit the reservtion. Crete Reservtion Policy, on pge Select Infrstructure > Reservtions > Reservtions. 2 Point to reservtion nd click Edit. 3 Select your reservtion policy from the Reservtion Policy drop-down menu. 4 Click OK. Tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn now use your reservtion policy in lueprints. See Add Reservtion Policy to Blueprint, on pge 125. Wht to do next Repet this procedure for ll the reservtions you wnt to ssign to your reservtion policy. Storge Reservtion Policies Fric dministrtors crete storge reservtion policies to llow tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers to ssign the volumes of virtul mchine to different dtstores for the vsphere, KVM (RHEV), nd SCVMM pltform types. Assigning the volumes of virtul mchine to different dtstores llows tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers to control nd use storge spce more effectively. For exmple, they might deploy the operting system volume to slower, less expensive dtstore nd the dtse volume to fster dtstore. Tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn ssign single dtstore or storge reservtion policy tht represents multiple dtstores to volume. When they ssign single dtstore to volume, vcloud Automtion Center uses tht dtstore t provisioning time, if possile. When they ssign storge reservtion policy to volume, vcloud Automtion Center uses one of its dtstores t provisioning time, if possile. A storge reservtion policy is essentilly tg pplied to one or more dtstores y fric dministrtor to group dtstores tht hve similr chrcteristics, such s speed or price. A dtstore cn e ssigned to only one storge reservtion policy t time, ut storge reservtion policy cn hve mny different dtstores. A fric dministrtor cretes storge reservtion policy nd ssigns it to one or more dtstores. A tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger then ssigns the storge reservtion policy to volume in virtul lueprint. When user requests virtul mchine tht uses the lueprint, vcloud Automtion Center uses the storge reservtion policy specified in the lueprint to select dtstore for the mchine s volume. NOTE If you hve SDRS enled on your pltform, you cn llow SDRS to lod lnce storge for individul virtul mchine disks, or ll storge for the virtul mchine. If you re working with SDRS dtstore clusters, conflicts cn occur when you use reservtion policies nd storge reservtion policies. For exmple, if stndlone dtstore or dtstore within n SDRS cluster is selected on one of the reservtions in policy or storge policy, your virtul mchine storge might e frozen insted of driven y SDRS. 32 VMwre, Inc.

33 Chpter 2 Optionl Configurtions Configure Storge Reservtion Policy Fric dministrtors crete storge reservtion policies to group dtstores tht hve similr chrcteristics, such s speed or price. After you crete the storge reservtion policy, you then need to populte it with dtstores efore tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn use the policy in lueprint. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s fric dministrtor. 1 Crete Storge Reservtion Policy on pge 33 When you crete storge reservtion policy, you re creting n empty continer tht you use to group dtstores tht hve similr chrcteristics, such s speed or price. 2 Assign Storge Reservtion Policy to Dtstore on pge 33 After the storge reservtion policy is creted, you must populte it with dtstores. A dtstore cn elong to only one storge reservtion policy. Add multiple dtstores to crete group of dtstores for use with lueprint. Crete Storge Reservtion Policy When you crete storge reservtion policy, you re creting n empty continer tht you use to group dtstores tht hve similr chrcteristics, such s speed or price. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s fric dministrtor. 1 Select Infrstructure > Reservtions > Reservtion Policies. 2 Click New Storge Reservtion Policy. 3 Type Nme nd, optionlly, Description. 4 Click the Sve icon ( ). Assign Storge Reservtion Policy to Dtstore After the storge reservtion policy is creted, you must populte it with dtstores. A dtstore cn elong to only one storge reservtion policy. Add multiple dtstores to crete group of dtstores for use with lueprint. Crete Storge Reservtion Policy, on pge Select Infrstructure > Compute Resources > Compute Resources. 2 Point to compute resource nd click Edit. 3 Click the Configurtion t. 4 Locte the dtstore you wnt to dd to your storge reservtion policy in the Storge tle. 5 Click the Edit icon ( ). 6 Select your storge reservtion policy from the Storge Reservtion Policy column drop-down menu. VMwre, Inc. 33

34 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 7 Click the Sve icon ( ). 8 Click OK. Tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn now use your storge reservtion policy in lueprints. Wht to do next Repet this procedure for ll the dtstores you wnt to ssign to your storge reservtion policy. Sttic IP Address Assignment For virtul mchines provisioned y using cloning or Linux kickstrt/utoyst provisioning nd cloud mchines provisioned in Red Ht OpenStck y using kickstrt, it is possile to ssign sttic IP ddresses from predefined rnge. By defult, vcloud Automtion Center uses Dynmic Host Configurtion Protocol (DHCP) to ssign IP ddresses to provisioned mchines. Fric dministrtors cn crete network profiles to define rnge of sttic IP ddresses tht cn e ssigned to mchines. Network profiles cn e ssigned to specific network pths on reservtion. Any cloud mchine or virtul mchine provisioned y cloning or kickstrt/utoyst tht is ttched to network pth tht hs n ssocited network profile is provisioned using sttic IP ddress ssignment. Tennt dministrtors or usiness group mngers cn lso ssign network profiles to lueprints y using the custom property VirtulMchine.NetworkN.ProfileNme. If network profile is specified in oth the lueprint nd the reservtion, the profile specified in the lueprint tkes precedence. When mchine tht hs sttic IP ddress is destroyed, its IP ddress is mde ville for use y other mchines. The process to reclim sttic IP ddresses runs every 30 minutes, so unused ddresses my not e ville immeditely fter the mchines using them re destroyed. If there re not ville IP ddresses in the network profile, mchines cnnot e provisioned with sttic IP ssignment on the ssocited network pth. Crete Network Profile for Sttic IP Address Assignment Fric dministrtors cn crete network profiles to define rnge of sttic IP ddresses tht cn e ssigned to mchines. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s fric dministrtor. 1 Specify Network Profile Informtion on pge 35 The network profile informtion identifies the externl network profile nd specifies settings for n existing network. 2 Configure IP Rnges on pge 35 A fric dministrtor cn define one or more rnges of sttic IP ddresses for use in provisioning mchine. Wht to do next You cn ssign network profile to network pth in reservtion, or tennt dmin or usiness group mnger cn specify the network profile in lueprint. 34 VMwre, Inc.

35 Chpter 2 Optionl Configurtions Specify Network Profile Informtion The network profile informtion identifies the externl network profile nd specifies settings for n existing network. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s fric dministrtor. 1 Select Infrstructure > Reservtions > Network Profiles. 2 Select New Network Profile > Externl. 3 Type Nme nd, optionlly, Description. 4 Type msk ddress in the Sunet msk text ox. For exmple, (Optionl) Type n IP ddress in the Gtewy text ox, if needed. The gtewy ddress is required for one-to-one NAT network profile. 6 (Optionl) In the DNS/WINS group, type vlues s needed. The externl network profile provides these vlues, which you cn edit. Wht to do next The network profile is not finished. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. Configure IP Rnges A fric dministrtor cn define one or more rnges of sttic IP ddresses for use in provisioning mchine. Specify Network Profile Informtion, on pge Click the IP Rnges t. 2 Click New Network Rnge. The New Network Rnge dilog ox ppers. 3 Type Nme nd, optionlly, Description. 4 Type n IP ddress in the Strting IP ddress text ox. 5 Type n IP ddress in the Ending IP ddress text ox. 6 Click OK. The newly defined IP ddress rnge ppers in the Defined Rnges list. The IP ddresses in the rnge pper in the Defined IP Addresses list. 7 (Optionl) Uplod one or more IP ddresses from CSV file, if ville. A row in the CSV file hs the formt ip_ddress,mnme,sttus. VMwre, Inc. 35

36 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms CSV Field ip_ddress mnme sttus Description An IP ddress Nme of mnged mchine in vcloud Automtion Center. If the field is empty, defults to no nme. Allocted or Unllocted, cse-sensitive. If the field is empty, defults to Unllocted. c Click Browse next to the Uplod CSV text ox. Nvigte to the CSV file nd click Open. Click Process CSV File. The uploded IP ddresses pper in the Defined IP Addresses list. If the uplod fils, dignostic messges pper tht identify the prolems. 8 (Optionl) Click in the Defined IP Addresses text oxes nd type prtil ddress or nme, or select dte from the popup clendr, to filter the view of IP ddress entries to only those tht mtch. 9 Click OK. Wht to do next You cn ssign network profile to network pth in reservtion, or tennt dmin or usiness group mnger cn specify the network profile in lueprint. Assign Network Profile to Reservtion Fric dministrtors cn ssign network profile to reservtion to enle sttic IP ssignment to mchines provisioned on tht reservtion. Network profiles cn lso e ssigned to lueprints y using the custom property VirtulMchine.NetworkN.ProfileNme. If network profile is specified in oth the lueprint nd the reservtion, the profile specified in the lueprint tkes precedence. NOTE This informtion does not pply to Amzon We Services. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s fric dministrtor. Crete Network Profile for Sttic IP Address Assignment, on pge Select Infrstructure > Reservtions > Reservtions. 2 Point to reservtion nd click Edit. 3 Click the Network t. 4 Assign network profile to network pth. c Locte network pth on which you wnt to enle sttic IP ddresses. Select network profile from the Network Profile drop-down menu. (Optionl) Repet this step to ssign network profiles to dditionl network pths on this reservtion. 5 Click OK. Wht to do next Repet this procedure for ll reservtions for which you wnt to enle sttic IP ddresses. 36 VMwre, Inc.

37 Chpter 2 Optionl Configurtions Cost Profiles Fric dministrtors cn ssocite compute resources nd physicl mchines with cost profiles to enle clcultion of mchine s cost. The cost is displyed to mchine owners, requesters, pprovers, nd dministrtors t vrious points in the request nd provisioning life cycle. A cost profile includes the following vlues for dily cost: Cost per GB of memory cpcity specified in the virtul lueprint or instlled in the physicl mchine Cost per CPU specified in the virtul lueprint or instlled in the physicl mchine Cost per GB of storge cpcity s specified in the virtul lueprint (not used for physicl mchines, ecuse storge ttched to physicl mchines is not discovered or trcked) For finer definition of storge cost for virtul mchines, you cn lso ssocite ech known dtstore on compute resource with storge cost profile. A storge cost profile contins only dily cost per GB of storge. If you ssign storge cost profile to dtstore, this storge cost overrides the storge cost in the cost profile ssigned to the compute resource. For virtul mchines, the mchine cost is clculted from the cost profile nd storge cost profile on the compute resource, the resources it consumes, nd the dily lueprint cost. The lueprint cost cn e used to represent mrkup for using the mchine in ddition to the resources consumed y the mchine, for exmple to ccount for the cost of specific softwre deployed with tht lueprint. For physicl mchines, the mchine cost is clculted from the cost profile on the mchine, the CPU nd memory on the mchine, nd the dily lueprint cost. The lueprint cost cn e used to represent such fctors s storge cost or ny dditionl costs for using the mchine. Cost profiles cnnot e pplied to mchines provisioned on Amzon We Services or Red Ht OpenStck. For mchines provisioned on these cloud pltforms, the only cost fctor is the dily cost in the lueprint from which it ws provisioned. The cost for vcloud Director vapps includes ny cost profile nd storge cost profile on the virtul dtcenter s well s the lueprint cost. Cost Clcultion for Virtul Mchines Severl fctors cn contriute to the clcultion of cost for virtul mchines. The dily cost of mchine is sed on the cost of the memory, CPU, nd storge resources tht it consumes, nd the lueprint cost. Tle 2 1. Dily Cost Drivers Cost Driver Memory CPUs Storge Blueprint cost Clculted Cost Allocted memory (GB) multiplied y the dily memory cost per gigyte specified in the cost profile ssocited with the compute resource on which the mchine is provisioned Numer of llocted CPUs multiplied y the dily CPU cost specified in the cost profile ssocited with the compute resource on which the mchine is provisioned Allocted storge (GB) multiplied y the storge cost per gigyte specified in one of the following plces: The cost profile ssocited with the compute resource on which the mchine is provisioned The storge cost profile on the dtstore on which the mchine is provisioned The cost specified in storge cost profile for specific dtstore overrides the storge cost specified in cost profile on the compute resource. The vlue for dily cost specified in the mchine lueprint is dded to the totl cost of the mchine. This vlue cn represent mrkup for using the mchine in ddition to the resources consumed y the mchine. VMwre, Inc. 37

38 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms Lese cost is clculted s dily cost multiplied y the totl numer of dys in the lese period, if pplicle. Cost-to-dte is clculted s dily cost multiplied y the numer of dys mchine is provisioned. How Cost Is Displyed The mchine cost is displyed t vrious stges of the request nd provisioning life cycle nd is updted ccording to the current informtion in the request or on the provisioned item. Dily cost nd lese cost pper t ll stges of the lifecycle. After the mchine is provisioned, the cost-todte lso ppers. Tle 2 2. Cost Displyed During the Request nd Provisioning Life Cycle Life Cycle Stge Viewing the ctlog item detils efore request Completing the request form Viewing detils of sumitted request or pproving request Viewing the detils of provisioned mchine Vlue Displyed for Cost Projected costs sed on the cost profile, the vlues for mchine resources nd lese durtion specified in the lueprint, nd the dily lueprint cost. The vlues of some of the cost drivers cn e unknown efore mchine is requested: The lueprint cn specify rnge for mchine resources. The requester cn specify ny vlue in the lueprint rnge. More thn one reservtion cn e ville for provisioning the mchine. If these reservtions hve different compute resources, different cost profiles cn pply. More thn one dtstore cn e ville for provisioning the mchine, either on the sme reservtion or on different reservtions, tht hve different storge cost profiles. If more thn one reservtion or dtstore is ville, the dily cost ppers s rnge with the lower ound eing the minimum resource use multiplied y the lowest resource cost for memory, CPU, nd storge, nd the upper ound eing the mximum resource use multiplied y the highest cost. If the lueprint specifies rnge for the lese durtion or the dily cost is rnge, the lese cost ppers s rnge with the lower ound eing the minimum lese durtion multiplied y the minimum cost, nd the upper ound eing the mximum lese durtion multiplied y the mximum cost. Projected costs sed on the cost profile, the vlues for mchine resources nd lese durtion specified in the request form nd the lueprint cost. The dily cost cn e rnge if more thn one reservtion is ville for provisioning the mchine nd these reservtions hve different compute resources tht vry in cost. Alterntively, more thn one dtstore cn e ville for provisioning the mchine, either on the sme reservtion or on different reservtions, tht vry in cost. By defult, the request form is populted with the minimum vlues for mchine resources nd lese durtion, nd the vlues for dily nd lese costs re clculted ccordingly. The costs re updted s the user edits the relevnt vlues in the request form. Projected costs sed on the requested mchine resources, lese durtion, nd lueprint cost. The dily cost cn e rnge if more thn one reservtion is ville for provisioning the mchine nd these reservtions hve different compute resources tht vry in cost. Alterntively, more thn one dtstore cn e ville for provisioning the mchine, either on the sme reservtion or on different reservtions, tht vry in cost. Depending on the pprovl policy, n pprover cn edit vlues for mchine resources or lese durtion tht ffect the cost, ut the cost informtion is not updted in the request. Actul dily cost, lese cost, nd cost-to-dte sed on the resource use of the provisioned mchine, lese durtion, lueprint cost, nd numer of dys since the mchine ws provisioned. 38 VMwre, Inc.

39 Chpter 2 Optionl Configurtions Configure Cost Profile Fric dministrtors cn crete cost profiles nd ssocite them with compute resources to enle clcultion of mchine s cost. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s fric dministrtor. 1 Crete Cost Profile on pge 39 Fric dministrtors crete cost profiles to define dily costs for memory, storge, nd CPU for compute resources. 2 Assign Cost Profile to Compute Resource on pge 39 Fric dministrtors cn ssign cost profile to compute resource to pply those costs to ll mchines provisioned on tht compute resource. Crete Cost Profile Fric dministrtors crete cost profiles to define dily costs for memory, storge, nd CPU for compute resources. The vlues for dily cost specified in cost profile cn e up to four deciml plces, lthough the vlues re rounded to two deciml plces when displyed to end users in the ctlog. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s fric dministrtor. 1 Select Infrstructure > Compute Resources > Cost Profiles. 2 Click New Cost Profile. 3 Type Nme nd, optionlly, Description. 4 Specify the costs for the mchine resources on compute resource. c Type vlue for the dily cost per gigyte of memory in the Memory Cost (per GB) text ox. Type vlue for the dily cost per gigyte of storge in the Storge Cost (per GB) text ox. Type vlue for the dily cost per CPU in the CPU Cost text ox. It is not necessry to specify cost vlue for ll the resources, only the resources tht you wnt to include in cost clcultions. 5 Click the Sve icon ( ). Assign Cost Profile to Compute Resource Fric dministrtors cn ssign cost profile to compute resource to pply those costs to ll mchines provisioned on tht compute resource. Crete Cost Profile, on pge Select Infrstructure > Compute Resources > Compute Resources. VMwre, Inc. 39

40 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 2 Point to compute resource nd click Edit. 3 Click the Configurtion t. 4 Select cost profile from the Cost Profile drop-down menu. The costs for memory, storge, nd CPU pper, nd the cost for ech dtstore is populted with the storge cost from the cost profile, unless storge cost profile is pplied to tht dtstore. 5 Click OK. If there re ny reservtions for this compute resource, the costs for ech dtstore re lso populted sed on the cost profile. Configure Storge Cost Profile Fric dministrtors cn crete storge cost profiles nd ssocite them with storge pths to provide finergrined storge cost informtion. Storge cost profiles override the storge cost in ny cost profile ssigned to the compute resource. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s fric dministrtor. 1 Crete Storge Cost Profile on pge 40 Fric dministrtors crete storge cost profiles to define dily costs for specific dtstores. 2 Assign Storge Cost Profile to Dtstore on pge 40 Fric dministrtors cn ssign storge cost profile to dtstore to pply those costs to ll mchines provisioned on tht dtstore. Crete Storge Cost Profile Fric dministrtors crete storge cost profiles to define dily costs for specific dtstores. The vlues for dily cost specified in storge cost profile cn e up to four deciml plces. The vlues re rounded to two deciml plces when displyed to end users in the ctlog. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s fric dministrtor. 1 Select Infrstructure > Compute Resources > Cost Profiles. 2 Click New Storge Cost Profile. 3 Type Nme nd, optionlly, Description. 4 Type vlue for the dily cost per gigyte of storge in the Storge Cost (per GB) text ox. 5 Click the Sve icon ( ). Assign Storge Cost Profile to Dtstore Fric dministrtors cn ssign storge cost profile to dtstore to pply those costs to ll mchines provisioned on tht dtstore. Crete Storge Cost Profile, on pge VMwre, Inc.

41 Chpter 2 Optionl Configurtions 1 Select Infrstructure > Compute Resources > Compute Resources. 2 Point to compute resource nd click Edit. 3 Click the Configurtion t. 4 Locte the dtstore to which to ssign the storge cost profile in the Storge tle. 5 Click the Edit icon ( ). 6 Select storge cost profile from the Storge Cost Profile drop-down menu. The cost for the dtstore is populted with the vlue from the storge cost profile. 7 Click the Sve icon ( ). 8 Click OK. If there re ny reservtions tht include this dtstore, its cost is lso updted sed on the cost in the storge cost profile. Cost Profiles with IT Business Mngement Stndrd Edition IT Business Mngement Stndrd Edition cn e configured to provide cost informtion for vcenter Server. The following is high-level overview of the steps required to use cost informtion from IT Business Mngement Stndrd Edition in IS nd the service ctlog: 1 Instll nd configure IT Business Mngement Stndrd Edition. c Instll IT Business Mngement Stndrd Edition. As usiness mngement dministrtor, configure IT Business Mngement Stndrd Edition to mnge costs for one or more vcenter Server instnces. (Optionl) Edit cost drivers in IT Business Mngement Stndrd Edition. This cn include mrkup for using the resources in ddition to the rw resource cost, which contriutes to the overll price. For more informtion, see the IT Business Mngement Stndrd Edition documenttion. 2 Crete vsphere endpoints in IS for the sme vcenter Server instnces tht you configured in IT Business Mngement Stndrd Edition. 3 Cost profiles re utomticlly generted for ny hosts nd clusters in the vcenter Server instnces tht re configured in oth IS nd IT Business Mngement Stndrd Edition. Vlues for monthly price in IT Business Mngement Stndrd Edition re converted to dily cost in IS. Cost informtion is refreshed in IS every 24 hours. A fric dministrtor cn lso mnully initite n updte of cost informtion. The utomticlly generted cost profiles cnnot e viewed on the Cost Profiles pge in IS. You cn view the cost informtion on compute resource tht is mnged y IT Business Mngement Stndrd Edition nd updte cost profiles for compute resources tht re not mnged y IT Business Mngement Stndrd Edition. NOTE Although IT Business Mngement Stndrd Edition supports cost mngement for vcloud Director nd Amzon AWS, costs from IT Business Mngement Stndrd Edition for these pltforms re not integrted with IS or the service ctlog. VMwre, Inc. 41

42 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms View Cost Informtion from IT Business Mngement Stndrd Edition Fric dministrtors cn view the costs for compute resources utomticlly populted from IT Business Mngement Stndrd Edition. To view cost informtion from IT Business Mngement Stndrd Edition for compute resource in IS, the vcenter Server tht mnges the host or cluster must e configured in oth IS nd IT Business Mngement Stndrd Edition. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s fric dministrtor. 1 Select Infrstructure > Compute Resources > Compute Resources. 2 Point to compute resource nd click Edit. Compute resources tht hve cost informtion from IT Business Mngement Stndrd Edition hve vlue of "Automtic" in the Cost Profile column. 3 Click the Configurtion t. The dily costs for memory nd CPU for the compute resource nd the storge costs for ech dtstore re displyed. Storge cost for specific dtstore cn lso e viewed in reservtions tht include tht dtstore. Updte Cost Informtion from IT Business Mngement Stndrd Edition Cost informtion from IT Business Mngement Stndrd Edition for compute resources is updted every 24 hours. A fric dministrtor cn lso trigger mnul updte of cost informtion. Verify tht tennt dministrtor or usiness mngement dministrtor hs updted cost informtion in IT Business Mngement Stndrd Edition since the lst time tht cost informtion ws updted. For more informtion, see the IT Business Mngement Stndrd Edition documenttion. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s fric dministrtor. 1 Select Infrstructure > Compute Resources > Compute Resources. 2 Click Updte Costs. The Confirm Updte Costs pge ppers with the cost sttus, including the lst time costs were updted nd the next scheduled updte. 3 Click OK. 4 (Optionl) Confirm tht the cost updte hs completed successfully. Click Updte Costs. If the updted costs re still eing pplied to compute resources, the sttus ppers s In Progress. After the updte is complete, the pge utomticlly refreshes with the new sttus nd lst updted time. Click Cncel. The cost informtion is updted for ll compute resources tht re configured with IT Business Mngement Stndrd Edition. 42 VMwre, Inc.

43 Chpter 2 Optionl Configurtions Enling Users to Select Dtcenter Loctions The Disply loction on request check ox on the Blueprint Informtion t llows users to select prticulr dtcenter loction t which to provision requested virtul or cloud mchine. For exmple, if you hve n office in London nd n office in Boston, you might hve compute resources nd usiness groups in oth loctions. By enling the Disply loction on request check ox, your usiness group users cn choose to provision their mchines with the resources tht re locl, for exmple. The following is high-level overview of the sequence of steps required to enle users to select dtcenter loctions: 1 A system dministrtor dds dtcenter loction informtion to loctions file. 2 A fric dministrtor edits compute resource to ssocite it with loction. 3 A tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger cretes lueprint tht prompts users to choose dtcenter loction when sumitting mchine request. Associte Compute Resource with Loction Fric dministrtors ssocite compute resources to dtcenter loctions efore tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn prompt mchine requesters to select dtcenter loction t provisioning time. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s fric dministrtor. Your system dministrtor must dd dtcenter loctions to loctions file. See System Administrtion. 1 Select Infrstructure > Compute Resources > Compute Resources. 2 Point to the compute resource to which you wnt to dd loction nd click Edit. 3 Select dtcenter loction from the Loctions drop-down menu. 4 Click OK. 5 Repet this procedure s necessry to ssocite your compute resources to loctions. Tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn now use the Removing Dtcenter Loctions To remove dtcenter loction from user menu, system dministrtor must remove the loction informtion from the loctions file nd fric dministrtor must remove loction informtion from the compute resource. For exmple, if you dd London to the loctions file, ssocite ten compute resources with tht loction, nd then remove London from the file, the compute resources re still ssocited with the loction London nd London is still included in the loction drop-down list on the Confirm Mchine Request pge. To remove the loction from the drop-down list, fric dministrtor must edit the compute resource nd reset the Loction to lnk for ll compute resources tht re ssocited with the loction. The following is high-level overview of the sequence of steps required to remove dtcenter loction: 1 A system dministrtor removes the dtcenter loction informtion from the loctions file. 2 A fric dministrtor removes ll the compute resource ssocitions to the loction y editing the loctions of ech ssocited compute resource. VMwre, Inc. 43

44 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms Remove Dtcenter Loction Fric dministrtors must remove ll ssocitions to dtcenter loction efore it stops displying to mchine requesters s dtcenter loction option. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s fric dministrtor. Your system dministrtor removes the dtcenter from the loctions file. See System Administrtion. 1 Select Infrstructure > Compute Resources > Compute Resources. 2 Point to compute resource ssocited with the loction you wnt to remove nd click Edit. 3 Remove the dtcenter loction y selecting the lnk option in the Loctions drop-down menu. 4 Click OK. 5 Repet this procedure to remove the loction from ll of your compute resources. After the dtcenter loction is removed from ll compute resources, it no longer ppers to mchine requesters in the loctions drop-down menu. Active Directory Clenup Plugin The Active Directory Clenup Plugin is plugin tht tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers configure with set of custom properties to specify ctions to tke in Active Directory when mchine is deleted from hypervisor. Using the Active Directory Clenup Plugin, you cn specify the following Active Directory ccount ctions to occur when mchine is deleted from hypervisor: The AD ccount is deleted The AD ccount is disled The AD ccount is renmed The AD ccount is moved to nother AD orgniztionl unit (OU) Gther the following informtion for tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers to include in their lueprint: An Active Directory ccount user nme nd pssword with sufficient rights to delete, disle, renme, or move AD ccounts. The user nme must e in domin\usernme formt. (Optionl) The nme of the OU to which to move destroyed mchines. (Optionl) The prefix to ttch to destroyed mchines. NOTE A fric dministrtor cn crete uild profile y using the property set ActiveDirectoryClenupPlugin to provide this required informtion. Doing so mkes it esier for tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers to include this informtion correctly in their lueprints. 44 VMwre, Inc.

45 Chpter 2 Optionl Configurtions Enling Remote Desktop Connections A system dministrtor cn crete custom RDP file tht tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cll in lueprints, or tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn configure RDP settings y pplying custom properties to lueprints. The following is high-level overview of the sequence of steps required to enle mchine users to connect using RDP: 1 (Optionl) A system dministrtor cretes custom RDP file nd plces it in the Wesite\Rdp sudirectory of the vcloud Automtion Center instlltion directory. Provide fric dministrtors, tennt dministrtors, nd usiness group mngers with the full pthnme for the custom RDP file so it cn e included in lueprints. 2 (Optionl) A fric dministrtor cretes uild profile using the property set RemoteDesktopProtocolProperties to compile RDP custom properties nd vlues for tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers to include in their lueprints. 3 (Optionl) A tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger dds the RDP custom properties to lueprint to configure the RDP settings of mchines provisioned from the lueprint. 4 A tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger enles Connect using RDP or SSH in lueprint. 5 A tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger entitles users or groups to Connect using RDP or SSH. See Tennt Administrtion. Enling Connections to Mchines Using SSH With comintion of custom properties nd lueprint settings, you cn enle the Connect Using SSH option for Linux mchines provisioned through vcloud Automtion Center. To enle mchine users to connect using SSH: 1 A tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger dds the connect using SSH custom property Mchine.SSH to lueprint. (Optionlly, fric dministrtor cn include this custom property in uild profile.) 2 A tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger enles the Connect using RDP or SSH mchine opertion for mchines provisioned from the lueprint. If the custom property Mchine.SSH is set to true, nd the Connect using RDP or SSH mchine opertion is enled in the lueprint, ll Linux mchines provisioned from the lueprint disply the Connect Using SSH option to entitled users. VMwre, Inc. 45

46 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 46 VMwre, Inc.

47 Prepring for Provisioning 3 There is some configurtion required outside of vcloud Automtion Center to prepre for mchine provisioning. This chpter includes the following topics: Spce-Efficient Storge for Virtul Provisioning, on pge 47 Enling Visul Bsic Scripts in Provisioning, on pge 48 Choosing Provisioning Scenrio, on pge 49 Prepring for Virtul Provisioning y Cloning, on pge 50 Prepring for Linux Kickstrt Provisioning, on pge 53 Prepring for SCCM Provisioning, on pge 55 Prepring for WIM Provisioning, on pge 56 Spce-Efficient Storge for Virtul Provisioning Spce-efficient storge technology elimintes the inefficiencies of trditionl storge methods y using only the storge ctully required for mchine's opertions. Typiclly, this is only frction of the storge ctully llocted to mchines. vcloud Automtion Center supports two methods of provisioning with spce-efficient technology, thin provisioning nd FlexClone provisioning. When stndrd storge is used, the storge llocted to provisioned mchine is fully committed to tht mchine, even when it is powered off. This cn e significnt wste of storge resources ecuse few virtul mchines ctully use ll of the storge llocted to them, just s few physicl mchines operte with 100% full disk. When spce-efficient storge technology is used, the storge llocted nd the storge used re trcked seprtely nd only the storge used is fully committed to the provisioned mchine. Thin Provisioning Thin provisioning is supported for ll virtul provisioning methods. Depending on your virtuliztion pltform, storge type, nd defult storge configurtion, thin provisioning might lwys e used during mchine provisioning. For exmple, for ESX Server integrtions using NFS storge, thin provisioning is lwys employed. However, for ESX Server integrtions tht use locl or iscsi storge, thin provisioning is only used to provision mchines if the custom property VirtulMchine.Admin.ThinProvision is specified in the lueprint. For more informtion out thin provisioning, plese see the documenttion provided y your virtuliztion pltform. VMwre, Inc. 47

48 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms Net App FlexClone Provisioning FlexClone provisioning is only supported for virtul provisioning y cloning in vsphere integrtions. If you specify storge pth tht uses FlexClone technology with ny other type of provisioning, the storge pth ehves like stndrd storge. The following is high-level overview of the sequence of steps required to provision mchines tht use FlexClone technology: 1 An IS dministrtor cretes NetApp ONTAP endpoint. See Crete NetApp ONTAP Endpoint, on pge A fric dministrtor cretes vsphere reservtion, enles Flexclone storge, nd specifies storge pth tht uses FlexClone technology. See Crete Reservtion, on pge A tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger cretes FlexClone lueprint. See Crete Blueprint for Net App FlexClone Provisioning, on pge 87. Enling Visul Bsic Scripts in Provisioning Visul Bsic scripts re run outside of vcloud Automtion Center s dditionl steps in the mchine life cycle nd cn e used to updte the custom property vlues of mchines. Visul Bsic scripts cn e used with ny provisioning method. For exmple, you could use script to generte certifictes or security tokens efore provisioning nd then use those certifictes nd tokens in provisioning mchine. NOTE This informtion does not pply to Amzon We Services. When executing Visul Bsic script, the EPI gent psses ll mchine custom properties s rguments to the script. To return updted property vlues to vcloud Automtion Center, you must plce these properties in dictionry nd cll function provided y vcloud Automtion Center. The smple Visul Bsic script PrePostProvisioningExmple.vs is included in the Scripts sudirectory of the EPI gent instlltion directory. This script contins heder to lod ll rguments into dictionry, ody in which you cn include your functions, nd footer to return updted custom properties to vcloud Automtion Center. The following is high-level overview of the steps required to use Visul Bsic scripts in provisioning: 1 A system dministrtor instlls nd configures n EPI gent for Visul Bsic scripts. See Instlltion nd Configurtion. 2 A system dministrtor cretes Visul Bsic scripts nd plces them on the system where the EPI gent is instlled. 3 Gther the following informtion for tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers for ech Visul Bsic script: The complete pth to the Visul Bsic script, including the filenme nd extension. For exmple, %System Drive%Progrm Files (x86)\vmwre\vcac Agents\EPI_Agents\Scripts\SendEmil.vs. NOTE A fric dministrtor cn crete uild profile y using the property sets ExternlPreProvisioningVScript nd ExternlPostProvisioningVScript to provide this required informtion. Doing so mkes it esier for tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers to include this informtion correctly in their lueprints. 4 Tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers use custom properties in their lueprints to cll the Visul Bsic scripts. 48 VMwre, Inc.

49 Chpter 3 Prepring for Provisioning Choosing Provisioning Scenrio There re severl methods you cn use with vcloud Automtion Center to provision virtul mchines. Most of these options require some dditionl configurtion outside of vcloud Automtion Center. Tle 3 1. Choosing Provisioning Method Scenrio Supported Pltforms Provisioning Method Pre-provisioning Preprtions Provision mchines with no guest operting system. You cn instll n operting system fter provisioning. All Bsic No required pre-provisioning preprtions outside of vcloud Automtion Center. Provision mchines y cloning from templte oject creted from n existing Windows or Linux mchine, clled the reference mchine, nd customiztion specifiction. vsphere KVM (RHEV) SCVMM Clone Prepring for Virtul Provisioning y Cloning, on pge 50 Provision spce-efficient copy of virtul mchine clled linked clone. Linked clones re sed on snpshot of VM nd use chin of delt disks to trck differences from prent mchine. Provision spce-efficient copy of virtul mchine y using Net App FlexClone technology. Provision mchine y ooting from n ISO imge, using kickstrt or utoyst configurtion file nd Linux distriution imge to instll the operting system on the mchine. Provision mchine nd pss control to n SCCM tsk sequence to oot from n ISO imge, deploy Windows operting system, nd instll the vcloud Automtion Center guest gent. Provision mchine y ooting into WinPE environment nd instlling n operting system using Windows Imging File Formt (WIM) imge of n existing Windows reference mchine. vsphere Linked clone No required pre-provisioning preprtions outside of vcloud Automtion Center. vsphere FlexClone Prepring for Virtul Provisioning y Cloning, on pge 50 All Linux Kickstrt Prepring for Linux Kickstrt Provisioning, on pge 53 All Virtul SCCM Prepring for SCCM Provisioning, on pge 55 All WIM Imge Prepring for WIM Provisioning, on pge 56 VMwre, Inc. 49

50 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms Prepring for Virtul Provisioning y Cloning With vcloud Automtion Center, you cn clone oth Windows nd Linux mchines. Some preprtion outside of vcloud Automtion Center is required to crete the templte nd the customiztion ojects used to clone mchines. Cloning requires templte to clone from, creted from reference mchine. You re not required to instll the guest gent or the WMI gent, nd you re not required to specify Visul Bsic scripts. These options provide you with the ility to further configure mchines provisioned from clone templte. If you re provisioning Windows mchine y cloning, the only wy to join the provisioned mchine to n Active Directory domin is y using the customiztion specifiction from vcenter Server or including guest operting system profile with your SCVMM templte. Mchines provisioned y cloning cnnot e plced in n Active Directory continer during provisioning. This must e done mnully fter provisioning. The following is high-level overview of the preprtion required to crete the ojects for cloning: 1 In your hypervisor, identify or crete the reference mchine. 2 (Optionl) Instll the vcloud Automtion Center guest gent on your reference mchine. The guest gent runs s service in Windows or s demon in Linux on the cloned mchine. Use the guest gent to run scripts tht ccept custom properties nd customize provisioned mchines. For Linux reference mchines, see Instll the Guest Agent on Linux Mchine, on pge 52. For Windows reference mchines, see Instll the Guest Agent on Windows Mchine, on pge 51. NOTE If you provisioned your reference mchine using PEBuilder, your mchine includes the Windows 32-it guest gent. If you wnt to use the Windows 64-it guest gent, you must remove the Windows 32-it files from your reference mchine nd follow the procedure to instll the guest gent on Windows mchine. 3 (Optionl) Instll VMwre Tools on the reference mchine in vcenter Server. Plese refer to the VMwre Tools documenttion for further instructions. 4 In your hypervisor, use the reference mchine to crete templte for cloning. If you re cloning in vcenter Server you cn use reference mchine directly without creting templte. The reference mchine my e powered on or off. Plese refer to the documenttion provided y your hypervisor for more informtion out creting templtes for cloning. 5 In your hypervisor, crete the customiztion oject to configure cloned mchines y pplying System Preprtion Utility informtion or Linux customiztion. If you re cloning for Linux, you re not required to provide customiztion oject if you instll the Linux guest gent nd provide externl customiztion scripts. If you re cloning with vcenter Server, you must provide the customiztion specifiction s the customiztion oject. 6 (Optionl) Specify Visul Bsic scripts to e run outside vcloud Automtion Center s dditionl steps in the mchine life cycle. See Enling Visul Bsic Scripts in Provisioning, on pge (Optionl) A Windows Mngement Instrumenttion (WMI) gent is required to collect certin dt from Windows mchine mnged y vcloud Automtion Center, for exmple the Active Directory sttus of mchine s owner. To ensure successful mngement of Windows mchines, instll WMI gent, typiclly on the Mnger Service host, nd enle the gent to collect dt from Windows mchines. See Instlltion nd Configurtion. 8 Run endpoint dt collection in vcloud Automtion Center to collect your templtes. 50 VMwre, Inc.

51 Chpter 3 Prepring for Provisioning 9 Gther the following informtion so tht tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn include it in their lueprints: c d e f The nme of the templte. The nme of the customiztion specifiction. The mount of totl storge specified for the templte. The reservtions on which the templte is ville. Business group mngers nd tennt dministrtors re provided with list of ll templtes on ll reservtions to choose from when creting lueprint. vcloud Automtion Center does not vlidte tht the selected templte exists on the reservtion selected in the lueprint. To void errors during provisioning, ensure tht the templte is ville on ll reservtions or crete reservtion policies tht tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn use to restrict the lueprint to reservtions where the templte is ville. For vcenter Server integrtions, the vcenter Server guest operting system version with which vcenter Server is to crete the mchine. (Optionl) For SCVMM integrtions, the ISO, virtul hrd disk, or hrdwre profile to ttch to provisioned mchines. 10 (Optionl) If you hve customiztion scripts for the Linux guest gent to run during provisioning, gther the following informtion for your tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers to include in their lueprints: c d The nme of the customiztion script. Whether the loction of the customiztion script is nfs or locl. The nme of the NFS server on which the customiztion script is locted if it is not locl. The locl pth to the customiztion pth or the export pth if the script is on n NFS server. NOTE You cn crete uild profiles y using the property set LinuxExternlScriptProperties to provide the informtion for Linux customiztion scripts. Doing so mkes it esier for tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers to include this informtion correctly in their lueprints. Instll the Guest Agent on Windows Mchine Instll the Windows guest gent on Windows reference mchines to run s Windows service nd enle further customiztion of mchines provisioned y cloning. Identify or crete the reference mchine. 1 Nvigte to the vcloud Automtion Center Applince mngement console instlltion pge. For exmple: 2 Downlod nd sve the Windows guest gent files. Windows guest gent files (32-it.) Windows guest gent files (64-it.) 3 Unpck GugentZip_version into the C drive on the reference mchine. This produces the directory C:\VRMGuestAgent. Do not renme this directory. VMwre, Inc. 51

52 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 4 Configure the guest gent to communicte with the Mnger Service y running the following commnd in n elevted commnd prompt: winservice -i -h Mnger_Service_Hostnme_fdqn[:portnumer -p ssl]. If you re not using lod lncers in your environment, Mnger_Service_Hostnme_fdqn[:portnumer, is the fully qulified domin nme nd port numer of the vcloud Automtion Center Mnger Service. If your environment uses Mnger Service lod lncer, Mnger_Service_Hostnme_fdqn[:portnumer, is the fully qulified domin nme nd port numer of the lod lncer. For exmple: winservice -i -h myis_server.mycompny.com:443 -p ssl The nme of the Windows service is VCACGuestAgentService. The instlltion log VCAC- GuestAgentService.log is in C:\VRMGuestAgent. Instll the Guest Agent on Linux Mchine Instll the Linux guest gent on Linux reference mchines to enle externl customiztion scripts for mchines provisioned y cloning. Identify or crete the reference mchine. Log on to the reference mchine s the Root user. 1 Nvigte to the vcloud Automtion Center Applince mngement console instlltion pge. For exmple: 2 Downlod nd sve the Linux Guest Agent Pckges. 3 Unpck the LinuxGuestAgentPkgs file. 4 Nvigte to the LinuxGuestAgentPkgs file nd locte the sudirectory tht corresponds to the guest operting system tht you re deploying during provisioning. 5 Instll the guest gent using the RPM pckge. For exmple, rpm -i gugent x86_64.rpm. 6 Configure the guest gent to communicte with the Mnger Service y running instllgugent.sh - Mnger_Service_Hostnme_fdqn:portnumer ssl. If you re not using lod lncers in your environment, Mnger_Service_Hostnme_fdqn:portnumer, is the fully qulified domin nme nd port numer of the vcloud Automtion Center Mnger Service. If your environment uses Mnger Service lod lncer, Mnger_Service_Hostnme_fdqn:portnumer, is the fully qulified domin nme nd port numer of the lod lncer. For exmple: cd /usr/shre/gugent./instllgugent.sh -IS_Server.mycompny.com:443 ssl 52 VMwre, Inc.

53 Chpter 3 Prepring for Provisioning Prepring for Linux Kickstrt Provisioning Linux Kickstrt provisioning uses configurtion file to utomte Linux instlltion on newly provisioned mchine. To prepre for provisioning you must crete ootle ISO imge nd kickstrt or utoyst configurtion file. The following is high-level overview of the steps required to prepre for Linux Kickstrt provisioning: 1 Ensure tht DHCP server is ville on the network. vcloud Automtion Center cnnot provision mchines y using Linux Kickstrt provisioning unless DHCP is ville. 2 Prepre the configurtion file. In the configurtion file, you must specify the loctions of the vcloud Automtion Center server nd the Linux gent instlltion pckge. See Prepre the Linux Kickstrt Configurtion Smple File, on pge Edit the isolinux/isolinux.cfg or loder/isolinux.cfg to specify the nme nd loction of the configurtion file nd the pproprite Linux distriution source. 4 Crete the oot ISO imge nd sve it to the loction required y your virtuliztion pltform. Plese see the documenttion provided y your hypervisor if you do not know the required loction. 5 (Optionl) Add customiztion scripts. To specify post-instlltion customiztion scripts in the configurtion file, see Specify Custom Scripts in kickstrt/utoyst Configurtion File, on pge 54. To cll Visul Bsic scripts in lueprint, see Enling Visul Bsic Scripts in Provisioning, on pge Gther the following informtion so tht tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn include it in their lueprints: The nme nd loction of the ISO imge. For vcenter Server integrtions, the vcenter Server guest operting system version with which vcenter Server is to crete the mchine. NOTE You cn crete uild profile with the property set BootIsoProperties to include the required ISO informtion. This mkes it esier for tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers to include this informtion correctly in their lueprints. Prepre the Linux Kickstrt Configurtion Smple File vcloud Automtion Center provides smple configurtion files tht you cn modify nd edit to suit your needs. There re severl chnges required to mke the files usle. 1 Nvigte to the vcloud Automtion Center Applince mngement console instlltion pge. For exmple: 2 Downlod nd sve the Linux Guest Agent Pckges. 3 Unpck the LinuxGuestAgentPkgs file. 4 Nvigte to the LinuxGuestAgentPkgs file nd locte the sudirectory tht corresponds to the guest operting system tht you re deploying during provisioning. 5 Open the smple-https.cfg file. VMwre, Inc. 53

54 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 6 Replce ll instnces of the string host=dcc.exmple.net with the IP ddress or fully qulified domin nme nd port numer for the vcloud Automtion Center server host. Pltform ESXi ESX SUSE 10 All others Required Formt IP Address, for exmple: --host= IP Address, for exmple: --host= IP Address, for exmple: --host= FQDN, for exmple: --host=mycompny-host1.mycompny.locl:443 7 Locte ech instnce of gugent.rpm or gugent.tr.gz nd replce the URL rpm.exmple.net with the loction of the guest gent pckge. For exmple: rpm -i nfs: /susegent/gugent.rpm 8 Sve the file to loction ccessile to newly provisioned mchines. Specify Custom Scripts in kickstrt/utoyst Configurtion File You cn modify the configurtion file to copy or instll custom scripts onto newly provisioned mchines. The Linux gent runs the scripts t the specified point in the workflow. Your script cn reference ny of the./properties.xml files in the /usr/shre/gugent/site/workitem directories to modify the custom properties of provisioned mchines. Prepre kickstrt or utoyst configurtion file. See Prepre the Linux Kickstrt Configurtion Smple File, on pge 53. Your script must return non-zero vlue on filure to prevent mchine provisioning filure. 1 Crete or identify the script you wnt to use. 2 Sve the script s NN_scriptnme. NN is two digit numer. Scripts re executed in order from lowest to highest. If two scripts hve the sme numer, the order is lpheticl sed on scriptnme. 3 Mke your script executle. 4 Locte the post-instlltion section of your kickstrt or utoyst configurtion file. In kickstrt, this is indicted y %post. In utoyst, this is indicted y post-scripts. 5 Modify the post-instlltion section of the configurtion file to copy or instll your script into the /usr/shre/gugent/site/workitem directory or your choice. Custom scripts re most commonly run for virtul kickstrt/utoyst with the work items SetupOS (for crete provisioning) nd CustomizeOS (for clone provisioning), ut you cn run scripts t ny point in the workflow. For exmple, you cn modify the configurtion file to copy the script 11_ddusers.sh to the /usr/shre/gugent/site/setupos directory on newly provisioned mchine y using the following commnd: cp nfs: /linuxscripts/11_ddusers.sh /usr/shre/gugent/site/setupos The Linux gent runs the script in the order specified y the work item directory nd the script file nme. 54 VMwre, Inc.

55 Chpter 3 Prepring for Provisioning Prepring for SCCM Provisioning vcloud Automtion Center oots newly provisioned mchine from n ISO imge, nd then psses control to the specified SCCM tsk sequence. SCCM provisioning is supported for the deployment of Windows operting systems. Linux is not supported. Softwre distriution nd updtes re not supported. The following is high-level overview of the steps required to prepre for SCCM provisioning: 1 Consult with your network dministrtor to ensure tht the following network requirements re met: Communiction with SCCM requires the NetBios nme of the SCCM server. At lest one Distriuted Execution Mnger must e le to resolve the fully qulified nme of the SCCM server to its NetBios nme. The SCCM server nd the vcloud Automtion Center server must e on the sme network nd ville to ech other. 2 Crete softwre pckge tht includes the vcloud Automtion Center guest gent. See Crete Softwre Pckge for SCCM Provisioning, on pge In SCCM, crete the desired tsk sequence for provisioning the mchine. The finl step must e to instll the softwre pckge you creted tht contins the vcloud Automtion Center guest gent. For informtion out creting tsk sequences nd instlling softwre pckges, plese see the SCCM documenttion. 4 Crete the oot ISO imge for the tsk sequence. 5 Copy the ISO imge to the loction required y your virtuliztion pltform. If you do not know the pproprite loction, plese refer to the documenttion provided y your hypervisor. 6 Gther the following informtion so tht tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn include it in their lueprints: c d e The nme of the collection contining the tsk sequence. The fully qulified domin nme of the SCCM server on which the collection contining the sequence resides. The site code of the SCCM server. Administrtor-level credentils for the SCCM server. (Optionl) For SCVMM integrtions, the ISO, virtul hrd disk, or hrdwre profile to ttch to provisioned mchines. NOTE You cn crete uild profile with the property set SCCMProvisioningProperties to include ll of this required informtion. This mkes it esier for tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers to include this informtion correctly in their lueprints. Crete Softwre Pckge for SCCM Provisioning The finl step in your SCCM tsk sequence must e to instll softwre pckge tht includes the vcloud Automtion Center guest gent. 1 Nvigte to the vcloud Automtion Center Applince mngement console instlltion pge. For exmple: VMwre, Inc. 55

56 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 2 Downlod nd sve the Windows guest gent files. Windows guest gent files (32-it.) Windows guest gent files (64-it.) 3 Extrct the Windows guest gent files to loction ville to SCCM. 4 Crete softwre pckge from the definition file SCCMPckgeDefinitionFile.sms. 5 Mke the softwre pckge ville to your distriution point. 6 Select the contents of the extrcted Windows guest gent files s your source files. Prepring for WIM Provisioning Provision mchine y ooting into WinPE environment nd then instll n operting system using Windows Imging File Formt (WIM) imge of n existing Windows reference mchine. The following is high-level overview of the steps required to prepre for WIM provisioning: 1 Identify or crete the stging re. This should e network directory tht cn e specified s UNC pth or mounted s network drive y the reference mchine, the system on which you uild the WinPE imge, nd the virtuliztion host on which mchines re provisioned. 2 Ensure tht DHCP server is ville on the network. vcloud Automtion Center cnnot provision mchines y using WIM imge unless DHCP is ville. 3 Identify or crete the reference mchine within the virtuliztion pltform you intend to use for provisioning. For vcloud Automtion Center requirements, see Reference Mchine Requirements for WIM Provisioning, on pge 57. For informtion out creting reference mchine, plese see the documenttion provided y your hypervisor. 4 Using the System Preprtion Utility for Windows, prepre the reference mchine's operting system for deployment. See SysPrep Requirements for the Reference Mchine, on pge Crete the WIM imge of the reference mchine. Do not include ny spces in the WIM imge file nme or provisioning fils. 6 (Optionl) Crete ny custom scripts you wnt to use to customize provisioned mchines nd plce them in the pproprite work item directory of your PEBuilder instlltion. See Specify Custom Scripts in PEBuilder WinPE, on pge Crete WinPE imge tht contins the vcloud Automtion Center guest gent. You cn use the vcloud Automtion Center PEBuilder to crete the WinPE imge. See Crete WinPE Imge y Using PEBuilder, on pge 59. You cn crete the WinPE imge y using nother method, ut you must mnully insert the vcloud Automtion Center guest gent. See Insert the Guest Agent into WinPE Imge, on pge Plce the WinPE imge in the loction required y your virtuliztion pltform. If you do not know the loction, plese see the documenttion provided y your hypervisor. 9 Gther the following informtion so tht tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn include it in their lueprints: c d The nme nd loction of the WinPE ISO imge. The nme of the WIM file, the UNC pth to the WIM file, nd the index used to extrct the desired imge from the WIM file. The user nme nd pssword under which to mp the WIM imge pth to network drive on the provisioned mchine. (Optionl) If you do not wnt to ccept the defult, K, the drive letter to which the WIM imge pth is mpped on the provisioned mchine. 56 VMwre, Inc.

57 Chpter 3 Prepring for Provisioning e f For vcenter Server integrtions, the vcenter Server guest operting system version with which vcenter Server is to crete the mchine. (Optionl) For SCVMM integrtions, the ISO, virtul hrd disk, or hrdwre profile to ttch to provisioned mchines. NOTE You cn crete uild profile with the property set WimImgingProperties to include ll of this required informtion. This mkes it esier for tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers to include this informtion correctly in their lueprints. Optionlly, you cn lso dd the property set SysprepProperties nd prompt tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers to specify or overwrite settings in the SysPrep nswer file. Reference Mchine Requirements for WIM Provisioning WIM provisioning involves creting WIM imge from reference mchine. The reference mchine must meet sic requirements for the WIM imge to work for provisioning in vcloud Automtion Center. The following is high-level overview of the steps to prepre reference mchine: 1 If the operting system on your reference mchine is Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, or Windows 8, the defult instlltion cretes smll prtition on the system's hrd disk in ddition to the min prtition. vcloud Automtion Center does not support the use of WIM imges creted on such multi-prtitioned reference mchines. You must delete this prtition during the instlltion process. 2 Instll NET 4.5 nd Windows Automted Instlltion Kit (AIK) for Windows 7 (including WinPE 3.0) on the reference mchine. 3 If the reference mchine operting system is Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP, reset the dministrtor pssword to e lnk. (There is no pssword.) 4 (Optionl) If you wnt to enle XenDesktop integrtion, instll nd configure Citrix Virtul Desktop Agent. 5 (Optionl) A Windows Mngement Instrumenttion (WMI) gent is required to collect certin dt from Windows mchine mnged y vcloud Automtion Center, for exmple the Active Directory sttus of mchine s owner. To ensure successful mngement of Windows mchines, you must instll WMI gent (typiclly on the Mnger Service host) nd enle the gent to collect dt from Windows mchines. See Instlltion nd Configurtion. SysPrep Requirements for the Reference Mchine A SysPrep nswer file is required for WIM provisioning nd there re numer of required settings. Tle 3 2. Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP reference mchine SysPrep required settings: GuiUnttended Settings AutoLogon Vlue Yes AutoLogonCount 1 AutoLogonUsernme AutoLogonPssword usernme (usernme nd pssword re the credentils used for uto logon when the newly provisioned mchine oots into the guest operting system. Administrtor is typiclly used.) pssword corresponding to the AutoLogonUsernme. VMwre, Inc. 57

58 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms Tle 3 3. Required SysPrep Settings for reference mchine tht re not using Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP: AutoLogon Settings Enled Vlue Yes LogonCount 1 Usernme Pssword usernme (usernme nd pssword re the credentils used for uto logon when the newly provisioned mchine oots into the guest operting system. Administrtor is typiclly used.) pssword (usernme ndpssword re the credentils used for uto logon when the newly provisioned mchine oots into the guest operting system. Administrtor is typiclly used.) NOTE For reference mchines tht use Windows pltform newer thn Windows Server 2003/Windows XP, you must set the utologon pssword y using the custom property Sysprep.GuiUnttended.AdminPssword. A convenient wy to ensure this is done is to crete uild profile tht includes this custom property so tht tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn include this informtion correctly in their lueprints. Instll PEBuilder The PEBuilder tool provided y vcloud Automtion Center provides simple wy to include the vcloud Automtion Center guest gent in your WinPE imges. Instll PEBuilder in loction where you cn ccess your stging environment. Instll NET Frmework 4.5. Windows Automted Instlltion Kit (AIK) for Windows 7 (including WinPE 3.0) is instlled. 1 Nvigte to the vcloud Automtion Center Applince mngement console instlltion pge. For exmple: 2 Downlod the PEBuilder. 3 Run vcac-winpebuilder-setup.exe. 4 Follow the prompts to instll PEBuilder. You cn now use PEBuilder to crete WinPE for use in WIM provisioning. Specify Custom Scripts in PEBuilder WinPE Using PEBuilder, you cn include custom scripts in your WinPE. The gent runs the scripts t the specified point in the provisioning workflow to customize mchines. Instll PEBuilder, on pge VMwre, Inc.

59 Chpter 3 Prepring for Provisioning 1 Crete or identify the script you wnt to use. Your script must return non-zero vlue on filure to prevent mchine provisioning filure. 2 Sve the script s NN_scriptnme. NN is two digit numer. Scripts re executed in order from lowest to highest. If two scripts hve the sme numer, the order is lpheticl sed on scriptnme. 3 Mke your script executle. 4 Plce your scripts in the pproprite Plugins\VRM Agent\VRMGuestAgent\site\work item sudirectory of the PEBuilder instlltion directory. For exmple, C:\Progrm Files (x86)\vmwre\vcac\pe Builder\Plugins\VRM Agent\VRMGuestAgent\site\SetupOS. Custom scripts re most commonly run with the work items SetupOS (for crete provisioning) nd CustomizeOS (for clone provisioning), ut you cn run scripts t ny point in the workflow. The gent runs the script in the order specified y the work item directory nd the script file nme. Prepring for WIM Provisioning with VirtIO Drivers If you re using VirtIO for network or storge interfces, you must ensure tht the necessry drivers re included in your WinPE imge nd WIM imge. VirtIO generlly offers etter performnce when provisioning with KVM (RHEV). Windows drivers for VirtIO re included s prt of the Red Ht Enterprise Virtuliztion nd re locted in the /usr/shre/virtio-win directory on the file system of the Red Ht Enterprise Virtuliztion Mnger. The drivers re lso included in the Red Ht Enterprise Virtuliztion Guest Tools locted /usr/shre/rhevguest-tools-iso/rhev-tools-setup.iso. The high-level process for enling WIM-sed provisioning with VirtIO drivers is s follows: 1 Crete WIM imge from Windows reference mchine with the VirtIO drivers instlled or insert the drivers into n existing WIM imge. 2 Copy the VirtIO driver files to the Plugins sudirectory of your PEBuilder instlltion directory efore creting WinPE imge, or insert the drivers into WinPE imge creted using other mens. 3 Uplod the WinPE imge ISO to the Red Ht Enterprise Virtuliztion ISO storge domins using the rhevm-iso-uploder commnd. For more informtion out mnging ISO imges in RHEV refer to the Red Ht documenttion. 4 A tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger cretes KVM (RHEV) lueprint for WIM provisioning nd selects the WinPE ISO on the Build informtion t. The custom property VirtulMchine.Admin.DiskInterfceType must e included with the vlue VirtIO. A fric dministrtor cn include this informtion in uild profile to mke it esier for tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers to include in their lueprints. The custom properties Imge.ISO.Loction nd Imge.ISO.Nme re not used for KVM (RHEV) lueprints. Crete WinPE Imge y Using PEBuilder Use the PEBuilder tool provided y vcloud Automtion Center to crete WinPE ISO file tht includes the vcloud Automtion Center guest gent. Instll PEBuilder, on pge 58. VMwre, Inc. 59

60 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms (Optionl) Add ny third prty plugins you wnt to dd to the WinPE imge to the PlugIns sudirectory of the PEBuilder instlltion directory. (Optionl) Specify Custom Scripts in PEBuilder WinPE, on pge Run PEBuilder. 2 Type the vcloud Automtion Center server host nme in the vcac Hostnme text ox. 3 Type the vcloud Automtion Center server port in the vcac Port text ox. 4 Type the pth to the PEBuilder plugins directory. This depends on the instlltion directory specified during instlltion. The defult is C:\Progrm Files (x86)\vmwre\vcac\pe Builder\PlugIns. 5 Type the output pth for the ISO file you re creting in the ISO Output Pth text ox. This loction should e on the stging re you prepred. 6 Click File > Advnced. NOTE Do not chnge the WinPE Architecture or Protocol settings. 7 Select the Include vcac Guest Agent in WinPE ISO check ox. This includes the Windows 32-it guest gent in your WinPE ISO. 8 Click OK. 9 Click Build. Wht to do next Plce the WinPE imge in the loction required y your integrtion pltform. If you do not know the loction, plese see the documenttion provided y your pltform. Insert the Guest Agent into WinPE Imge You do not hve to use the vcloud Automtion Center PEBuilder to crete your WinPE. However, if you do not use the PEBuilder you must mnully insert the vcloud Automtion Center guest gent into your WinPE imge. Select Windows system from which the stging re you prepred is ccessile nd on which.net 4.5 nd Windows Automted Instlltion Kit (AIK) for Windows 7 (including WinPE 3.0) re instlled. Crete WinPE. 1 Instll the Guest Agent in WinPE on pge 61 If you choose not to use the vcloud Automtion Center PEBuilder, you must instll the guest gent nd mnully copy the contents of the instlltion directory to your WinPE imge. 2 Configure the dogent.t File on pge 61 If you choose not to use the vcloud Automtion Center PEBuilder, you must mnully configure the dogent.t file. 3 Configure the dogentc.t File on pge 62 If you choose not to use the vcloud Automtion Center PEBuilder, you must mnully configure the dogentc.t file. 60 VMwre, Inc.

61 Chpter 3 Prepring for Provisioning 4 Configure the Guest Agent Properties Files on pge 62 If you choose not to use the vcloud Automtion Center PEBuilder, you must mnully configure the guest gent properties files. Instll the Guest Agent in WinPE If you choose not to use the vcloud Automtion Center PEBuilder, you must instll the guest gent nd mnully copy the contents of the instlltion directory to your WinPE imge. Select Windows system from which the stging re you prepred is ccessile nd on which.net 4.5 nd Windows Automted Instlltion Kit (AIK) for Windows 7 (including WinPE 3.0) re instlled. Crete WinPE. 1 Nvigte to the vcloud Automtion Center Applince mngement console instlltion pge. For exmple: 2 Downlod the PEBuilder. 3 Execute vcac-winpebuilder-setup.exe. 4 Deselect oth Plugins nd PEBuilder. 5 Expnd Plugins nd select VRMAgent. 6 Follow the prompts to complete the instlltion. 7 After instlltion is complete, copy the contents of %SystemDrive%\Progrm Files (x86)\vmwre\pe Builder\Plugins\VRM Agent\VRMGuestAgent to new loction within your WinPE Imge. For exmple: C:\Progrm Files (x86)\vmwre\pe Builder\Plugins\VRM Agent\VRMGuestAgent. Configure the dogent.t File If you choose not to use the vcloud Automtion Center PEBuilder, you must mnully configure the dogent.t file. Instll the Guest Agent in WinPE, on pge Nvigte to the VRMGuestAgent directory within your WinPE Imge. For exmple: C:\Progrm Files (x86)\vmwre\pe Builder\Plugins\VRM Agent\VRMGuestAgent. 2 Mke copy of the file dogent-templte.t nd nme it dogent.t. 3 Open dogent.t in text editor. 4 Replce ll instnces of the string #Dcc Hostnme# with the fully qulified domin nme nd port numer for the vcloud Automtion Center server host. For exmple: my_mchine_nme.mycompny.com:443 5 Replce ll instnces of the string #Protocol# with the string /ssl. 6 Replce ll instnces of the string #Comment# with REM (REM must e followed y triling spce). VMwre, Inc. 61

62 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 7 (Optionl) If you re using self-signed certifictes, uncomment the openssl commnd. echo QUIT c:\vrmguestagent\in\openssl s_client connect 8 Sve nd close the file. 9 Edit the Strtnet.cmd script for your WinPE to include the dogent.t s custom script. Configure the dogentc.t File If you choose not to use the vcloud Automtion Center PEBuilder, you must mnully configure the dogentc.t file. Configure the dogent.t File, on pge Nvigte to the VRMGuestAgent directory within your WinPE Imge. For exmple: C:\Progrm Files (x86)\vmwre\pe Builder\Plugins\VRM Agent\VRMGuestAgent. 2 Mke copy of the file dogentsvc-templte.t nd nme it dogentc.t. 3 Open dogentc.t in text editor. 4 Replce ll instnces of the string #Dcc Hostnme# with the fully qulified domin nme nd port numer for the vcloud Automtion Center server host. For exmple: my_mchine_nme.mycompny.com:443 5 Replce ll instnces of the string #errorlevel# with the chrcter 1. 6 Replce ll instnces of the string #Protocol# with the string /ssl. 7 Replce ll instnces of the string #Comment# the REM (REM must e followed y triling spce). 8 Sve nd close the file. Configure the Guest Agent Properties Files If you choose not to use the vcloud Automtion Center PEBuilder, you must mnully configure the guest gent properties files. Configure the dogentc.t File, on pge Nvigte to the VRMGuestAgent directory within your WinPE Imge. For exmple: C:\Progrm Files (x86)\vmwre\pe Builder\Plugins\VRM Agent\VRMGuestAgent. 2 Mke copy of the file gugent.properties nd nme it gugent.properties.templte. 3 Mke copy of the file gugent.properties.templte nd nme it gugentc.properties. 4 Open gugent.properties in text editor. 5 Replce ll instnces of the string GuestAgent.log the string X:/VRMGuestAgent/GuestAgent.log. 6 Sve nd close the file. 7 Open gugentc.properties in text editor. 62 VMwre, Inc.

63 Chpter 3 Prepring for Provisioning 8 Replce ll instnces of the string GuestAgent.log the string C:/VRMGuestAgent/GuestAgent.log. 9 Sve nd close the file. VMwre, Inc. 63

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65 Creting Blueprints 4 Mchine lueprints re the complete specifiction for virtul, cloud, or physicl mchine. Blueprints determine mchine's ttriutes, the mnner in which it is provisioned, nd its policy nd mngement settings. This chpter includes the following topics: Spce-Efficient Storge for Virtul Provisioning, on pge 65 Choosing Blueprint Scenrio, on pge 66 Crete Blueprint for the Bsic Workflow, on pge 67 Crete Blueprint for Cloning, on pge 72 Crete Linked Clone Blueprint, on pge 80 Crete Blueprint for Net App FlexClone Provisioning, on pge 87 Crete Blueprint for WIM Provisioning, on pge 94 Crete Blueprint for Linux Kickstrt Provisioning, on pge 102 Crete Blueprint for SCCM Provisioning, on pge 109 Pulish Blueprint, on pge 116 Spce-Efficient Storge for Virtul Provisioning Spce-efficient storge technology elimintes the inefficiencies of trditionl storge methods y using only the storge ctully required for mchine's opertions. Typiclly, this is only frction of the storge ctully llocted to mchines. vcloud Automtion Center supports two methods of provisioning with spce-efficient technology, thin provisioning nd FlexClone provisioning. When stndrd storge is used, the storge llocted to provisioned mchine is fully committed to tht mchine, even when it is powered off. This cn e significnt wste of storge resources ecuse few virtul mchines ctully use ll of the storge llocted to them, just s few physicl mchines operte with 100% full disk. When spce-efficient storge technology is used, the storge llocted nd the storge used re trcked seprtely nd only the storge used is fully committed to the provisioned mchine. VMwre, Inc. 65

66 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms Thin Provisioning Thin provisioning is supported for ll virtul provisioning methods. Depending on your virtuliztion pltform, storge type, nd defult storge configurtion, thin provisioning might lwys e used during mchine provisioning. For exmple, for ESX Server integrtions using NFS storge, thin provisioning is lwys employed. However, for ESX Server integrtions tht use locl or iscsi storge, thin provisioning is only used to provision mchines if the custom property VirtulMchine.Admin.ThinProvision is specified in the lueprint. For more informtion out thin provisioning, plese see the documenttion provided y your virtuliztion pltform. Net App FlexClone Provisioning FlexClone provisioning is only supported for virtul provisioning y cloning in vsphere integrtions. If you specify storge pth tht uses FlexClone technology with ny other type of provisioning, the storge pth ehves like stndrd storge. The following is high-level overview of the sequence of steps required to provision mchines tht use FlexClone technology: 1 An IS dministrtor cretes NetApp ONTAP endpoint. See Crete NetApp ONTAP Endpoint, on pge A fric dministrtor cretes vsphere reservtion, enles Flexclone storge, nd specifies storge pth tht uses FlexClone technology. See Crete Reservtion, on pge A tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger cretes FlexClone lueprint. See Crete Blueprint for Net App FlexClone Provisioning, on pge 87. Choosing Blueprint Scenrio Depending on your environment nd the methods of provisioning your fric dministrtors hve prepred, there re severl procedures ville to crete the lueprint for your needs. Unless otherwise noted in the Choosing Blueprint Scenrio tle, ll of these provisioning methods require preprtion y your fric dministrtors efore you cn crete lueprint nd provision mchines. Plese contct your fric dministrtors to determine which provisioning methods they hve prepred for you. Tle 4 1. Choosing Blueprint Scenrio Scenrio Supported Pltforms Custom Properties Provision mchines with no guest operting system. You cn instll n operting system fter provisioning. This option does not require ny preprovisioning preprtions. All Crete Blueprint for the Bsic Workflow, on pge 67 Custom Properties for Bsic Workflow Blueprints, on pge 71 Provision mchines y cloning from templte oject creted from n existing Windows or Linux mchine, clled the reference mchine, nd customiztion specifiction. vsphere KVM (RHEV) SCVMM Crete Blueprint for Cloning, on pge 72 Custom Properties for Clone Blueprints, on pge 76 Provision spce-efficient copy of virtul mchine clled linked clone. Linked clones re sed on snpshot of VM nd use chin of delt disks to trck differences from prent mchine. vsphere Crete Linked Clone Blueprint, on pge 80 Custom Properties for Linked Clone Blueprints, on pge VMwre, Inc.

67 Chpter 4 Creting Blueprints Tle 4 1. Choosing Blueprint Scenrio (Continued) Scenrio Supported Pltforms Custom Properties Provision spce-efficient copy of virtul mchine y using Net App FlexClone technology. vsphere Crete Blueprint for Net App FlexClone Provisioning, on pge 87 Custom Properties for FlexClone Blueprints, on pge 91 Provision mchine y ooting from n ISO imge, using kickstrt or utoyst configurtion file nd Linux distriution imge to instll the operting system on the mchine. All Crete Blueprint for Linux Kickstrt Provisioning, on pge 102 Custom Properties for Linux Kickstrt Blueprints, on pge 107 Provision mchine nd pss control to n SCCM tsk sequence to oot from n ISO imge, deploy Windows operting system, nd instll the vcloud Automtion Center guest gent. All Crete Blueprint for SCCM Provisioning, on pge 109 Custom Properties for SCCM Blueprints, on pge 114 Provision mchine y ooting into WinPE environment nd instlling n operting system using Windows Imging File Formt (WIM) imge of n existing Windows reference mchine. All Crete Blueprint for WIM Provisioning, on pge 94 Custom Properties for WIM Blueprints, on pge 99 Crete Blueprint for the Bsic Workflow A sic workflow lueprint provisions virtul mchine with no guest operting system. You cn instll the operting system fter the mchine is provisioned. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger. 1 Specify Bsic Workflow Blueprint Informtion on pge 68 Blueprint informtion settings control who cn ccess lueprint, how mny mchines they cn provision with it, nd how long to rchive mchine fter the lese period is over. 2 Specify Bsic Workflow Build Informtion on pge 69 The uild informtion settings determine how mchine is provisioned. 3 Configure Bsic Workflow Blueprint Mchine Resources on pge 69 Mchine resource settings control the resources consumed y mchine provisioned with your lueprint. 4 Add Blueprint Custom Properties on pge 70 Adding custom properties to lueprint gives you detiled control over provisioned mchines. 5 Configure Blueprint Actions on pge 71 Use lueprint ctions nd entitlements together to mintin detiled control over provisioned mchines. VMwre, Inc. 67

68 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms Specify Bsic Workflow Blueprint Informtion Blueprint informtion settings control who cn ccess lueprint, how mny mchines they cn provision with it, nd how long to rchive mchine fter the lese period is over. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger. 1 Select Infrstructure > Blueprints > Blueprints. 2 Select New Blueprint > Virtul nd select the type of lueprint you re creting. 3 Type nme in the Nme text ox. 4 (Optionl) Type description in the Description text ox. 5 (Optionl) Select the Mster check ox to llow users to copy your lueprint. 6 (Optionl) Select the Disply loction on request check ox to prompt users to choose dtcenter loction when they sumit mchine request. This option requires dditionl configurtion to dd dtcenter loctions nd ssocite compute resources with those loctions. 7 Select who cn provision mchines with this lueprint. Roles If you re oth usiness group mnger nd tennt dministrtor Business group mnger Tennt dministrtor Who Cn Provision Select the Shred lueprint check ox to llow the lueprint to e entitled to users in ny usiness group. Deselect the Shred lueprint check ox to crete locl lueprint, nd select usiness group from the Business group drop-down menu. Select usiness group from the Business group drop-down menu. Your lueprints re lwys shred. You cnnot choose who cn use them to provision mchines. 8 (Optionl) Select reservtion policy from the Reservtion policy drop-down menu. This option requires dditionl configurtion y fric dministrtor to crete reservtion policy. 9 Select mchine prefix from the Mchine prefix drop-down menu. You cn select Use group defult to ccept the defult mchine prefix usiness group for the user. 10 (Optionl) Type numer in the Mximum per user text ox to limit the numer of mchines tht single user cn provision with this lueprint. 11 Specify the numer of dys to rchive mchines provisioned from this lueprint in the Archive (dys) text ox. Type 0 if you do not wnt to rchive mchines. 12 (Optionl) Set the dily cost of the mchine y typing the mount in the Cost (dily) text ox. This cost is dded to ny cost profiles tht your fric dministrtor sets up. Your lueprint is not finished. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. 68 VMwre, Inc.

69 Chpter 4 Creting Blueprints Specify Bsic Workflow Build Informtion The uild informtion settings determine how mchine is provisioned. Specify Bsic Workflow Blueprint Informtion, on pge Click the Build Informtion t. 2 Select whether mchines provisioned from this lueprint re clssified s Desktop or Server from the Blueprint type drop-down menu. This informtion is for record-keeping nd licensing purposes only. 3 Select Crete from the Action drop-down menu. 4 Select BsicVmWorkflow from the Provisioning workflow drop-down menu. 5 (Optionl) If you re working with KVM (RHEV) or Hyper-V (SCVMM) lueprint, you cn provide n ISO for provisioning. For Hyper-V (SCVMM), you cn lso select dditionl profiles to ttch to mchines provisioned with your lueprint. c Select virtul hrd disk from the Virtul hrd disk drop-down menu. Select profile from the Hrdwre profile drop-down menu. Select ootle ISO imge from the ISO drop-down menu. Your lueprint is not finished. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. Configure Bsic Workflow Blueprint Mchine Resources Mchine resource settings control the resources consumed y mchine provisioned with your lueprint. Specify Bsic Workflow Build Informtion, on pge Specify CPU settings for provisioned mchines. Type the minimum numer of CPUs in the Minimum text ox. If you only provide minimum, this numer ecomes the vlue for ll mchines provisioned from this lueprint. (Optionl) Type the mximum numer of CPUs in the Mximum text ox to llow users to select their own settings within the rnge tht you provide. 2 Specify memory settings for provisioned mchines. Type the minimum mount of memory in the Minimum text ox. If you only provide minimum, this numer ecomes the vlue for ll mchines provisioned from this lueprint. (Optionl) Type the mximum mount of memory in the Mximum text ox to llow users to select their own settings within the rnge tht you provide. VMwre, Inc. 69

70 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 3 Specify storge settings for provisioned mchines. Type the minimum mount of storge in the Minimum text ox. If you only provide minimum, this numer ecomes the vlue for ll mchines provisioned from this lueprint. (Optionl) Type the mximum mount of storge in the Mximum text ox to llow users to select their own settings within the rnge tht you provide. 4 (Optionl) Specify the lese settings for provisioned mchines, or leve lnk for no expirtion dte. Type the minimum numer of lese dys in the Minimum text ox. If you only provide minimum, this numer ecomes the vlue for ll mchines provisioned from this lueprint. (Optionl) Type the mximum numer of lese dys in the Mximum text ox to llow users to select their own settings within the rnge tht you provide. 5 Add Storge volumes. c d e Click New Volume. Type the cpcity in the Cpcity (GB) text ox. (Optionl) Type drive letter nd mount pth in the Drive Letter/Mount Pth text ox. (Optionl) Type nme in the Lel text ox. (Optionl) Select Storge Reservtion Policy from the drop-down menu. This option requires dditionl configurtion y fric dministrtor to crete storge reservtion policies. f Click the Sve icon ( ). 6 (Optionl) Select Allow user to see nd chnge storge reservtion policies. If selected, users who re provisioning mchines cn see nd chnge the storge reservtion policies tht you pply to lueprints. 7 Type the mximum numer of volumes user cn select for provisioned mchines in the Mx # of volumes text ox. Leve lnk to ccept the defult of 15, or type 0 to disle dding volumes. 8 Type the mximum numer of network dpters user cn select for provisioned mchines in the Mx # of network dpters text ox. Leve lnk to ccept the defult of 15, or type 0 to disle dding network dpters. Your lueprint is not finished. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. Add Blueprint Custom Properties Adding custom properties to lueprint gives you detiled control over provisioned mchines. NOTE You might not need to dd custom properties one t time through the vcloud Automtion Center console, insted fric dministrtor cn crete uild profiles tht contin common groupings of custom properties. Configure Bsic Workflow Blueprint Mchine Resources, on pge VMwre, Inc.

71 Chpter 4 Creting Blueprints 1 Click the Properties t. 2 (Optionl) Select one or more uild profiles from the Build profiles menu. Build profiles contin groups of custom properties. Fric dministrtors cn crete uild profiles. 3 (Optionl) Add ny custom properties to your lueprint. c d e Click New Property. Type the custom property in the Nme text ox. (Optionl) Select the Encrypted check ox to encrypt the custom property in the dtse. Type the vlue of the custom property in the Vlue text ox. (Optionl) Select the Prompt user check ox to require the user to provide vlue when they request mchine. If you choose to prompt the user for vlue, ny vlue you provide for the custom property is presented to the user s the defult. If you do not provide defult, the user cnnot continue with the mchine request until they provide vlue for the custom property. f Click the Sve icon ( ). Your lueprint is not finished. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. Custom Properties for Bsic Workflow Blueprints While there re numer of custom properties tht you cn pply to your sic workflow lueprint, there re some tht re very common for sic workflow lueprints. The Custom Properties for Bsic Workflow Blueprints tle descries the most commonly used custom properties for this lueprint type. Tle 4 2. Custom Properties for Bsic Workflow Blueprints Custom Property VirtulMchine.CDROM.Attch VirtulMchine.Admin.ThinProvision Description Set to Flse to provision the mchine without CD-ROM device. The defult is True. Determines whether thin provisioning is used on ESX compute resources using locl or iscsi storge. Set to True to use thin provisioning. Set to Flse to use stndrd provisioning. This property is for virtul provisioning. For full list of custom properties, see Custom Properties Reference. Configure Blueprint Actions Use lueprint ctions nd entitlements together to mintin detiled control over provisioned mchines. Entitlements control which mchine opertions specific users cn ccess. Blueprint ctions control which mchine opertions cn e performed on mchines provisioned from lueprint. For exmple, if you disle the option to reprovision mchines creted from lueprint, then the option to reprovision mchine creted from the lueprint does not pper for ny users. If you enle the reprovision mchine opertion, then users who re entitled to reprovision mchines cn reprovision mchines creted from this lueprint. NOTE The options tht pper on the Actions t depend on your pltform nd ny customiztions mde to your vcloud Automtion Center instnce. VMwre, Inc. 71

72 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms Add Blueprint Custom Properties, on pge Click the Actions t. 2 (Optionl) Select the check oxes for ech mchine option to enle for mchines provisioned from this lueprint. 3 (Optionl) Specify whether to llow users to use Snpshot Mnger to crete, pply, nd delete snpshots of their mchine. Depending on your vcloud Automtion Center configurtion, this option might not e ville. Option Enle Snpshot Mnger Disle Snpshot Mnger Description Click Yes. Click No. 4 Specify reconfigure settings. Select whether to llow reconfigurtion of mchines provisioned from this lueprint. Option Allow entitled users to reconfigure mchines provisioned from this lueprint. Remove the reconfigure option for ll users of mchines provisioned from this lueprint. Description Click Yes. Click No. c Select Enle execution selector to llow users to schedule mchine reconfigurtion. Select Enle power ction selector to llow users to choose whether to shut down their mchine efore reconfigurtion. 5 Click OK. If you disle this option, mchines re shut down efore reconfigurtion. Your lueprint is sved. Wht to do next The lueprint is not ville s ctlog item until it is pulished. See Pulish Blueprint, on pge 116. Crete Blueprint for Cloning You cn use vcloud Automtion Center to provision mchines y cloning from templte oject creted from Windows or Linux reference mchine. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger. Contct your fric dministrtor for informtion out the templtes nd customiztion ojects you should use. 72 VMwre, Inc.

73 Chpter 4 Creting Blueprints 1 Specify Clone Blueprint Informtion on pge 73 Blueprint informtion settings control who cn ccess lueprint, how mny mchines they cn provision with it, nd how long to rchive mchine once the lese period is over. 2 Specify Clone Blueprint Build Informtion on pge 74 The uild informtion settings determine how mchine is provisioned. 3 Configure Clone Blueprint Mchine Resources on pge 74 Mchine resource settings control the resources consumed y mchine provisioned with your lueprint. 4 Add Custom Properties to Blueprint on pge 76 Adding custom properties to lueprint gives you detiled control over provisioned mchines. 5 Configure Blueprint Actions on pge 79 Use lueprint ctions nd entitlements together to mintin detiled control over provisioned mchines. Specify Clone Blueprint Informtion Blueprint informtion settings control who cn ccess lueprint, how mny mchines they cn provision with it, nd how long to rchive mchine once the lese period is over. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger. Contct your fric dministrtor for informtion out the templtes nd customiztion ojects you should use. 1 Select Infrstructure > Blueprints > Blueprints. 2 Select New Blueprint > Virtul nd select the type of lueprint you re creting. 3 Type nme in the Nme text ox. 4 (Optionl) Type description in the Description text ox. 5 (Optionl) Select the Mster check ox to llow users to copy your lueprint. 6 (Optionl) Select the Disply loction on request check ox to prompt users to choose dtcenter loction when they sumit mchine request. This option requires dditionl configurtion to dd dtcenter loctions nd ssocite compute resources with those loctions. 7 Select who cn provision mchines with this lueprint. Roles If you re oth usiness group mnger nd tennt dministrtor Business group mnger Tennt dministrtor Who Cn Provision Select the Shred lueprint check ox to llow the lueprint to e entitled to users in ny usiness group. Deselect the Shred lueprint check ox to crete locl lueprint, nd select usiness group from the Business group drop-down menu. Select usiness group from the Business group drop-down menu. Your lueprints re lwys shred. You cnnot choose who cn use them to provision mchines. VMwre, Inc. 73

74 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 8 (Optionl) Select reservtion policy from the Reservtion policy drop-down menu. This option requires dditionl configurtion y fric dministrtor to crete reservtion policy. 9 Select mchine prefix from the Mchine prefix drop-down menu. You cn select Use group defult to ccept the defult mchine prefix usiness group for the user. 10 (Optionl) Type numer in the Mximum per user text ox to limit the numer of mchines tht single user cn provision with this lueprint. 11 Specify the numer of dys to rchive mchines provisioned from this lueprint in the Archive (dys) text ox. Type 0 if you do not wnt to rchive mchines. 12 (Optionl) Set the dily cost of the mchine y typing the mount in the Cost (dily) text ox. This cost is dded to ny cost profiles tht your fric dministrtor sets up. Your lueprint is not finished. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. Specify Clone Blueprint Build Informtion The uild informtion settings determine how mchine is provisioned. Specify Clone Blueprint Informtion, on pge Click the Build Informtion t. 2 Select whether mchines provisioned from this lueprint re clssified s Desktop or Server from the Blueprint type drop-down menu. This informtion is for record-keeping nd licensing purposes only. 3 Select Clone from the Action drop-down menu. 4 Select CloneWorkflow from the Provisioning workflow drop-down menu. 5 Click the Browse icon next to the Clone from text ox. 6 Select templte to clone. The list includes ll templtes for ll reservtions. No vlidtion is ville to ensure tht the templte you select exists in the reservtion used to provision mchine from this lueprint. 7 Click OK. 8 (Optionl) Type the nme of the customiztion specifiction in the Customiztion spec text ox. A customiztion specifiction is required only if you re cloning with sttic IP ddresses. However, you cnnot perform customiztions of Windows mchines without customiztion specifiction oject. For Linux clone mchines, you cn use customiztion specifiction, n externl script, or oth to perform customiztions. Your lueprint is not finished. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. Configure Clone Blueprint Mchine Resources Mchine resource settings control the resources consumed y mchine provisioned with your lueprint. Depending on your pltform type, not ll mchine resource settings re ville. 74 VMwre, Inc.

75 Chpter 4 Creting Blueprints Specify Clone Blueprint Build Informtion, on pge Specify CPU settings for provisioned mchines. Type the minimum numer of CPUs in the Minimum text ox. If you only provide minimum, this numer ecomes the vlue for ll mchines provisioned from this lueprint. (Optionl) Type the mximum numer of CPUs in the Mximum text ox to llow users to select their own settings within the rnge tht you provide. 2 Specify memory settings for provisioned mchines. Type the minimum mount of memory in the Minimum text ox. If you only provide minimum, this numer ecomes the vlue for ll mchines provisioned from this lueprint. (Optionl) Type the mximum mount of memory in the Mximum text ox to llow users to select their own settings within the rnge tht you provide. 3 Specify storge settings for provisioned mchines. Type the minimum mount of storge in the Minimum text ox. If you only provide minimum, this numer ecomes the vlue for ll mchines provisioned from this lueprint. (Optionl) Type the mximum mount of storge in the Mximum text ox to llow users to select their own settings within the rnge tht you provide. 4 (Optionl) Specify the lese settings for provisioned mchines, or leve lnk for no expirtion dte. Type the minimum numer of lese dys in the Minimum text ox. If you only provide minimum, this numer ecomes the vlue for ll mchines provisioned from this lueprint. (Optionl) Type the mximum numer of lese dys in the Mximum text ox to llow users to select their own settings within the rnge tht you provide. 5 Add Storge volumes. c d e Click New Volume. Type the cpcity in the Cpcity (GB) text ox. (Optionl) Type drive letter nd mount pth in the Drive Letter/Mount Pth text ox. (Optionl) Type nme in the Lel text ox. (Optionl) Select Storge Reservtion Policy from the drop-down menu. This option requires dditionl configurtion y fric dministrtor to crete storge reservtion policies. f Click the Sve icon ( ). 6 (Optionl) Select Allow user to see nd chnge storge reservtion policies. If selected, users who re provisioning mchines cn see nd chnge the storge reservtion policies tht you pply to lueprints. VMwre, Inc. 75

76 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 7 Type the mximum numer of volumes user cn select for provisioned mchines in the Mx # of volumes text ox. Leve lnk to ccept the defult of 15, or type 0 to disle dding volumes. 8 Type the mximum numer of network dpters user cn select for provisioned mchines in the Mx # of network dpters text ox. Leve lnk to ccept the defult of 15, or type 0 to disle dding network dpters. Your lueprint is not finished. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. Add Custom Properties to Blueprint Adding custom properties to lueprint gives you detiled control over provisioned mchines. NOTE You might not need to dd custom properties one t time through the vcloud Automtion Center console, insted fric dministrtor cn crete uild profiles tht contin common groupings of custom properties. Configure Clone Blueprint Mchine Resources, on pge Click the Properties t. 2 (Optionl) Select one or more uild profiles from the Build profiles menu. Build profiles contin groups of custom properties. Fric dministrtors cn crete uild profiles. 3 (Optionl) Add ny custom properties to your lueprint. c d e Click New Property. Type the custom property in the Nme text ox. (Optionl) Select the Encrypted check ox to encrypt the custom property in the dtse. Type the vlue of the custom property in the Vlue text ox. (Optionl) Select the Prompt user check ox to require the user to provide vlue when they request mchine. If you choose to prompt the user for vlue, ny vlue you provide for the custom property is presented to the user s the defult. If you do not provide defult, the user cnnot continue with the mchine request until they provide vlue for the custom property. f Click the Sve icon ( ). Your lueprint is not finished. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. Custom Properties for Clone Blueprints You cn pply mny different custom properties to clone lueprints, ut there re some tht re very common nd some tht re required for certin configurtions. The Custom Properties for Clone Blueprints tle descries the most commonly used custom properties for this lueprint type. 76 VMwre, Inc.

77 Chpter 4 Creting Blueprints Tle 4 3. Custom Properties for Clone Blueprints Custom Property VirtulMchine.NetworkN.ProfileNme Linux.ExternlScript.Nme Linux.ExternlScript.LoctionType Linux.ExternlScript.Server Linux.ExternlScript.Pth Description Specifies the nme of network profile from which to ssign sttic IP ddress to network device Nor from which to otin the rnge of sttic IP ddresses tht cn e ssigned to network device N of cloned mchine, where N=0 for the first device, 1 for the second, nd so on. If network profile is specified in the network pth in the reservtion on which the mchine is provisioned, sttic IP ddress is ssigned from tht network profile. You cn ensure tht sttic IP ddress is ssigned from specific profile y setting the vlue of this property to the nme of network profile. With WIM-sed provisioning for virtul mchines, you cn use this property to specify network profile nd network interfce or you cn use the Network section of the Virtul Reservtion pge. You cn lso ssign the network interfce to virtul network using the VirtulMchine.NetworkN.Nme custom property. Specifies the nme of customiztion script tht the Linux gent runs fter the operting system is instlled. This property is ville for Linux mchines cloned from templtes on which the Linux gent is instlled. If you specify n externl script, you must lso define its loction y using the Linux.ExternlScript.LoctionType nd Linux.ExternlScript.Pth properties. Specifies the loction type of the customiztion script nmed in the Linux.ExternlScript.Nme property. This cn e either locl or nfs. You must lso specify the script loction using the Linux.ExternlScript.Pth property. If the loction type is nfs, lso use the Linux.ExternlScript.Server property. Specifies the nme of the NFS server on which the Linux externl customiztion script nmed in Linux.ExternlScript.Nme is locted. Specifies the locl pth to the Linux customiztion script or the export pth to the Linux customiztion on the NFS server. The vlue must egin with forwrd slsh nd not include the file nme. If you hve instlled the guest gent to customize cloned mchines, the Custom Properties for Customizing Cloned Mchines with Guest Agent tle descries the most commonly used custom properties for your scenrio. VMwre, Inc. 77

78 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms Tle 4 4. Custom Properties for Customizing Cloned Mchines with Guest Agent Custom Property VirtulMchine.Admin.UseGuestAgent VirtulMchine.DiskN.Size VirtulMchine.DiskN.Lel Description If the guest gent is instlled s service on templte for cloning, set to True on the mchine lueprint to enle the guest gent service on mchines cloned from tht templte. Set to Flse to disle the guest gent. Defines the size in GB of disk N. For exmple, to give size of 150GB to disk G, define the custom property VirtulMchine.Disk0.Size nd enter vlue of 150. Disk numering must e sequentil. By defult mchine hs one disk referred to y VirtulMchine.Disk0.Size, where size is specified y the Storge option on the Build Informtion t of the lueprint from which the mchine is provisioned. The vlue in the Storge option on the Build Informtion t overwrites the vlue in the VirtulMchine.Disk0.Size property. The VirtulMchine.Disk0.Size property is not ville s custom property ecuse of its reltionship with thestorge option on the Build Informtion t. More disks cn e dded y specifying VirtulMchine.Disk1.Size, VirtulMchine.Disk2.Size nd so on. VirtulMchine.Admin.TotlDiskUsge lwys represents the totl of the.diskn.size properties plus the VMwre.Memory.Reservtion size lloction. Specifies the lel of mchine s disk. The disk lel mximum is 32 chrcters. Disk numering must e sequentil. VirtulMchine.DiskN.Letter Specifies the letter or mount point of mchine s disk N. The defult is C. For exmple, to specify the letter D for Disk 1, define the custom property s VirtulMchine.Disk1.Letter nd enter the vlue D. Disk numering must e sequentil. VirtulMchine.Admin.CustomizeGuestOSDely VirtulMchine.Customize.WitComplete VirtulMchine.Softwre0.ScriptPth Specifies the time to wit fter customiztion is complete nd efore strting the guest operting system customiztion. The vlue must e in HH:MM:SS formt. Set to True to hold the provisioning workflow until customiztions re finished. Specifies the pth to n ppliction's instll script. The pth must e vlid solute pth s seen y the guest operting system nd must include the nme of the.t file. You cn pss custom property vlues s prmeters to the script y inserting {CustomPropertyNme} in the pth string. For exmple, if you hve custom property nmed ActivtionKey whose vlue is 1234, the script pth is D:\InstllApp.t key {ActivtionKey}. The guest gent runs the commnd D:\InstllApp.t key Your script file cn then e progrmmed to ccept nd use this vlue. For full list of custom properties, see Custom Properties Reference. 78 VMwre, Inc.

79 Chpter 4 Creting Blueprints Configure Blueprint Actions Use lueprint ctions nd entitlements together to mintin detiled control over provisioned mchines. Entitlements control which mchine opertions specific users cn ccess. Blueprint ctions control which mchine opertions cn e performed on mchines provisioned from lueprint. For exmple, if you disle the option to reprovision mchines creted from lueprint, then the option to reprovision mchine creted from the lueprint does not pper for ny users. If you enle the reprovision mchine opertion, then users who re entitled to reprovision mchines cn reprovision mchines creted from this lueprint. NOTE The options tht pper on the Actions t depend on your pltform nd ny customiztions mde to your vcloud Automtion Center instnce. Add Custom Properties to Blueprint, on pge Click the Actions t. 2 (Optionl) Select the check oxes for ech mchine option to enle for mchines provisioned from this lueprint. 3 (Optionl) Specify whether to llow users to use Snpshot Mnger to crete, pply, nd delete snpshots of their mchine. Depending on your vcloud Automtion Center configurtion, this option might not e ville. Option Enle Snpshot Mnger Disle Snpshot Mnger Description Click Yes. Click No. 4 Specify reconfigure settings. Select whether to llow reconfigurtion of mchines provisioned from this lueprint. Option Allow entitled users to reconfigure mchines provisioned from this lueprint. Remove the reconfigure option for ll users of mchines provisioned from this lueprint. Description Click Yes. Click No. c Select Enle execution selector to llow users to schedule mchine reconfigurtion. Select Enle power ction selector to llow users to choose whether to shut down their mchine efore reconfigurtion. If you disle this option, mchines re shut down efore reconfigurtion. 5 Click OK. Your lueprint is sved. Wht to do next The lueprint is not ville s ctlog item until it is pulished. See Pulish Blueprint, on pge 116. VMwre, Inc. 79

80 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms Crete Linked Clone Blueprint If you re working with vsphere environment, you cn provision spce-efficient copy of virtul mchine clled linked clone. Linked clones re sed on snpshot of VM nd use chin of delt disks to trck differences from prent mchine. By pointing to snpshot, the linked clone uses less disk spce thn full clone. This reduces storge costs. Linked clones re provisioned quickly, nd re idel to use when performnce is not high priority. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger. A snpshot of virtul mchine. These do not hve to e creted in vcloud Automtion Center. Snpshots creted in vcenter Server re discovered during inventory dt collection. 1 Specify Linked Clone Blueprint Informtion on pge 80 Blueprint informtion settings control who cn ccess lueprint, how mny mchines they cn provision with it, nd how long to rchive mchine once the lese period is over. 2 Specify Linked Clone Build Informtion on pge 81 The uild informtion settings determine how mchine is provisioned. 3 Configure Linked Clone Mchine Resources on pge 82 Mchine resource settings control the resources consumed y mchine provisioned with your lueprint. 4 Add Custom Properties to Blueprint on pge 83 Adding custom properties to lueprint gives you detiled control over provisioned mchines. 5 Configure Blueprint Actions on pge 86 Use lueprint ctions nd entitlements together to mintin detiled control over provisioned mchines. Wht to do next The lueprint is not ville s ctlog item until it is pulished. See Pulish Blueprint, on pge 116. Optionlly, you cn dd storge reservtion policy or single dtstore to your linked clone lueprint. See Choosing Storge Scenrio, on pge 120. Specify Linked Clone Blueprint Informtion Blueprint informtion settings control who cn ccess lueprint, how mny mchines they cn provision with it, nd how long to rchive mchine once the lese period is over. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger. A snpshot of virtul mchine. These do not hve to e creted in vcloud Automtion Center. Snpshots creted in vsphere re discovered during inventory dt collection. 1 Select Infrstructure > Blueprints > Blueprints. 2 Click New Blueprint > Virtul > vsphere (vcenter). 3 Type nme in the Nme text ox. 80 VMwre, Inc.

81 Chpter 4 Creting Blueprints 4 (Optionl) Type description in the Description text ox. 5 (Optionl) Select the Mster check ox to llow users to copy your lueprint. 6 (Optionl) Select the Disply loction on request check ox to prompt users to choose dtcenter loction when they sumit mchine request. This option requires dditionl configurtion to dd dtcenter loctions nd ssocite compute resources with those loctions. 7 Select who cn provision mchines with this lueprint. Roles If you re oth usiness group mnger nd tennt dministrtor Business group mnger Tennt dministrtor Who Cn Provision Select the Shred lueprint check ox to llow the lueprint to e entitled to users in ny usiness group. Deselect the Shred lueprint check ox to crete locl lueprint, nd select usiness group from the Business group drop-down menu. Select usiness group from the Business group drop-down menu. Your lueprints re lwys shred. You cnnot choose who cn use them to provision mchines. 8 (Optionl) Select reservtion policy from the Reservtion policy drop-down menu. This option requires dditionl configurtion y fric dministrtor to crete reservtion policy. 9 Select mchine prefix from the Mchine prefix drop-down menu. You cn select Use group defult to ccept the defult mchine prefix usiness group for the user. 10 (Optionl) Type numer in the Mximum per user text ox to limit the numer of mchines tht single user cn provision with this lueprint. 11 Specify the numer of dys to rchive mchines provisioned from this lueprint in the Archive (dys) text ox. Type 0 if you do not wnt to rchive mchines. 12 (Optionl) Set the dily cost of the mchine y typing the mount in the Cost (dily) text ox. This cost is dded to ny cost profiles tht your fric dministrtor sets up. Your lueprint is not finished. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. Specify Linked Clone Build Informtion The uild informtion settings determine how mchine is provisioned. Specify Linked Clone Blueprint Informtion, on pge Click the Build Informtion t. 2 Select whether mchines provisioned from this lueprint re clssified s Desktop or Server from the Blueprint type drop-down menu. This informtion is for record-keeping nd licensing purposes only. 3 Select Linked Clone from the Action drop-down menu. 4 Select CloneWorkflow from the Provisioning workflow drop-down menu. VMwre, Inc. 81

82 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 5 Click the Browse icon next to the Clone from text ox. 6 Select mchine to clone. 7 Click Next. 8 Select snpshot to clone. You cn crete new snpshot from this menu. 9 Click Finish. 10 Click OK. 11 (Optionl) Select Delete snpshot when the lueprint is deleted if you do not wnt to keep the snpshot when the lueprint is deleted. 12 (Optionl) Type the nme of the customiztion specifiction in the Customiztion spec text ox. A customiztion specifiction is required only if you re cloning with sttic IP ddresses. However, you cnnot perform customiztions of Windows mchines without customiztion specifiction oject. For Linux clone mchines, you cn use customiztion specifiction, n externl script, or oth to perform customiztions. Your lueprint is not finished. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. Wht to do next Configure Clone Blueprint Mchine Resources, on pge 74. Configure Linked Clone Mchine Resources Mchine resource settings control the resources consumed y mchine provisioned with your lueprint. Specify Linked Clone Build Informtion, on pge Specify CPU settings for provisioned mchines. Type the minimum numer of CPUs in the Minimum text ox. If you only provide minimum, this numer ecomes the vlue for ll mchines provisioned from this lueprint. (Optionl) Type the mximum numer of CPUs in the Mximum text ox to llow users to select their own settings within the rnge tht you provide. 2 Specify memory settings for provisioned mchines. Type the minimum mount of memory in the Minimum text ox. If you only provide minimum, this numer ecomes the vlue for ll mchines provisioned from this lueprint. (Optionl) Type the mximum mount of memory in the Mximum text ox to llow users to select their own settings within the rnge tht you provide. 82 VMwre, Inc.

83 Chpter 4 Creting Blueprints 3 Specify storge settings for provisioned mchines. Type the minimum mount of storge in the Minimum text ox. If you only provide minimum, this numer ecomes the vlue for ll mchines provisioned from this lueprint. (Optionl) Type the mximum mount of storge in the Mximum text ox to llow users to select their own settings within the rnge tht you provide. 4 (Optionl) Specify the lese settings for provisioned mchines, or leve lnk for no expirtion dte. Type the minimum numer of lese dys in the Minimum text ox. If you only provide minimum, this numer ecomes the vlue for ll mchines provisioned from this lueprint. (Optionl) Type the mximum numer of lese dys in the Mximum text ox to llow users to select their own settings within the rnge tht you provide. Your lueprint is not finished. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. Add Custom Properties to Blueprint Adding custom properties to lueprint gives you detiled control over provisioned mchines. NOTE You might not need to dd custom properties one t time through the vcloud Automtion Center console, insted fric dministrtor cn crete uild profiles tht contin common groupings of custom properties. Configure Linked Clone Mchine Resources, on pge Click the Properties t. 2 (Optionl) Select one or more uild profiles from the Build profiles menu. Build profiles contin groups of custom properties. Fric dministrtors cn crete uild profiles. 3 (Optionl) Add ny custom properties to your lueprint. c d e Click New Property. Type the custom property in the Nme text ox. (Optionl) Select the Encrypted check ox to encrypt the custom property in the dtse. Type the vlue of the custom property in the Vlue text ox. (Optionl) Select the Prompt user check ox to require the user to provide vlue when they request mchine. If you choose to prompt the user for vlue, ny vlue you provide for the custom property is presented to the user s the defult. If you do not provide defult, the user cnnot continue with the mchine request until they provide vlue for the custom property. f Click the Sve icon ( ). Your lueprint is not finished. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. VMwre, Inc. 83

84 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms Custom Properties for Linked Clone Blueprints While there re numer of custom properties tht you cn pply to your linked clone lueprint, there re some tht re very common for this lueprint type. VirtulMchine.DiskN properties re required when specifying volume properties for linked clone lueprint. The Custom Properties for Linked Clone Blueprints tle descries the most commonly used custom properties for this lueprint type. Tle 4 5. Custom Properties for Linked Clone Blueprints Custom Property VirtulMchine.DiskN.Storge VirtulMchine.DiskN.StorgeReservtionPolicy VirtulMchine.DiskN.Size VirtulMchine.DiskN.Lel Description Specifies tht dtstore on which to plce the mchine disk N. This property is lso used to dd single dtstore to linked clone lueprint. N is the index (strting t 0) of the volume to ssign. Type the nme of the dtstore to ssign to the volume in the Vlue text ox. This is the dtstore nme s it ppers in the Storge Pth column on the Edit Compute Resource pge. Disk numering must e sequentil. Specifies storge reservtion policy to find storge for disk N. Also ssigns storge reservtion policy to volume. You cn use this disk property only with linked clone lueprints. To use this property, sustitute the volume numer for N in the property nme nd specify storge reservtion policy s the vlue. This property is equivlent to the Storge Reservtion Policy drop-down menu in the Volumes list on the Build Informtion t of the lueprint pge. Disk numering must e sequentil. Defines the size in GB of disk N. For exmple, to give size of 150GB to disk G, define the custom property VirtulMchine.Disk0.Size nd enter vlue of 150. Disk numering must e sequentil. By defult mchine hs one disk referred to y VirtulMchine.Disk0.Size, where size is specified y the Storge option on the Build Informtion t of the lueprint from which the mchine is provisioned. The vlue in the Storge option on the Build Informtion t overwrites the vlue in the VirtulMchine.Disk0.Size property. The VirtulMchine.Disk0.Size property is not ville s custom property ecuse of its reltionship with thestorge option on the Build Informtion t. More disks cn e dded y specifying VirtulMchine.Disk1.Size, VirtulMchine.Disk2.Size nd so on. VirtulMchine.Admin.TotlDiskUsge lwys represents the totl of the.diskn.size properties plus the VMwre.Memory.Reservtion size lloction. Specifies the lel of mchine s disk. The disk lel mximum is 32 chrcters. Disk numering must e sequentil. VirtulMchine.DiskN.Letter Specifies the letter or mount point of mchine s disk N. The defult is C. For exmple, to specify the letter D for Disk 1, define the custom property s VirtulMchine.Disk1.Letter nd enter the vlue D. Disk numering must e sequentil. MximumProvisionedMchines Specifies the mximum numer of linked clones for one mchine snpshot. The defult is VMwre, Inc.

85 Chpter 4 Creting Blueprints Tle 4 5. Custom Properties for Linked Clone Blueprints (Continued) Custom Property Linux.ExternlScript.Nme Linux.ExternlScript.LoctionType Linux.ExternlScript.Server Linux.ExternlScript.Pth Description Specifies the nme of customiztion script tht the Linux gent runs fter the operting system is instlled. This property is ville for Linux mchines cloned from templtes on which the Linux gent is instlled. If you specify n externl script, you must lso define its loction y using the Linux.ExternlScript.LoctionType nd Linux.ExternlScript.Pth properties. Specifies the loction type of the customiztion script nmed in the Linux.ExternlScript.Nme property. This cn e either locl or nfs. You must lso specify the script loction using the Linux.ExternlScript.Pth property. If the loction type is nfs, lso use the Linux.ExternlScript.Server property. Specifies the nme of the NFS server on which the Linux externl customiztion script nmed in Linux.ExternlScript.Nme is locted. Specifies the locl pth to the Linux customiztion script or the export pth to the Linux customiztion on the NFS server. The vlue must egin with forwrd slsh nd not include the file nme. If you hve instlled the guest gent to customize cloned mchines, the Custom Properties for Customizing Cloned Mchines with Guest Agent tle descries the most commonly used custom properties for your scenrio. Tle 4 6. Custom Properties for Customizing Cloned Mchines with Guest Agent Custom Property VirtulMchine.Admin.UseGuestAgent VirtulMchine.Admin.CustomizeGuestOSDely VirtulMchine.Customize.WitComplete VirtulMchine.Softwre0.ScriptPth Description If the guest gent is instlled s service on templte for cloning, set to True on the mchine lueprint to enle the guest gent service on mchines cloned from tht templte. Set to Flse to disle the guest gent. Specifies the time to wit fter customiztion is complete nd efore strting the guest operting system customiztion. The vlue must e in HH:MM:SS formt. Set to True to hold the provisioning workflow until customiztions re finished. Specifies the pth to n ppliction's instll script. The pth must e vlid solute pth s seen y the guest operting system nd must include the nme of the.t file. You cn pss custom property vlues s prmeters to the script y inserting {CustomPropertyNme} in the pth string. For exmple, if you hve custom property nmed ActivtionKey whose vlue is 1234, the script pth is D:\InstllApp.t key {ActivtionKey}. The guest gent runs the commnd D:\InstllApp.t key Your script file cn then e progrmmed to ccept nd use this vlue. For full list of custom properties, see Custom Properties Reference. VMwre, Inc. 85

86 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms Configure Blueprint Actions Use lueprint ctions nd entitlements together to mintin detiled control over provisioned mchines. Entitlements control which mchine opertions specific users cn ccess. Blueprint ctions control which mchine opertions cn e performed on mchines provisioned from lueprint. For exmple, if you disle the option to reprovision mchines creted from lueprint, then the option to reprovision mchine creted from the lueprint does not pper for ny users. If you enle the reprovision mchine opertion, then users who re entitled to reprovision mchines cn reprovision mchines creted from this lueprint. NOTE The options tht pper on the Actions t depend on your pltform nd ny customiztions mde to your vcloud Automtion Center instnce. Add Custom Properties to Blueprint, on pge Click the Actions t. 2 (Optionl) Select the check oxes for ech mchine option to enle for mchines provisioned from this lueprint. 3 (Optionl) Specify whether to llow users to use Snpshot Mnger to crete, pply, nd delete snpshots of their mchine. Depending on your vcloud Automtion Center configurtion, this option might not e ville. Option Enle Snpshot Mnger Disle Snpshot Mnger Description Click Yes. Click No. 4 Specify reconfigure settings. Select whether to llow reconfigurtion of mchines provisioned from this lueprint. Option Allow entitled users to reconfigure mchines provisioned from this lueprint. Remove the reconfigure option for ll users of mchines provisioned from this lueprint. Description Click Yes. Click No. c Select Enle execution selector to llow users to schedule mchine reconfigurtion. Select Enle power ction selector to llow users to choose whether to shut down their mchine efore reconfigurtion. If you disle this option, mchines re shut down efore reconfigurtion. 5 Click OK. Your lueprint is sved. Wht to do next The lueprint is not ville s ctlog item until it is pulished. See Pulish Blueprint, on pge VMwre, Inc.

87 Chpter 4 Creting Blueprints Optionlly, you cn dd storge reservtion policy or single dtstore to your linked clone lueprint. See Choosing Storge Scenrio, on pge 120. Crete Blueprint for Net App FlexClone Provisioning You cn use vcloud Automtion Center to provision clone mchines using Net App FlexClone technology if you re working with vsphere integrtion. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger. Contct your fric dministrtor for informtion out the templtes nd customiztion ojects you should use. 1 Specify FlexClone Blueprint Informtion on pge 87 Blueprint informtion settings control who cn ccess lueprint, how mny mchines they cn provision with it, nd how long to rchive mchine once the lese period is over. 2 Specify FlexClone Blueprint Build Informtion on pge 88 The uild informtion settings determine how mchine is provisioned. 3 Configure FlexClone Blueprint Mchine Resources on pge 89 Mchine resource settings control the resources consumed y mchine provisioned with your lueprint. 4 Add Custom Properties to Blueprint on pge 90 Adding custom properties to lueprint gives you detiled control over provisioned mchines. 5 Configure Blueprint Actions on pge 93 Use lueprint ctions nd entitlements together to mintin detiled control over provisioned mchines. Specify FlexClone Blueprint Informtion Blueprint informtion settings control who cn ccess lueprint, how mny mchines they cn provision with it, nd how long to rchive mchine once the lese period is over. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger. Contct your fric dministrtor for informtion out the templtes nd customiztion ojects you should use. 1 Select Infrstructure > Blueprints > Blueprints. 2 Click New Blueprint > Virtul > vsphere (vcenter). 3 Type nme in the Nme text ox. 4 (Optionl) Type description in the Description text ox. 5 (Optionl) Select the Mster check ox to llow users to copy your lueprint. VMwre, Inc. 87

88 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 6 (Optionl) Select the Disply loction on request check ox to prompt users to choose dtcenter loction when they sumit mchine request. This option requires dditionl configurtion to dd dtcenter loctions nd ssocite compute resources with those loctions. 7 Select who cn provision mchines with this lueprint. Roles If you re oth usiness group mnger nd tennt dministrtor Business group mnger Tennt dministrtor Who Cn Provision Select the Shred lueprint check ox to llow the lueprint to e entitled to users in ny usiness group. Deselect the Shred lueprint check ox to crete locl lueprint, nd select usiness group from the Business group drop-down menu. Select usiness group from the Business group drop-down menu. Your lueprints re lwys shred. You cnnot choose who cn use them to provision mchines. 8 (Optionl) Select reservtion policy from the Reservtion policy drop-down menu. This option requires dditionl configurtion y fric dministrtor to crete reservtion policy. 9 Select mchine prefix from the Mchine prefix drop-down menu. You cn select Use group defult to ccept the defult mchine prefix usiness group for the user. 10 (Optionl) Type numer in the Mximum per user text ox to limit the numer of mchines tht single user cn provision with this lueprint. 11 Specify the numer of dys to rchive mchines provisioned from this lueprint in the Archive (dys) text ox. Type 0 if you do not wnt to rchive mchines. 12 (Optionl) Set the dily cost of the mchine y typing the mount in the Cost (dily) text ox. This cost is dded to ny cost profiles tht your fric dministrtor sets up. Your lueprint is not finished. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. Specify FlexClone Blueprint Build Informtion The uild informtion settings determine how mchine is provisioned. Specify FlexClone Blueprint Informtion, on pge Click the Build Informtion t. 2 Select whether mchines provisioned from this lueprint re clssified s Desktop or Server from the Blueprint type drop-down menu. This informtion is for record-keeping nd licensing purposes only. 3 Select NetApp FlexClone from the Action drop-down menu. 4 Select CloneWorkflow from the Provisioning workflow drop-down menu. 5 Click the Browse icon next to the Clone from text ox. 88 VMwre, Inc.

89 Chpter 4 Creting Blueprints 6 Select templte to clone. The list includes ll templtes for ll reservtions. No vlidtion is ville to ensure tht the templte you select exists in the reservtion used to provision mchine from this lueprint. 7 Click OK. 8 (Optionl) Type the nme of the customiztion specifiction in the Customiztion spec text ox. A customiztion specifiction is required only if you re cloning with sttic IP ddresses. However, you cnnot perform customiztions of Windows mchines without customiztion specifiction oject. For Linux clone mchines, you cn use customiztion specifiction, n externl script, or oth to perform customiztions. Your lueprint is not finished. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. Configure FlexClone Blueprint Mchine Resources Mchine resource settings control the resources consumed y mchine provisioned with your lueprint. Specify FlexClone Blueprint Build Informtion, on pge Specify CPU settings for provisioned mchines. Type the minimum numer of CPUs in the Minimum text ox. If you only provide minimum, this numer ecomes the vlue for ll mchines provisioned from this lueprint. (Optionl) Type the mximum numer of CPUs in the Mximum text ox to llow users to select their own settings within the rnge tht you provide. 2 Specify memory settings for provisioned mchines. Type the minimum mount of memory in the Minimum text ox. If you only provide minimum, this numer ecomes the vlue for ll mchines provisioned from this lueprint. (Optionl) Type the mximum mount of memory in the Mximum text ox to llow users to select their own settings within the rnge tht you provide. 3 Specify storge settings for provisioned mchines. Type the minimum mount of storge in the Minimum text ox. If you only provide minimum, this numer ecomes the vlue for ll mchines provisioned from this lueprint. (Optionl) Type the mximum mount of storge in the Mximum text ox to llow users to select their own settings within the rnge tht you provide. 4 (Optionl) Specify the lese settings for provisioned mchines, or leve lnk for no expirtion dte. Type the minimum numer of lese dys in the Minimum text ox. If you only provide minimum, this numer ecomes the vlue for ll mchines provisioned from this lueprint. (Optionl) Type the mximum numer of lese dys in the Mximum text ox to llow users to select their own settings within the rnge tht you provide. VMwre, Inc. 89

90 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 5 Add Storge volumes. c d e Click New Volume. Type the cpcity in the Cpcity (GB) text ox. (Optionl) Type drive letter nd mount pth in the Drive Letter/Mount Pth text ox. (Optionl) Type nme in the Lel text ox. (Optionl) Select Storge Reservtion Policy from the drop-down menu. This option requires dditionl configurtion y fric dministrtor to crete storge reservtion policies. f Click the Sve icon ( ). 6 Type the mximum numer of volumes user cn select for provisioned mchines in the Mx # of volumes text ox. Leve lnk to ccept the defult of 15, or type 0 to disle dding volumes. 7 Type the mximum numer of network dpters user cn select for provisioned mchines in the Mx # of network dpters text ox. Leve lnk to ccept the defult of 15, or type 0 to disle dding network dpters. Your lueprint is not finished. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. Add Custom Properties to Blueprint Adding custom properties to lueprint gives you detiled control over provisioned mchines. NOTE You might not need to dd custom properties one t time through the vcloud Automtion Center console, insted fric dministrtor cn crete uild profiles tht contin common groupings of custom properties. Configure FlexClone Blueprint Mchine Resources, on pge Click the Properties t. 2 (Optionl) Select one or more uild profiles from the Build profiles menu. Build profiles contin groups of custom properties. Fric dministrtors cn crete uild profiles. 3 (Optionl) Add ny custom properties to your lueprint. c d Click New Property. Type the custom property in the Nme text ox. (Optionl) Select the Encrypted check ox to encrypt the custom property in the dtse. Type the vlue of the custom property in the Vlue text ox. 90 VMwre, Inc.

91 Chpter 4 Creting Blueprints e (Optionl) Select the Prompt user check ox to require the user to provide vlue when they request mchine. If you choose to prompt the user for vlue, ny vlue you provide for the custom property is presented to the user s the defult. If you do not provide defult, the user cnnot continue with the mchine request until they provide vlue for the custom property. f Click the Sve icon ( ). Your lueprint is not finished. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. Custom Properties for FlexClone Blueprints You cn pply numer of different custom properties to your FlexClone lueprint, ut there re some tht re very common nd some tht re required for certin configurtions. The Custom Properties for FlexClone Blueprints tle descries the most commonly used custom properties for this lueprint type. Tle 4 7. Custom Properties for FlexClone Blueprints Custom Property VirtulMchine.NetworkN.ProfileNme Linux.ExternlScript.Nme Linux.ExternlScript.LoctionType Description Specifies the nme of network profile from which to ssign sttic IP ddress to network device Nor from which to otin the rnge of sttic IP ddresses tht cn e ssigned to network device N of cloned mchine, where N=0 for the first device, 1 for the second, nd so on. If network profile is specified in the network pth in the reservtion on which the mchine is provisioned, sttic IP ddress is ssigned from tht network profile. You cn ensure tht sttic IP ddress is ssigned from specific profile y setting the vlue of this property to the nme of network profile. With WIM-sed provisioning for virtul mchines, you cn use this property to specify network profile nd network interfce or you cn use the Network section of the Virtul Reservtion pge. You cn lso ssign the network interfce to virtul network using the VirtulMchine.NetworkN.Nme custom property. Specifies the nme of customiztion script tht the Linux gent runs fter the operting system is instlled. This property is ville for Linux mchines cloned from templtes on which the Linux gent is instlled. If you specify n externl script, you must lso define its loction y using the Linux.ExternlScript.LoctionType nd Linux.ExternlScript.Pth properties. Specifies the loction type of the customiztion script nmed in the Linux.ExternlScript.Nme property. This cn e either locl or nfs. You must lso specify the script loction using the Linux.ExternlScript.Pth property. If the loction type is nfs, lso use the Linux.ExternlScript.Server property. VMwre, Inc. 91

92 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms Tle 4 7. Custom Properties for FlexClone Blueprints (Continued) Custom Property Linux.ExternlScript.Server Linux.ExternlScript.Pth Description Specifies the nme of the NFS server on which the Linux externl customiztion script nmed in Linux.ExternlScript.Nme is locted. Specifies the locl pth to the Linux customiztion script or the export pth to the Linux customiztion on the NFS server. The vlue must egin with forwrd slsh nd not include the file nme. If you hve instlled the guest gent to customize cloned mchines, the Custom Properties for Customizing FlexClone Mchines with Guest Agent tle descries the most commonly used custom properties for your scenrio. Tle 4 8. Custom Properties for Customizing FlexClone Mchines with Guest Agent Custom Property VirtulMchine.Admin.UseGuestAgent VirtulMchine.DiskN.Size VirtulMchine.DiskN.Lel Description If the guest gent is instlled s service on templte for cloning, set to True on the mchine lueprint to enle the guest gent service on mchines cloned from tht templte. Set to Flse to disle the guest gent. Defines the size in GB of disk N. For exmple, to give size of 150GB to disk G, define the custom property VirtulMchine.Disk0.Size nd enter vlue of 150. Disk numering must e sequentil. By defult mchine hs one disk referred to y VirtulMchine.Disk0.Size, where size is specified y the Storge option on the Build Informtion t of the lueprint from which the mchine is provisioned. The vlue in the Storge option on the Build Informtion t overwrites the vlue in the VirtulMchine.Disk0.Size property. The VirtulMchine.Disk0.Size property is not ville s custom property ecuse of its reltionship with thestorge option on the Build Informtion t. More disks cn e dded y specifying VirtulMchine.Disk1.Size, VirtulMchine.Disk2.Size nd so on. VirtulMchine.Admin.TotlDiskUsge lwys represents the totl of the.diskn.size properties plus the VMwre.Memory.Reservtion size lloction. Specifies the lel of mchine s disk. The disk lel mximum is 32 chrcters. Disk numering must e sequentil. VirtulMchine.DiskN.Letter Specifies the letter or mount point of mchine s disk N. The defult is C. For exmple, to specify the letter D for Disk 1, define the custom property s VirtulMchine.Disk1.Letter nd enter the vlue D. Disk numering must e sequentil. VirtulMchine.Admin.CustomizeGuestOSDely Specifies the time to wit fter customiztion is complete nd efore strting the guest operting system customiztion. The vlue must e in HH:MM:SS formt. 92 VMwre, Inc.

93 Chpter 4 Creting Blueprints Tle 4 8. Custom Properties for Customizing FlexClone Mchines with Guest Agent (Continued) Custom Property VirtulMchine.Customize.WitComplete VirtulMchine.Softwre0.ScriptPth Description Set to True to hold the provisioning workflow until customiztions re finished. Specifies the pth to n ppliction's instll script. The pth must e vlid solute pth s seen y the guest operting system nd must include the nme of the.t file. You cn pss custom property vlues s prmeters to the script y inserting {CustomPropertyNme} in the pth string. For exmple, if you hve custom property nmed ActivtionKey whose vlue is 1234, the script pth is D:\InstllApp.t key {ActivtionKey}. The guest gent runs the commnd D:\InstllApp.t key Your script file cn then e progrmmed to ccept nd use this vlue. For full list of custom properties, see Custom Properties Reference. Configure Blueprint Actions Use lueprint ctions nd entitlements together to mintin detiled control over provisioned mchines. Entitlements control which mchine opertions specific users cn ccess. Blueprint ctions control which mchine opertions cn e performed on mchines provisioned from lueprint. For exmple, if you disle the option to reprovision mchines creted from lueprint, then the option to reprovision mchine creted from the lueprint does not pper for ny users. If you enle the reprovision mchine opertion, then users who re entitled to reprovision mchines cn reprovision mchines creted from this lueprint. NOTE The options tht pper on the Actions t depend on your pltform nd ny customiztions mde to your vcloud Automtion Center instnce. Add Custom Properties to Blueprint, on pge Click the Actions t. 2 (Optionl) Select the check oxes for ech mchine option to enle for mchines provisioned from this lueprint. 3 (Optionl) Specify whether to llow users to use Snpshot Mnger to crete, pply, nd delete snpshots of their mchine. Depending on your vcloud Automtion Center configurtion, this option might not e ville. Option Enle Snpshot Mnger Disle Snpshot Mnger Description Click Yes. Click No. VMwre, Inc. 93

94 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 4 Specify reconfigure settings. Select whether to llow reconfigurtion of mchines provisioned from this lueprint. Option Allow entitled users to reconfigure mchines provisioned from this lueprint. Remove the reconfigure option for ll users of mchines provisioned from this lueprint. Description Click Yes. Click No. c Select Enle execution selector to llow users to schedule mchine reconfigurtion. Select Enle power ction selector to llow users to choose whether to shut down their mchine efore reconfigurtion. 5 Click OK. If you disle this option, mchines re shut down efore reconfigurtion. Your lueprint is sved. Wht to do next The lueprint is not ville s ctlog item until it is pulished. See Pulish Blueprint, on pge 116. Crete Blueprint for WIM Provisioning You cn provision mchine y ooting into WinPE environment nd then instlling n operting system using Windows Imging File Formt (WIM) imge of n existing Windows reference mchine. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger. Gther the following informtion from your fric dministrtor: c d e f The nme nd loction of the WinPE ISO imge. The nme of the WIM file, the UNC pth to the WIM file, nd the index used to extrct the desired imge from the WIM file. The user nme nd pssword under which to mp the WIM imge pth to network drive on the provisioned mchine. (Optionl) If you do not wnt to ccept the defult, K, the drive letter to which the WIM imge pth is mpped on the provisioned mchine. For vcenter Server integrtions, the vcenter Server guest operting system version with which vcenter Server is to crete the mchine. (Optionl) For SCVMM integrtions, the ISO, virtul hrd disk, or hrdwre profile to ttch to provisioned mchines. NOTE Your fric dministrtor might hve provided this informtion in uild profile. 1 Specify WIM Blueprint Informtion on pge 95 Blueprint informtion settings control who cn ccess lueprint, how mny mchines they cn provision with it, nd how long to rchive mchine fter the lese period is over. 94 VMwre, Inc.

95 Chpter 4 Creting Blueprints 2 Specify WIM Blueprint Build Informtion on pge 96 The uild informtion settings determine how mchine is provisioned. 3 Configure WIM Blueprint Mchine Resources on pge 97 Mchine resource settings control the resources consumed y mchine provisioned with your lueprint. 4 Add Required Properties to WIM Blueprint on pge 98 WIM provisioning requires numer of custom properties to locte the WIM imge nd WinPE. 5 Configure Blueprint Actions on pge 101 Use lueprint ctions nd entitlements together to mintin detiled control over provisioned mchines. Specify WIM Blueprint Informtion Blueprint informtion settings control who cn ccess lueprint, how mny mchines they cn provision with it, nd how long to rchive mchine fter the lese period is over. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger. Gther the following informtion from your fric dministrtor: c d e f The nme nd loction of the WinPE ISO imge. The nme of the WIM file, the UNC pth to the WIM file, nd the index used to extrct the desired imge from the WIM file. The user nme nd pssword under which to mp the WIM imge pth to network drive on the provisioned mchine. (Optionl) If you do not wnt to ccept the defult, K, the drive letter to which the WIM imge pth is mpped on the provisioned mchine. For vcenter Server integrtions, the vcenter Server guest operting system version with which vcenter Server is to crete the mchine. (Optionl) For SCVMM integrtions, the ISO, virtul hrd disk, or hrdwre profile to ttch to provisioned mchines. NOTE You fric dministrtor might hve provided this informtion in uild profile. 1 Select Infrstructure > Blueprints > Blueprints. 2 Select New Blueprint > Virtul nd select the type of lueprint you re creting. 3 Type nme in the Nme text ox. 4 (Optionl) Type description in the Description text ox. 5 (Optionl) Select the Mster check ox to llow users to copy your lueprint. 6 (Optionl) Select the Disply loction on request check ox to prompt users to choose dtcenter loction when they sumit mchine request. This option requires dditionl configurtion to dd dtcenter loctions nd ssocite compute resources with those loctions. VMwre, Inc. 95

96 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 7 Select who cn provision mchines with this lueprint. Roles If you re oth usiness group mnger nd tennt dministrtor Business group mnger Tennt dministrtor Who Cn Provision Select the Shred lueprint check ox to llow the lueprint to e entitled to users in ny usiness group. Deselect the Shred lueprint check ox to crete locl lueprint, nd select usiness group from the Business group drop-down menu. Select usiness group from the Business group drop-down menu. Your lueprints re lwys shred. You cnnot choose who cn use them to provision mchines. 8 (Optionl) Select reservtion policy from the Reservtion policy drop-down menu. This option requires dditionl configurtion y fric dministrtor to crete reservtion policy. 9 Select mchine prefix from the Mchine prefix drop-down menu. You cn select Use group defult to ccept the defult mchine prefix usiness group for the user. 10 (Optionl) Type numer in the Mximum per user text ox to limit the numer of mchines tht single user cn provision with this lueprint. 11 Specify the numer of dys to rchive mchines provisioned from this lueprint in the Archive (dys) text ox. Type 0 if you do not wnt to rchive mchines. 12 (Optionl) Set the dily cost of the mchine y typing the mount in the Cost (dily) text ox. This cost is dded to ny cost profiles tht your fric dministrtor sets up. Your lueprint is not finished. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. Specify WIM Blueprint Build Informtion The uild informtion settings determine how mchine is provisioned. Specify WIM Blueprint Informtion, on pge Click the Build Informtion t. 2 Select whether mchines provisioned from this lueprint re clssified s Desktop or Server from the Blueprint type drop-down menu. This informtion is for record-keeping nd licensing purposes only. 3 Select Crete from the Action drop-down menu. 4 Select WIMImgeWorkflow from the Provisioning workflow drop-down menu. 5 (Optionl) If you re working with KVM (RHEV) or Hyper-V (SCVMM) lueprint, you cn provide n ISO for provisioning. For Hyper-V (SCVMM), you cn lso select dditionl profiles to ttch to mchines provisioned with your lueprint. c Select virtul hrd disk from the Virtul hrd disk drop-down menu. Select profile from the Hrdwre profile drop-down menu. Select ootle ISO imge from the ISO drop-down menu. 96 VMwre, Inc.

97 Chpter 4 Creting Blueprints Your lueprint is not finished. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. Configure WIM Blueprint Mchine Resources Mchine resource settings control the resources consumed y mchine provisioned with your lueprint. Specify WIM Blueprint Build Informtion, on pge Specify CPU settings for provisioned mchines. Type the minimum numer of CPUs in the Minimum text ox. If you only provide minimum, this numer ecomes the vlue for ll mchines provisioned from this lueprint. (Optionl) Type the mximum numer of CPUs in the Mximum text ox to llow users to select their own settings within the rnge tht you provide. 2 Specify memory settings for provisioned mchines. Type the minimum mount of memory in the Minimum text ox. If you only provide minimum, this numer ecomes the vlue for ll mchines provisioned from this lueprint. (Optionl) Type the mximum mount of memory in the Mximum text ox to llow users to select their own settings within the rnge tht you provide. 3 Specify storge settings for provisioned mchines. Type the minimum mount of storge in the Minimum text ox. If you only provide minimum, this numer ecomes the vlue for ll mchines provisioned from this lueprint. (Optionl) Type the mximum mount of storge in the Mximum text ox to llow users to select their own settings within the rnge tht you provide. 4 (Optionl) Specify the lese settings for provisioned mchines, or leve lnk for no expirtion dte. Type the minimum numer of lese dys in the Minimum text ox. If you only provide minimum, this numer ecomes the vlue for ll mchines provisioned from this lueprint. (Optionl) Type the mximum numer of lese dys in the Mximum text ox to llow users to select their own settings within the rnge tht you provide. 5 Add Storge volumes. c d Click New Volume. Type the cpcity in the Cpcity (GB) text ox. (Optionl) Type drive letter nd mount pth in the Drive Letter/Mount Pth text ox. (Optionl) Type nme in the Lel text ox. VMwre, Inc. 97

98 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms e (Optionl) Select Storge Reservtion Policy from the drop-down menu. This option requires dditionl configurtion y fric dministrtor to crete storge reservtion policies. f Click the Sve icon ( ). 6 Type the mximum numer of volumes user cn select for provisioned mchines in the Mx # of volumes text ox. Leve lnk to ccept the defult of 15, or type 0 to disle dding volumes. 7 Type the mximum numer of network dpters user cn select for provisioned mchines in the Mx # of network dpters text ox. Leve lnk to ccept the defult of 15, or type 0 to disle dding network dpters. Your lueprint is not finished. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. Add Required Properties to WIM Blueprint WIM provisioning requires numer of custom properties to locte the WIM imge nd WinPE. NOTE If your fric dministrtor cretes uild profile tht contins the required custom properties nd you include it in your lueprint, you do not need to individully dd the required custom properties to the lueprint. For list of custom properties relted to WIM provisioning, see Custom Properties for WIM Blueprints, on pge 99. Configure WIM Blueprint Mchine Resources, on pge Click the Properties t. 2 (Optionl) Select one or more uild profiles from the Build profiles menu. Build profiles contin groups of custom properties. Fric dministrtors cn crete uild profiles. 3 Add the ISO nme custom property. c Click New Property. Type Imge.ISO.Nme in the Nme text ox. Type the loction of the ISO imge tht your fric dministrtor provided for you in the Vlue text ox. Option vcenter Server Hyper-V XenServer Description The pth to the WinPE ISO, including the nme. The vlue must use forwrd slshes, for exmple: /MyISOs/Microsoft/MSDN/win2003.iso. The full locl pth to the WinPE ISO file, including the file nme. The nme of the WinPE ISO file. d (Optionl) Select the Encrypted check ox to encrypt the custom property in the dtse. 98 VMwre, Inc.

99 Chpter 4 Creting Blueprints e (Optionl) Select the Prompt user check ox to require the user to provide vlue when they request mchine. If you choose to prompt the user for vlue, ny vlue you provide for the custom property is presented to the user s the defult. If you do not provide defult, the user cnnot continue with the mchine request until they provide vlue for the custom property. f Click the Sve icon ( ). 4 Add the remining required custom properties for WIM provisioning. Option Imge.ISO.Loction Imge.WIM.Pth Imge.WIM.Nme Imge.WIM.Index Imge.Network.User Imge.Network.Pssword Description Type the loction of the ISO imge tht your fric dministrtor provided for you in the Vlue text ox. This custom property is not required for Hyper-V integrtions. The nme nd loction re oth specified in the ISO nme custom property. Type the UNC pth to the WIM file tht your fric dministrtor provided for you in the Vlue text ox. Type the nme of the WIM file tht your fric dministrtor provided for you in the Vlue text ox. Type the index to e used to extrct the desired imge from the WIM file tht your fric dministrtor provided for you in the Vlue text ox. Type the user nme under which to mp the WIM imge pth (Imge.WIM.Pth) to network drive on the mchine in the Vlue text ox. Type the ssocited pssword for the network user (Imge.Network.User) in the Vlue text ox. Your lueprint is not finished. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. Custom Properties for WIM Blueprints While there re numer of custom properties tht you cn pply to your WIM lueprint, there re some tht re very common nd some tht re required for certin integrtion types. The Required Custom Properties for WIM Blueprints tle descries the required custom properties for this lueprint type. Tle 4 9. Required Custom Properties for WIM Blueprints Custom Property VMwre.VirtulCenter.OpertingSystem Imge.ISO.Loction Description Specifies the vcenter Server guest operting system version (VirtulMchineGuestOsIdentifier) with which vcenter Server cretes the mchine. This operting system version must mtch the operting system version to e instlled on the provisioned mchine. Administrtors cn crete uild profiles using one of severl property sets, for exmple, VMwre[OS_Version]Properties, tht re predefined to include the correct VMwre.VirtulCenter.OpertingSystem vlues. This property is for virtul provisioning. For list of currently ccepted vlues, see the VMwre vcenter Server documenttion. Specifies the loction of the ISO imge to oot from. The formt of this vlue depends on your pltform. For detils, see the documenttion provided y your pltform. This property is required for WIM-sed provisioning, Linux kickstrt nd utoyst provisioning, nd SCCM-sed provisioning. VMwre, Inc. 99

100 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms Tle 4 9. Required Custom Properties for WIM Blueprints (Continued) Custom Property Imge.ISO.Nme Imge.ISO.UserNme Imge.ISO.Pssword Imge.Network.Letter Imge.WIM.Pth Imge.WIM.Nme Imge.WIM.Index Imge.Network.User Imge.Network.Pssword Description Specifies the nme of the ISO imge from which to oot. The formt of this vlue depends on your pltform. For detils, see the documenttion provided y your pltform. This property is required for WIM-sed provisioning, Linux kickstrt nd utoyst provisioning, nd SCCMsed provisioning. Specifies the user nme to ccess the CIFS shre in the formt usernme@domin. For Dell idrac integrtions where the imge is locted on CIFS shre tht requires uthentiction to ccess. Specifies the pssword ssocited with the Imge.ISO.UserNme property. For Dell idrac integrtions where the imge is locted on CIFS shre tht requires uthentiction to ccess. Specifies the drive letter to which the WIM imge pth is mpped on the provisioned mchine. The defult vlue is K. Specifies the UNC pth to the WIM file from which n imge is extrcted during WIM-sed provisioning, for exmple \\server\shre$. Specifies the nme of the WIM file locted y the Imge.WIM.Pth property. Specifies the index used to extrct the desired imge from the WIM file. Specifies the user nme with which to mp the WIM imge pth (Imge.WIM.Pth) to network drive on the provisioned mchine. This is typiclly domin ccount with ccess to the network shre. Specifies the pssword ssocited with the Imge.Network.User property. The Common Custom Properties for WIM Blueprints tle descries the most commonly used custom properties for this lueprint type. 100 VMwre, Inc.

101 Chpter 4 Creting Blueprints Tle Common Custom Properties for WIM Blueprints Custom Property SysPrep. VirtulMchine.Admin.ThinProvision Description Specifies informtion to e dded to the SysPrep nswer file on mchines during the WinPE stge of provisioning. Informtion tht lredy exists in the SysPrep nswer file is overwritten y these custom properties. Section represents the nme of the section of the SysPrep nswer file, for exmple GuiUnttended or UserDt. Key represents key nme in the section. For exmple, to set the time zone of provisioned mchine to West Pcific Stndrd Time, define the custom property GuiUnttended.UserDt.TimeZone nd set the vlue to 275. For full list of sections, keys, nd ccepted vlues, see the System Preprtion Utility for Windows documenttion. Determines whether thin provisioning is used on ESX compute resources using locl or iscsi storge. Set to True to use thin provisioning. Set to Flse to use stndrd provisioning. This property is for virtul provisioning. For full list of custom properties, see Custom Properties Reference. Configure Blueprint Actions Use lueprint ctions nd entitlements together to mintin detiled control over provisioned mchines. Entitlements control which mchine opertions specific users cn ccess. Blueprint ctions control which mchine opertions cn e performed on mchines provisioned from lueprint. For exmple, if you disle the option to reprovision mchines creted from lueprint, then the option to reprovision mchine creted from the lueprint does not pper for ny users. If you enle the reprovision mchine opertion, then users who re entitled to reprovision mchines cn reprovision mchines creted from this lueprint. NOTE The options tht pper on the Actions t depend on your pltform nd ny customiztions mde to your vcloud Automtion Center instnce. Add Required Properties to WIM Blueprint, on pge Click the Actions t. 2 (Optionl) Select the check oxes for ech mchine option to enle for mchines provisioned from this lueprint. 3 (Optionl) Specify whether to llow users to use Snpshot Mnger to crete, pply, nd delete snpshots of their mchine. Depending on your vcloud Automtion Center configurtion, this option might not e ville. Option Enle Snpshot Mnger Disle Snpshot Mnger Description Click Yes. Click No. VMwre, Inc. 101

102 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 4 Specify reconfigure settings. Select whether to llow reconfigurtion of mchines provisioned from this lueprint. Option Allow entitled users to reconfigure mchines provisioned from this lueprint. Remove the reconfigure option for ll users of mchines provisioned from this lueprint. Description Click Yes. Click No. c Select Enle execution selector to llow users to schedule mchine reconfigurtion. Select Enle power ction selector to llow users to choose whether to shut down their mchine efore reconfigurtion. 5 Click OK. If you disle this option, mchines re shut down efore reconfigurtion. Your lueprint is sved. Wht to do next The lueprint is not ville s ctlog item until it is pulished. See Pulish Blueprint, on pge 116. Crete Blueprint for Linux Kickstrt Provisioning You cn provision mchine y ooting from n ISO imge, then using kickstrt or utoyst configurtion file nd Linux distriution imge to instll the operting system on the mchine. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger. Gther the following informtion from your fric dministrtor: c The nme nd loction of the ISO imge. For vcenter Server integrtions, the vcenter Server guest operting system version with which vcenter Server is to crete the mchine. (Optionl) For SCVMM integrtions, the ISO, virtul hrd disk, or hrdwre profile to ttch to provisioned mchines. NOTE Your fric dministrtor might hve provided this informtion in uild profile. 1 Specify Linux Kickstrt Blueprint Informtion on pge 103 Blueprint informtion settings control who cn ccess lueprint, how mny mchines they cn provision with it, nd how long to rchive mchine fter the lese period is over. 2 Specify Linux Kickstrt Blueprint Build Informtion on pge 104 The uild informtion settings determine how mchine is provisioned. 3 Configure Linux Kickstrt Blueprint Mchine Resources on pge 104 Mchine resource settings control the resources consumed y mchine provisioned with your lueprint. 102 VMwre, Inc.

103 Chpter 4 Creting Blueprints 4 Add Required Properties to Linux Kickstrt Blueprint on pge 106 Linux Kickstrt provisioning requires custom properties to locte the oot ISO imge. 5 Configure Blueprint Actions on pge 108 Use lueprint ctions nd entitlements together to mintin detiled control over provisioned mchines. Specify Linux Kickstrt Blueprint Informtion Blueprint informtion settings control who cn ccess lueprint, how mny mchines they cn provision with it, nd how long to rchive mchine fter the lese period is over. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger. Gther the following informtion from your fric dministrtor: c The nme nd loction of the ISO imge. For vcenter Server integrtions, the vcenter Server guest operting system version with which vcenter Server is to crete the mchine. (Optionl) For SCVMM integrtions, the ISO, virtul hrd disk, or hrdwre profile to ttch to provisioned mchines. NOTE Your fric dministrtor might hve provided this informtion in uild profile. 1 Select Infrstructure > Blueprints > Blueprints. 2 Select New Blueprint > Virtul nd select the type of lueprint you re creting. 3 Type nme in the Nme text ox. 4 (Optionl) Type description in the Description text ox. 5 (Optionl) Select the Mster check ox to llow users to copy your lueprint. 6 (Optionl) Select the Disply loction on request check ox to prompt users to choose dtcenter loction when they sumit mchine request. This option requires dditionl configurtion to dd dtcenter loctions nd ssocite compute resources with those loctions. 7 Select who cn provision mchines with this lueprint. Roles If you re oth usiness group mnger nd tennt dministrtor Business group mnger Tennt dministrtor Who Cn Provision Select the Shred lueprint check ox to llow the lueprint to e entitled to users in ny usiness group. Deselect the Shred lueprint check ox to crete locl lueprint, nd select usiness group from the Business group drop-down menu. Select usiness group from the Business group drop-down menu. Your lueprints re lwys shred. You cnnot choose who cn use them to provision mchines. 8 (Optionl) Select reservtion policy from the Reservtion policy drop-down menu. This option requires dditionl configurtion y fric dministrtor to crete reservtion policy. VMwre, Inc. 103

104 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 9 Select mchine prefix from the Mchine prefix drop-down menu. You cn select Use group defult to ccept the defult mchine prefix usiness group for the user. 10 (Optionl) Type numer in the Mximum per user text ox to limit the numer of mchines tht single user cn provision with this lueprint. 11 Specify the numer of dys to rchive mchines provisioned from this lueprint in the Archive (dys) text ox. Type 0 if you do not wnt to rchive mchines. 12 (Optionl) Set the dily cost of the mchine y typing the mount in the Cost (dily) text ox. This cost is dded to ny cost profiles tht your fric dministrtor sets up. Your lueprint is not finished. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. Specify Linux Kickstrt Blueprint Build Informtion The uild informtion settings determine how mchine is provisioned. Specify Linux Kickstrt Blueprint Informtion, on pge Click the Build Informtion t. 2 Select whether mchines provisioned from this lueprint re clssified s Desktop or Server from the Blueprint type drop-down menu. This informtion is for record-keeping nd licensing purposes only. 3 Select Crete from the Action drop-down menu. 4 Select LinuxKickstrtWorkflow from the Provisioning workflow drop-down menu. 5 (Optionl) If you re working with KVM (RHEV) or Hyper-V (SCVMM) lueprint, you cn provide n ISO for provisioning. For Hyper-V (SCVMM), you cn lso select dditionl profiles to ttch to mchines provisioned with your lueprint. c Select virtul hrd disk from the Virtul hrd disk drop-down menu. Select profile from the Hrdwre profile drop-down menu. Select ootle ISO imge from the ISO drop-down menu. Your lueprint is not finished. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. Configure Linux Kickstrt Blueprint Mchine Resources Mchine resource settings control the resources consumed y mchine provisioned with your lueprint. Specify Linux Kickstrt Blueprint Build Informtion, on pge VMwre, Inc.

105 Chpter 4 Creting Blueprints 1 Specify CPU settings for provisioned mchines. Type the minimum numer of CPUs in the Minimum text ox. If you only provide minimum, this numer ecomes the vlue for ll mchines provisioned from this lueprint. (Optionl) Type the mximum numer of CPUs in the Mximum text ox to llow users to select their own settings within the rnge tht you provide. 2 Specify memory settings for provisioned mchines. Type the minimum mount of memory in the Minimum text ox. If you only provide minimum, this numer ecomes the vlue for ll mchines provisioned from this lueprint. (Optionl) Type the mximum mount of memory in the Mximum text ox to llow users to select their own settings within the rnge tht you provide. 3 Specify storge settings for provisioned mchines. Type the minimum mount of storge in the Minimum text ox. If you only provide minimum, this numer ecomes the vlue for ll mchines provisioned from this lueprint. (Optionl) Type the mximum mount of storge in the Mximum text ox to llow users to select their own settings within the rnge tht you provide. 4 (Optionl) Specify the lese settings for provisioned mchines, or leve lnk for no expirtion dte. Type the minimum numer of lese dys in the Minimum text ox. If you only provide minimum, this numer ecomes the vlue for ll mchines provisioned from this lueprint. (Optionl) Type the mximum numer of lese dys in the Mximum text ox to llow users to select their own settings within the rnge tht you provide. 5 Add Storge volumes. c d e Click New Volume. Type the cpcity in the Cpcity (GB) text ox. (Optionl) Type drive letter nd mount pth in the Drive Letter/Mount Pth text ox. (Optionl) Type nme in the Lel text ox. (Optionl) Select Storge Reservtion Policy from the drop-down menu. This option requires dditionl configurtion y fric dministrtor to crete storge reservtion policies. f Click the Sve icon ( ). 6 (Optionl) Select Allow user to see nd chnge storge reservtion policies. If selected, users who re provisioning mchines cn see nd chnge the storge reservtion policies tht you pply to lueprints. 7 Type the mximum numer of volumes user cn select for provisioned mchines in the Mx # of volumes text ox. Leve lnk to ccept the defult of 15, or type 0 to disle dding volumes. VMwre, Inc. 105

106 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 8 Type the mximum numer of network dpters user cn select for provisioned mchines in the Mx # of network dpters text ox. Leve lnk to ccept the defult of 15, or type 0 to disle dding network dpters. Your lueprint is not finished. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. Add Required Properties to Linux Kickstrt Blueprint Linux Kickstrt provisioning requires custom properties to locte the oot ISO imge. NOTE If your fric dministrtor cretes uild profile tht contins the required custom properties nd you include it in your lueprint, you do not need to individully dd the required custom properties to the lueprint. For list of commonly used custom properties for Linux Kickstrt provisioning, see Custom Properties for Linux Kickstrt Blueprints, on pge 107. Configure Linux Kickstrt Blueprint Mchine Resources, on pge Click the Properties t. 2 (Optionl) Select one or more uild profiles from the Build profiles menu. Build profiles contin groups of custom properties. Fric dministrtors cn crete uild profiles. 3 Add the ISO nme custom property. c Click New Property. Type Imge.ISO.Nme in the Nme text ox. Type the loction of the ISO imge tht your fric dministrtor provided for you in the Vlue text ox. Option vcenter Server Hyper-V XenServer Description The pth to the ISO, including the nme. The vlue must use forwrd slshes. The full locl pth to the ISO file, including the file nme. The nme of the ISO file. d e (Optionl) Select the Encrypted check ox to encrypt the custom property in the dtse. (Optionl) Select the Prompt user check ox to require the user to provide vlue when they request mchine. If you choose to prompt the user for vlue, ny vlue you provide for the custom property is presented to the user s the defult. If you do not provide defult, the user cnnot continue with the mchine request until they provide vlue for the custom property. f Click the Sve icon ( ). 106 VMwre, Inc.

107 Chpter 4 Creting Blueprints 4 Add the ISO loction custom property. This custom property is not required for Hyper-V integrtions. The nme nd loction re oth specified in the ISO nme custom property. c d Click New Property. Type Imge.ISO.Loction in the Nme text ox. Type the loction of the ISO imge tht your fric dministrtor provided for you in the Vlue text ox. Click the Sve icon ( ). Your lueprint is not finished. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. Custom Properties for Linux Kickstrt Blueprints While there re numer of custom properties tht you cn pply to your Linux Kickstrt lueprint, there re some tht re very common nd some tht re required. The Required Custom Properties for Linux Kickstrt Blueprints tle descries the required custom properties for this lueprint type. Tle Required Custom Properties for Linux Kickstrt Blueprints Custom Property VMwre.VirtulCenter.OpertingSystem Imge.ISO.Loction Imge.ISO.Nme Imge.ISO.UserNme Imge.ISO.Pssword Description Specifies the vcenter Server guest operting system version (VirtulMchineGuestOsIdentifier) with which vcenter Server cretes the mchine. This operting system version must mtch the operting system version to e instlled on the provisioned mchine. Administrtors cn crete uild profiles using one of severl property sets, for exmple, VMwre[OS_Version]Properties, tht re predefined to include the correct VMwre.VirtulCenter.OpertingSystem vlues. This property is for virtul provisioning. For list of currently ccepted vlues, see the VMwre vcenter Server documenttion. Specifies the loction of the ISO imge to oot from. The formt of this vlue depends on your pltform. For detils, see the documenttion provided y your pltform. This property is required for WIM-sed provisioning, Linux kickstrt nd utoyst provisioning, nd SCCM-sed provisioning. Specifies the nme of the ISO imge from which to oot. The formt of this vlue depends on your pltform. For detils, see the documenttion provided y your pltform. This property is required for WIM-sed provisioning, Linux kickstrt nd utoyst provisioning, nd SCCMsed provisioning. Specifies the user nme to ccess the CIFS shre in the formt usernme@domin. For Dell idrac integrtions where the imge is locted on CIFS shre tht requires uthentiction to ccess. Specifies the pssword ssocited with the Imge.ISO.UserNme property. For Dell idrac integrtions where the imge is locted on CIFS shre tht requires uthentiction to ccess. VMwre, Inc. 107

108 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms The Common Custom Properties for Linux Kickstrt Blueprints tle descries the most commonly used custom properties for this lueprint type. Tle Common Custom Properties for Linux Kickstrt Blueprints Custom Property VirtulMchine.Admin.ThinProvision Mchine.SSH Description Determines whether thin provisioning is used on ESX compute resources using locl or iscsi storge. Set to True to use thin provisioning. Set to Flse to use stndrd provisioning. This property is for virtul provisioning. Set to True to enle the Connect Using SSH option for Linux mchines provisioned from this lueprint. If set to True nd the Connect using RDP or SSH mchine opertion is enled in the lueprint, ll Linux mchines tht re provisioned from the lueprint disply the Connect Using SSH option to entitled users. For full list of custom properties, see Custom Properties Reference. Configure Blueprint Actions Use lueprint ctions nd entitlements together to mintin detiled control over provisioned mchines. Entitlements control which mchine opertions specific users cn ccess. Blueprint ctions control which mchine opertions cn e performed on mchines provisioned from lueprint. For exmple, if you disle the option to reprovision mchines creted from lueprint, then the option to reprovision mchine creted from the lueprint does not pper for ny users. If you enle the reprovision mchine opertion, then users who re entitled to reprovision mchines cn reprovision mchines creted from this lueprint. NOTE The options tht pper on the Actions t depend on your pltform nd ny customiztions mde to your vcloud Automtion Center instnce. Add Required Properties to Linux Kickstrt Blueprint, on pge Click the Actions t. 2 (Optionl) Select the check oxes for ech mchine option to enle for mchines provisioned from this lueprint. 3 (Optionl) Specify whether to llow users to use Snpshot Mnger to crete, pply, nd delete snpshots of their mchine. Depending on your vcloud Automtion Center configurtion, this option might not e ville. Option Enle Snpshot Mnger Disle Snpshot Mnger Description Click Yes. Click No. 108 VMwre, Inc.

109 Chpter 4 Creting Blueprints 4 Specify reconfigure settings. Select whether to llow reconfigurtion of mchines provisioned from this lueprint. Option Allow entitled users to reconfigure mchines provisioned from this lueprint. Remove the reconfigure option for ll users of mchines provisioned from this lueprint. Description Click Yes. Click No. c Select Enle execution selector to llow users to schedule mchine reconfigurtion. Select Enle power ction selector to llow users to choose whether to shut down their mchine efore reconfigurtion. 5 Click OK. If you disle this option, mchines re shut down efore reconfigurtion. Your lueprint is sved. Wht to do next The lueprint is not ville s ctlog item until it is pulished. See Pulish Blueprint, on pge 116. Crete Blueprint for SCCM Provisioning You cn provision mchine nd then pss control to n SCCM tsk sequence to oot from n ISO imge, deploy Windows operting system, nd instll the vcloud Automtion Center guest gent. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger. Gther the following informtion from your fric dministrtor: c d e The nme of the collection contining the tsk sequence. The fully qulified domin nme of the SCCM server on which the collection contining the sequence resides. The site code of the SCCM server. Administrtor-level credentils for the SCCM server. (Optionl) For SCVMM integrtions, the ISO, virtul hrd disk, or hrdwre profile to ttch to provisioned mchines. NOTE Your fric dministrtor might hve provided this informtion in uild profile. 1 Specify SCCM Blueprint Informtion on pge 110 Blueprint informtion settings control who cn ccess lueprint, how mny mchines they cn provision with it, nd how long to rchive mchine fter the lese period is over. 2 Specify SCCM Build Informtion on pge 111 The uild informtion settings determine how mchine is provisioned. VMwre, Inc. 109

110 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 3 Configure SCCM Mchine Resources on pge 112 Mchine resource settings control the resources consumed y mchine provisioned with your lueprint. 4 Add Required Properties to SCCM Blueprint on pge 113 SCCM provisioning requires custom properties to successfully provision mchines with the desired ISO nd tsk sequence. 5 Configure Blueprint Actions on pge 115 Use lueprint ctions nd entitlements together to mintin detiled control over provisioned mchines. Specify SCCM Blueprint Informtion Blueprint informtion settings control who cn ccess lueprint, how mny mchines they cn provision with it, nd how long to rchive mchine fter the lese period is over. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger. Gther the following informtion from your fric dministrtor: c d e The nme of the collection contining the tsk sequence. The fully qulified domin nme of the SCCM server on which the collection contining the sequence resides. The site code of the SCCM server. Administrtor-level credentils for the SCCM server. (Optionl) For SCVMM integrtions, the ISO, virtul hrd disk, or hrdwre profile to ttch to provisioned mchines. NOTE Your fric dministrtor might hve provided this informtion in uild profile. 1 Select Infrstructure > Blueprints > Blueprints. 2 Select New Blueprint > Virtul nd select the type of lueprint you re creting. 3 Select New Blueprint > Virtul nd select the type of lueprint you re creting. 4 Type nme in the Nme text ox. 5 (Optionl) Type description in the Description text ox. 6 (Optionl) Select the Mster check ox to llow users to copy your lueprint. 7 (Optionl) Select the Disply loction on request check ox to prompt users to choose dtcenter loction when they sumit mchine request. This option requires dditionl configurtion to dd dtcenter loctions nd ssocite compute resources with those loctions. 110 VMwre, Inc.

111 Chpter 4 Creting Blueprints 8 Select who cn provision mchines with this lueprint. Roles If you re oth usiness group mnger nd tennt dministrtor Business group mnger Tennt dministrtor Who Cn Provision Select the Shred lueprint check ox to llow the lueprint to e entitled to users in ny usiness group. Deselect the Shred lueprint check ox to crete locl lueprint, nd select usiness group from the Business group drop-down menu. Select usiness group from the Business group drop-down menu. Your lueprints re lwys shred. You cnnot choose who cn use them to provision mchines. 9 (Optionl) Select reservtion policy from the Reservtion policy drop-down menu. This option requires dditionl configurtion y fric dministrtor to crete reservtion policy. 10 Select mchine prefix from the Mchine prefix drop-down menu. You cn select Use group defult to ccept the defult mchine prefix usiness group for the user. 11 (Optionl) Type numer in the Mximum per user text ox to limit the numer of mchines tht single user cn provision with this lueprint. 12 Specify the numer of dys to rchive mchines provisioned from this lueprint in the Archive (dys) text ox. Type 0 if you do not wnt to rchive mchines. 13 (Optionl) Set the dily cost of the mchine y typing the mount in the Cost (dily) text ox. This cost is dded to ny cost profiles tht your fric dministrtor sets up. Your lueprint is not finished. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. Specify SCCM Build Informtion The uild informtion settings determine how mchine is provisioned. Specify SCCM Blueprint Informtion, on pge Click the Build Informtion t. 2 Select whether mchines provisioned from this lueprint re clssified s Desktop or Server from the Blueprint type drop-down menu. This informtion is for record-keeping nd licensing purposes only. 3 Select Crete from the Action drop-down menu. 4 Select VirtulSccmProvisioningWorkflow from the Provisioning workflow drop-down menu. 5 (Optionl) If you re working with KVM (RHEV) or Hyper-V (SCVMM) lueprint, you cn provide n ISO for provisioning. For Hyper-V (SCVMM), you cn lso select dditionl profiles to ttch to mchines provisioned with your lueprint. c Select virtul hrd disk from the Virtul hrd disk drop-down menu. Select profile from the Hrdwre profile drop-down menu. Select ootle ISO imge from the ISO drop-down menu. VMwre, Inc. 111

112 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms Your lueprint is not finished. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. Configure SCCM Mchine Resources Mchine resource settings control the resources consumed y mchine provisioned with your lueprint. Specify SCCM Build Informtion, on pge Specify CPU settings for provisioned mchines. Type the minimum numer of CPUs in the Minimum text ox. If you only provide minimum, this numer ecomes the vlue for ll mchines provisioned from this lueprint. (Optionl) Type the mximum numer of CPUs in the Mximum text ox to llow users to select their own settings within the rnge tht you provide. 2 Specify memory settings for provisioned mchines. Type the minimum mount of memory in the Minimum text ox. If you only provide minimum, this numer ecomes the vlue for ll mchines provisioned from this lueprint. (Optionl) Type the mximum mount of memory in the Mximum text ox to llow users to select their own settings within the rnge tht you provide. 3 Specify storge settings for provisioned mchines. Type the minimum mount of storge in the Minimum text ox. If you only provide minimum, this numer ecomes the vlue for ll mchines provisioned from this lueprint. (Optionl) Type the mximum mount of storge in the Mximum text ox to llow users to select their own settings within the rnge tht you provide. 4 (Optionl) Specify the lese settings for provisioned mchines, or leve lnk for no expirtion dte. Type the minimum numer of lese dys in the Minimum text ox. If you only provide minimum, this numer ecomes the vlue for ll mchines provisioned from this lueprint. (Optionl) Type the mximum numer of lese dys in the Mximum text ox to llow users to select their own settings within the rnge tht you provide. 5 Add Storge volumes. c d Click New Volume. Type the cpcity in the Cpcity (GB) text ox. (Optionl) Type drive letter nd mount pth in the Drive Letter/Mount Pth text ox. (Optionl) Type nme in the Lel text ox. 112 VMwre, Inc.

113 Chpter 4 Creting Blueprints e (Optionl) Select Storge Reservtion Policy from the drop-down menu. This option requires dditionl configurtion y fric dministrtor to crete storge reservtion policies. f Click the Sve icon ( ). 6 (Optionl) Select Allow user to see nd chnge storge reservtion policies. If selected, users who re provisioning mchines cn see nd chnge the storge reservtion policies tht you pply to lueprints. 7 Type the mximum numer of volumes user cn select for provisioned mchines in the Mx # of volumes text ox. Leve lnk to ccept the defult of 15, or type 0 to disle dding volumes. 8 Type the mximum numer of network dpters user cn select for provisioned mchines in the Mx # of network dpters text ox. Leve lnk to ccept the defult of 15, or type 0 to disle dding network dpters. Your lueprint is not finished. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. Add Required Properties to SCCM Blueprint SCCM provisioning requires custom properties to successfully provision mchines with the desired ISO nd tsk sequence. NOTE If your fric dministrtor cretes uild profile tht contins the required custom properties nd you include it in your lueprint, you do not need to individully dd the required custom properties to the lueprint. For list of custom properties commonly used for SCCM provisioning, see Custom Properties for SCCM Blueprints, on pge 114. Configure SCCM Mchine Resources, on pge Click the Properties t. 2 (Optionl) Select one or more uild profiles from the Build profiles menu. Build profiles contin groups of custom properties. Fric dministrtors cn crete uild profiles. 3 Add the ISO loction custom property. c d Click New Property. Type Imge.ISO.Loction in the Nme text ox. Type the loction of the ISO imge tht your fric dministrtor provided for you in the Vlue text ox. (Optionl) Select the Encrypted check ox to encrypt the custom property in the dtse. VMwre, Inc. 113

114 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms e (Optionl) Select the Prompt user check ox to require the user to provide vlue when they request mchine. If you choose to prompt the user for vlue, ny vlue you provide for the custom property is presented to the user s the defult. If you do not provide defult, the user cnnot continue with the mchine request until they provide vlue for the custom property. f Click the Sve icon ( ). 4 Add the remining required SCCM custom properties. Option Imge.ISO.Nme SCCM.Collection.Nme SCCM.Server.Nme SCCM.Server.SiteCode SCCM.Server.UserNme SCCM.Server.Pssword Description Type the loction of the ISO imge tht your fric dministrtor provided for you in the Vlue text ox. Type the SCCM collection nme tht your fric dministrtor provided for you in the Vlue text ox. Type the nme of the SCCM file tht your fric dministrtor provided for you in the Vlue text ox. Type the SCCM site code tht your fric dministrtor provided for you in the Vlue text ox. Type the dministrtor-level user nme tht your fric dministrtor provided for you in the Vlue text ox. Type the ssocited pssword for the SCCM user in the Vlue text ox. Your lueprint is not finished. Do not nvigte wy from this pge. Custom Properties for SCCM Blueprints While there re numer of custom properties tht you cn pply to your SCCM lueprint, there re some tht re very common nd some tht re required. The Required Custom Properties for SCCM Blueprints tle descries the required custom properties for this lueprint type. Tle Required Custom Properties for SCCM Blueprints Custom Property Imge.ISO.Loction Imge.ISO.Nme Imge.ISO.UserNme Imge.ISO.Pssword Description Specifies the loction of the ISO imge to oot from. The formt of this vlue depends on your pltform. For detils, see the documenttion provided y your pltform. This property is required for WIM-sed provisioning, Linux kickstrt nd utoyst provisioning, nd SCCM-sed provisioning. Specifies the nme of the ISO imge from which to oot. The formt of this vlue depends on your pltform. For detils, see the documenttion provided y your pltform. This property is required for WIM-sed provisioning, Linux kickstrt nd utoyst provisioning, nd SCCMsed provisioning. Specifies the user nme to ccess the CIFS shre in the formt usernme@domin. For Dell idrac integrtions where the imge is locted on CIFS shre tht requires uthentiction to ccess. Specifies the pssword ssocited with the Imge.ISO.UserNme property. For Dell idrac integrtions where the imge is locted on CIFS shre tht requires uthentiction to ccess. 114 VMwre, Inc.

115 Chpter 4 Creting Blueprints Tle Required Custom Properties for SCCM Blueprints (Continued) Custom Property SCCM.Collection.Nme SCCM.Server.Nme SCCM.Server.SiteCode SCCM.Server.UserNme SCCM.Server.Pssword Description Specifies the nme of the SCCM collection tht contins the operting system deployment tsk sequence. Specifies the fully qulified domin nme of the SCCM server on which the collection resides. Specifies the site code of the SCCM server. Specifies user nme with dministrtor-level ccess to the SCCM server. Specifies the pssword ssocited with the SCCM.Server.UserNme property. The Common Custom Properties for SCCM Blueprints tle descries the most commonly used custom properties for this lueprint type. Tle Common Custom Properties for SCCM Blueprints Custom Property SCCM.CustomVrile. Description Specifies the vlue of custom vrile, where Nme is the nme of ny custom vrile to e mde ville to the SCCM tsk sequence fter the provisioned mchine is registered with the SCCM collection. The vlue is determined y your choice of custom vrile. For full list of custom properties, see Custom Properties Reference. Configure Blueprint Actions Use lueprint ctions nd entitlements together to mintin detiled control over provisioned mchines. Entitlements control which mchine opertions specific users cn ccess. Blueprint ctions control which mchine opertions cn e performed on mchines provisioned from lueprint. For exmple, if you disle the option to reprovision mchines creted from lueprint, then the option to reprovision mchine creted from the lueprint does not pper for ny users. If you enle the reprovision mchine opertion, then users who re entitled to reprovision mchines cn reprovision mchines creted from this lueprint. NOTE The options tht pper on the Actions t depend on your pltform nd ny customiztions mde to your vcloud Automtion Center instnce. Add Required Properties to SCCM Blueprint, on pge Click the Actions t. 2 (Optionl) Select the check oxes for ech mchine option to enle for mchines provisioned from this lueprint. VMwre, Inc. 115

116 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 3 (Optionl) Specify whether to llow users to use Snpshot Mnger to crete, pply, nd delete snpshots of their mchine. Depending on your vcloud Automtion Center configurtion, this option might not e ville. Option Enle Snpshot Mnger Disle Snpshot Mnger Description Click Yes. Click No. 4 Specify reconfigure settings. Select whether to llow reconfigurtion of mchines provisioned from this lueprint. Option Allow entitled users to reconfigure mchines provisioned from this lueprint. Remove the reconfigure option for ll users of mchines provisioned from this lueprint. Description Click Yes. Click No. c Select Enle execution selector to llow users to schedule mchine reconfigurtion. Select Enle power ction selector to llow users to choose whether to shut down their mchine efore reconfigurtion. 5 Click OK. If you disle this option, mchines re shut down efore reconfigurtion. Your lueprint is sved. Wht to do next The lueprint is not ville s ctlog item until it is pulished. See Pulish Blueprint, on pge 116. Pulish Blueprint Blueprints re utomticlly sved in the drft stte nd must e mnully pulished efore they pper s ctlog items. You only need to pulish lueprint once. Any chnges you mke to pulished lueprint re utomticlly reflected in the ctlog. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger. Crete lueprint. 1 Select Infrstructure > Blueprints > Blueprints. 2 Point to the lueprint you wnt to pulish nd click Pulish. 3 Click OK. Your lueprint is now ctlog item. 116 VMwre, Inc.

117 Chpter 4 Creting Blueprints Wht to do next Tennt dministrtors, usiness group mngers, nd service rchitects configure your ctlog item nd ssocite it with service so tht entitled users cn request it from the ctlog. For informtion out how to configure nd mnge the ctlog, see Tennt Administrtion. VMwre, Inc. 117

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119 Configuring Advnced Blueprint 5 Settings Tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn use custom properties nd optionl policies to configure dvnced lueprint settings such s reservtion policies, Visul Bsic scripts, nd Active Directory clenup. This chpter includes the following topics: Assigning Dtstores to Mchine Volumes, on pge 119 Reservtion Policies, on pge 125 Configuring Network Settings, on pge 126 Enle Users to Select Dtcenter Loctions, on pge 128 Allow Requesters to Specify Mchine Host nme, on pge 129 Enling Visul Bsic Scripts in Provisioning, on pge 129 Add Active Directory Clenup to Blueprint, on pge 131 Enle Mchine Users to Crete Snpshots, on pge 132 RDP Connections, on pge 133 Enle Connections Using SSH, on pge 135 Assigning Dtstores to Mchine Volumes While storge ssignment is determined y reservtions, Tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn further restrict storge volume ssignment y specifying single dtstore or storge reservtion policy tht represents multiple dtstores to volume. The multi-storge feture llows you to ssign the volumes of virtul mchine to different dtstores for the vsphere, KVM (RHEV), nd SCVMM pltforms. Assigning the volumes of virtul mchine to different dtstores llows you to control nd use storge spce more effectively. For exmple, you might deploy the operting system volume to slower, less expensive dtstore nd the dtse volume to fster dtstore. You cn ssign single dtstore or storge reservtion policy tht represents multiple dtstores to volume. When you ssign single dtstore to volume, tht dtstore is used t provisioning time, if possile. When you ssign storge reservtion policy to volume, one of its dtstores is used t provisioning time, if possile. VMwre, Inc. 119

120 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms A storge reservtion policy is tg pplied to one or more dtstores y fric dministrtor nd is used to group dtstores tht hve similr chrcteristics, such s speed or price. A dtstore cn e ssigned to only one storge reservtion policy t time, ut storge reservtion policy cn hve mny different dtstores. A fric dministrtor cretes storge reservtion policy nd ssigns it to one or more dtstores. A tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger then ssigns the storge reservtion policy to volume in virtul lueprint. When user requests virtul mchine tht uses the lueprint, the storge reservtion policy specified in the lueprint is used to select dtstore for the mchine s volume. When you dd or edit volume in virtul lueprint, you cn mke the following ssignments: Assign single dtstore to the volume. This one-to-one reltionship ssigns only the specified dtstore t provisioning time. If the dtstore is not ville or lcks sufficient spce, provisioning fils. Assign storge reservtion policy to the volume. This llows the selection of one of the dtstores ssocited with the storge reservtion policy t provisioning time. If the policy s dtstores re unville or lck sufficient spce, provisioning fils. Assign storge reservtion policy to the volume nd include the custom property VirtulMchine.DiskN.StorgeReservtionPolicyMode with the vlue NonExct. This llows the ssignment of dtstore not included in the storge reservtion policy if there is not sufficient spce remining on the dtstores in the storge reservtion policy. Not ssign dtstore or storge reservtion policy to volume. This llows the selection from ll ville dtstores t provisioning time. Provisioning fils if dtstore with sufficient spce is not ville. A dtstore s priority (s ssigned y its reservtion) is lso used to select dtstore from mong eligile dtstores t provisioning time. You should void specifying storge pth nd storge reservtion policy for the sme volume, though there my e times when this is necessry. If you must specify storge pth nd storge reservtion policy for the sme volume, the storge pth tkes precedence over the storge reservtion policy. Choosing Storge Scenrio When creting vsphere, KVM (RHEV), or SCVMM Crete, Clone, FlexClone, or Linked Clone lueprints, tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn ssign dtstores to volumes, or ssign storge reservtion policies to volumes. Depending on the type of lueprint you re working with nd your storge needs, the procedure to ssign dtstores to volumes differs slightly. Tle 5 1. Choosing Storge Scenrio Scenrio Supported Pltforms Assign dtstore to Crete, Clone, or FlexClone lueprint. NOTE SDRS is not supported for FlexClone. vsphere KVM (RHEV) SCVMM Add Dtstore to Crete, Clone, or FlexClone Blueprint, on pge 121. Assign dtstore to Linked Clone lueprint. vsphere Add Dtstore to Linked Clone Blueprint, on pge 122. Assign storge reservtion policy to Crete, Clone, or FlexClone lueprint. NOTE SDRS is not supported for FlexClone. vsphere KVM (RHEV) SCVMM Add Storge Reservtion Policy to Crete, Clone, or FlexClone Blueprint, on pge VMwre, Inc.

121 Chpter 5 Configuring Advnced Blueprint Settings Tle 5 1. Choosing Storge Scenrio (Continued) Scenrio Supported Pltforms Assign storge reservtion policy to Linked Clone lueprint. Prevent provisioning from filing in the cse of insufficient spce on the dtstores in storge reservtion policy. vsphere vsphere KVM (RHEV) SCVMM Add Storge Reservtion Policy to Linked Clone Blueprint, on pge 123. Allow Alterntive Dtstores t Provisioning Time, on pge 124. NOTE If you hve SDRS enled on your pltform, you cn llow SDRS to lod lnce storge for individul virtul mchine disks, or ll storge for the virtul mchine. If you re working with SDRS dtstore clusters, conflicts cn occur when you use reservtion policies nd storge reservtion policies. For exmple, if stndlone dtstore or dtstore within n SDRS cluster is selected on one of the reservtions in policy or storge policy, your virtul mchine storge might e frozen insted of driven y SDRS. Add Dtstore to Crete, Clone, or FlexClone Blueprint Tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn ssign dtstore to volume so tht only the specified dtstore is used t provisioning time. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s fric dministrtor or usiness group mnger. Crete Clone, Crete, or FlexClone lueprint for vsphere, KVM (RHEV), or SCVMM environment. 1 Select Infrstructure > Blueprints > Blueprints. 2 Point to the lueprint you wnt to edit. 3 Click the Edit icon ( ). 4 Click the Build Informtion t. 5 Click New Volume. 6 Type the cpcity in the Cpcity (GB) text ox. 7 Type drive letter nd mount pth in the Drive Letter/Mount Pth text ox. 8 Type nme in the Lel text ox. 9 Click the Sve icon ( ). 10 (Optionl) Add dditionl volumes. 11 Type the mximum numer of volumes user cn select for provisioned mchines in the Mx # of volumes text ox. Leve lnk to ccept the defult of 15, or type 0 to disle dding volumes. 12 Click OK. VMwre, Inc. 121

122 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms Add Dtstore to Linked Clone Blueprint Tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn ssign dtstore to volume so tht only the specified dtstore is used t provisioning time. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger. Crete linked clone lueprint for vsphere environment. 1 Select Infrstructure > Blueprints > Blueprints. 2 Point to the lueprint you wnt to edit. 3 Click the Edit icon ( ). 4 Click the Properties t. 5 Click New Property. 6 Type VirtulMchine.DiskN.Storge in the Nme text ox. N is the index (strting t 0) of the volume you wnt to ssign. 7 Type the nme of the dtstore to ssign to the volume in the Vlue text ox. This is the dtstore nme s it ppers in the Storge Pth column on the Configurtion t of the Edit Compute Resource pge. 8 (Optionl) Select the Encrypted check ox to encrypt the custom property in the dtse. 9 (Optionl) Select the Prompt user check ox to require the user to provide vlue when they request mchine. If you choose to prompt the user for vlue, ny vlue you provide for the custom property is presented to the user s the defult. If you do not provide defult, the user cnnot continue with the mchine request until they provide vlue for the custom property. 10 Click the Sve icon ( ). 11 Click OK. Add Storge Reservtion Policy to Crete, Clone, or FlexClone Blueprint Tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn ssign storge reservtion policies to lueprints to control nd use storge spce more efficiently. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s fric dministrtor or usiness group mnger. A fric dministrtor must crete storge reservtion policy. A Crete, Clone, or FlexClone lueprint for vsphere, KVM (RHEV), or SCVMM environment. 1 Select Infrstructure > Blueprints > Blueprints. 2 Point to the lueprint to which you wnt to dd storge reservtion policy nd click Edit. 3 Click the Build Informtion t. 122 VMwre, Inc.

123 Chpter 5 Configuring Advnced Blueprint Settings 4 Add Storge volumes. c d e Click New Volume. Type the cpcity in the Cpcity (GB) text ox. (Optionl) Type drive letter nd mount pth in the Drive Letter/Mount Pth text ox. (Optionl) Type nme in the Lel text ox. (Optionl) Select Storge Reservtion Policy from the drop-down menu. This option requires dditionl configurtion y fric dministrtor to crete storge reservtion policies. f Click the Sve icon ( ). 5 (Optionl) Select Allow user to see nd chnge storge reservtion policies. If selected, users who re provisioning mchines cn see nd chnge the storge reservtion policies tht you pply to lueprints. 6 Click the Sve icon ( ). 7 Click OK. Add Storge Reservtion Policy to Linked Clone Blueprint You must use custom properties to dd storge reservtion policy to linked clone lueprint. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s fric dministrtor or usiness group mnger. A fric dministrtor must crete t lest one storge reservtion policy. See Configure Storge Reservtion Policy, on pge Select Infrstructure > Blueprints > Blueprints. 2 Point to the lueprint you wnt to edit. This must e vsphere linked clone lueprint. 3 Click the Edit icon ( ). 4 Click the Properties t. 5 Click New Property. 6 Type VirtulMchine.DiskN.StorgeReservtionPolicy in the Nme text ox. N is the index (strting t 0) of the volume you wnt to ssign to storge reservtion policy. 7 Type the nme of the storge reservtion policy to ssign to the volume in the Vlue text ox. 8 (Optionl) Select the Encrypted check ox to encrypt the custom property in the dtse. 9 (Optionl) Select the Prompt user check ox to require the user to provide vlue when they request mchine. If you choose to prompt the user for vlue, ny vlue you provide for the custom property is presented to the user s the defult. If you do not provide defult, the user cnnot continue with the mchine request until they provide vlue for the custom property. 10 Click the Sve icon ( ). VMwre, Inc. 123

124 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 11 Click New Property. 12 Type VirtulMchine.DiskN.Size in the Nme text ox. N is the index you specified in step Step 6 13 Type the mount of storge cpcity (in gigytes) to ssign to the volume in the Vlue text ox. 14 Click the Sve icon ( ). 15 Click OK. Allow Alterntive Dtstores t Provisioning Time Tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn use the custom property VirtulMchine.DiskN.StorgeReservtionPolicyMode to prevent provisioning from filing in the cse of insufficient spce on the dtstores in storge reservtion policy. This custom property is set to llow vcloud Automtion Center to choose dtstore outside the specified storge reservtion policy in cses where there is not sufficient spce remining on the dtstores in the policy. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s fric dministrtor or usiness group mnger. Crete vsphere, KVM (RHEV), or SCVMM crete, clone, or FlexClone lueprint tht uses storge reservtion policy. See Choosing Storge Scenrio, on pge Select Infrstructure > Blueprints > Blueprints. 2 Point to the lueprint for which you wnt to llow lterntive dtstores nd click Edit. 3 Click the Properties t. 4 Click New Property. 5 Type VirtulMchine.DiskN.StorgeReservtionPolicyMode in the Nme text ox. N is the index (strting t 0) of the volume. 6 Type the Not Exct in the Vlue text ox. Exct restricts provisioning to the dtstores in the storge reservtion policy. This is the defult. 7 (Optionl) Select the Encrypted check ox to encrypt the custom property in the dtse. 8 (Optionl) Select the Prompt user check ox to require the user to provide vlue when they request mchine. If you choose to prompt the user for vlue, ny vlue you provide for the custom property is presented to the user s the defult. If you do not provide defult, the user cnnot continue with the mchine request until they provide vlue for the custom property. 9 Click the Sve icon ( ). 10 Click OK. 124 VMwre, Inc.

125 Chpter 5 Configuring Advnced Blueprint Settings Reservtion Policies When user requests mchine, it cn e provisioned on ny reservtion of the pproprite type tht hs sufficient cpcity for the mchine. You cn pply reservtion policy to lueprint to restrict the mchines provisioned from tht lueprint to suset of ville reservtions. A reservtion policy is often used to collect resources into groups for different service levels, or to mke specific type of resource esily ville for prticulr purpose. The following scenrios provide few exmples of possile uses for reservtion policies: To ensure tht mchines provisioned from virtul lueprint re plced on reservtions with storge devices tht support NetApp FlexClone To restrict provisioning of cloud mchines to specific region contining mchine imge tht is required for specific lueprint To restrict provisioning of Cisco UCS physicl mchines to reservtions on endpoints on which the selected service profile templte nd oot policy re ville To support Py As You Go lloction model for vcloud Director vapps You cn dd multiple reservtions to reservtion policy, ut reservtion cn elong to only one policy. You cn ssign single reservtion policy to more thn one lueprint. A lueprint cn hve only one reservtion policy. A reservtion policy cn include reservtions of different types, ut only reservtions tht mtch the lueprint type re considered when selecting reservtion for prticulr request. For more informtion out how reservtions re selected for provisioning mchine, see IS Configurtion for Cloud Pltforms, IS Configurtion for Physicl Mchines, or IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms. NOTE If you hve SDRS enled on your pltform, you cn llow SDRS to lod lnce storge for individul virtul mchine disks, or ll storge for the virtul mchine. If you re working with SDRS dtstore clusters, conflicts cn occur when you use reservtion policies nd storge reservtion policies. For exmple, if stndlone dtstore or dtstore within n SDRS cluster is selected on one of the reservtions in policy or storge policy, your virtul mchine storge might e frozen insted of driven y SDRS. Add Reservtion Policy to Blueprint When tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers crete new lueprint, the option to dd reservtion policy displys. To dd reservtion policy to n existing lueprint, you edit the lueprint. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger. A fric dministrtor must Configure Reservtion Policy, on pge Select Infrstructure > Blueprints > Blueprints. 2 Point to the lueprint you wnt to edit. 3 Click the Edit icon ( ). 4 Select Reservtion policy from the Reservtion policy drop-down menu. 5 Click OK. The mchines provisioned from your lueprint re now restricted to the resources specified in your reservtion policy. VMwre, Inc. 125

126 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms Configuring Network Settings You cn lso specify spects of network configurtion such s sttic IP ddress ssignment, the networks to which mchines should e ttched, nd other networking detils. By defult, vcloud Automtion Center uses DHCP to ssign IP ddresses to provisioned mchines. For cloud nd virtul mchines provisioned y using cloning or Linux kickstrt/utoyst provisioning, it is possile to ssign sttic IP ddresses from predefined rnge. Sttic IP ddress ssignment cn e configured either t the reservtion level or t the lueprint level. NOTE This informtion does not pply to Amzon We Services. Add Network Profile for Sttic IP Assignment to Blueprint Tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn configure sttic IP ssignment t the lueprint level. NOTE This informtion does not pply to Amzon We Services. Depending on the provisioning pltform for the lueprint, the following limittions might pply for sttic IP ssignment: When cloning with sttic IP ddresses in vcenter Server, you must specify vlid customiztion specifiction on the Build Informtion t of the lueprint. For SCVMM, sttic IP ddresses re only supported when cloning with Linux mchines. For list of custom properties relted to networking, see Custom Properties for Networking, on pge 127. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger. A fric dministrtor must Crete Network Profile for Sttic IP Address Assignment, on pge 34. Crete t lest one lueprint tht is eligile for sttic IP ssignment. Sttic IP is supported with cloud nd virtul mchines provisioned y cloning or Linux kickstrt/utoyst. 1 Select Infrstructure > Blueprints > Blueprints. 2 Point to the lueprint for which you wnt to enle sttic IP ssignment nd click Edit. 3 Click the Properties t. 4 Specify network profile to use for ssigning sttic IP ddresses to network device on mchines provisioned from this lueprint. Click New Property. Type VirtulMchine.NetworkN.ProfileNme in the Nme text ox, where N is the numer of the network device for which to enle sttic IP ssignment. For exmple: VirtulMchine.Network0.ProfileNme. c Type the nme of the network profile tht defines the sttic IP ddresses tht cn e ssigned to the network device. 126 VMwre, Inc.

127 Chpter 5 Configuring Advnced Blueprint Settings d (Optionl) Select the Prompt user check ox to require the user to provide vlue when they request mchine. e If you choose to prompt the user for vlue, ny vlue you provide for the custom property is presented to the user s the defult. If you do not provide defult, the user cnnot continue with the mchine request until they provide vlue for the custom property. Click the Sve icon ( ). Repet this step to configure sttic IP ssignment for dditionl network devices in this lueprint. 5 Click OK. Custom Properties for Networking The custom properties for networking specify configurtion for specific network device on mchine. NOTE This informtion does not pply to Amzon We Services. By defult virtul mchine hs one network device configured with custom properties nmed VirtulMchine.Network0.*. For exmple, the nme of the network for the defult network device is specified in the VirtulMchine.Network0.Nme property. Additionl network devices cn e configured on mchines y specifying properties nmed VirtulMchine.Network1.*, nd so on. The numering of network properties must e sequentil, strting with 0. For exmple, if you specify custom properties for only VirtulMchine.Network0 nd VirtulMchine.Network2, the properties for VirtulMchine. Network2 re ignored, ecuse the preceding network (VirtulMchine. Network1) ws not specified. Tle 5 2. Custom Properties for Networking Configurtion Custom Property VirtulMchine.NetworkN.Address VirtulMchine.NetworkN.McAddressType VirtulMchine.NetworkN.McAddress VirtulMchine.NetworkN.Nme Description Specifies the IP ddress of network device N in mchine provisioned with sttic IP ddress. Indictes whether the MAC ddress of network device N is uto-generted or user-defined. This property is ville for cloning. The defult vlue is generted. If the vlue is sttic, you must lso use VirtulMchine.NetworkN.McAddress to specify the MAC ddress. Specifies the MAC ddress of network device N. This property is ville for cloning. If the vlue of VirtulMchine.NetworkN.McAddressType is generted, this property contins the generted ddress. If the vlue of VirtulMchine.Network.N.McAddressType is sttic, this poperty specifies the MAC ddress. For virtul mchines provisioned on ESX server hosts, the ddress must e in the rnge specified y VMwre. For detils, see vsphere documenttion. Specifies the network to which network device N in virtul mchine is ttched. By defult, network is ssigned from the network pths ville on the reservtion on which the mchine is provisioned. You cn ensure tht network device is connected to specific network y setting the vlue of this property to the nme of network on n ville reservtion. VMwre, Inc. 127

128 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms Tle 5 2. Custom Properties for Networking Configurtion (Continued) Custom Property VirtulMchine.NetworkN.PortID VirtulMchine.NetworkN.ProfileNme VirtulMchine.NetworkN.SunetMsk VirtulMchine.NetworkN.Gtewy VirtulMchine.NetworkN.PrimryDns VirtulMchine.NetworkN.SecondryDns VirtulMchine.NetworkN.PrimryWins VirtulMchine.NetworkN.SecondryWins VirtulMchine.NetworkN.DnsSuffix VirtulMchine.NetworkN.DnsSerchSuffixes Description Specifies the port ID to use for network device N when using dvport group with vsphere distriuted switch. Specifies the nme of network profile from which to ssign sttic IP ddress to network device Nor from which to otin the rnge of sttic IP ddresses tht cn e ssigned to network device N of cloned mchine, where N=0 for the first device, 1 for the second, nd so on. If network profile is specified in the network pth in the reservtion on which the mchine is provisioned, sttic IP ddress is ssigned from tht network profile. You cn ensure tht sttic IP ddress is ssigned from specific profile y setting the vlue of this property to the nme of network profile. Configures ttriutes of the network profile specified in VirtulMchine.NetworkN.ProfileNme. For full list of custom properties, see Custom Properties Reference. Enle Users to Select Dtcenter Loctions Tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn crete lueprints tht prompt users to select dtcenter loctions, for exmple, London or Boston, when they request mchine. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s fric dministrtor or usiness group mnger. Your system dministrtor must dd dtcenter loctions to loctions file. See System Administrtion. Your fric dministrtor must ssocite compute resources to dtcenter loctions. See Associte Compute Resource with Loction, on pge 43. Crete t lest one cloud or virtul lueprint. 1 Select Infrstructure > Blueprints > Blueprints. 2 Point to the lueprint to which you wnt to dd dtcenter loction selection nd click Edit. 3 Select Disply loction on request. 4 Click OK. Business group users re now prompted to select dtcenter loction when they request mchine to e provisioned from this lueprint. 128 VMwre, Inc.

129 Chpter 5 Configuring Advnced Blueprint Settings Allow Requesters to Specify Mchine Host nme Tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn use custom property to prompt users to specify host nme for their virtul mchines. NOTE If your fric dministrtor cretes uild profile tht contins the required custom properties nd you include it in your lueprint, you do not need to individully dd the required custom properties to the lueprint. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger. Crete t lest one lueprint. 1 Select Infrstructure > Blueprints > Blueprints. 2 Point to the lueprint you wnt to chnge nd click Edit. 3 Click the Properties t. 4 Click New Property. 5 Type Hostnme in the Nme text ox. 6 Leve the Vlue text ox lnk. 7 Select the Prompt user check ox to require the user to provide vlue when they request mchine. Becuse host nmes must e unique, users cn only request one mchine t time from this lueprint. 8 Click the Sve icon ( ). 9 Click OK. Users who request mchine from your lueprint re required to specify hostnme for their mchine. vcloud Automtion Center utomticlly vlidtes tht the specified host nme is unique. Enling Visul Bsic Scripts in Provisioning Visul Bsic scripts re run outside of vcloud Automtion Center s dditionl steps in the mchine life cycle nd cn e used to updte the custom property vlues of mchines. Visul Bsic scripts cn e used with ny provisioning method. For exmple, you could use script to generte certifictes or security tokens efore provisioning nd then use those certifictes nd tokens in provisioning mchine. NOTE This informtion does not pply to Amzon We Services. When executing Visul Bsic script, the EPI gent psses ll mchine custom properties s rguments to the script. To return updted property vlues to vcloud Automtion Center, you must plce these properties in dictionry nd cll function provided y vcloud Automtion Center. The smple Visul Bsic script PrePostProvisioningExmple.vs is included in the Scripts sudirectory of the EPI gent instlltion directory. This script contins heder to lod ll rguments into dictionry, ody in which you cn include your functions, nd footer to return updted custom properties to vcloud Automtion Center. VMwre, Inc. 129

130 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms The following is high-level overview of the steps required to use Visul Bsic scripts in provisioning: 1 A system dministrtor instlls nd configures n EPI gent for Visul Bsic scripts. See Instlltion nd Configurtion. 2 A system dministrtor cretes Visul Bsic scripts nd plces them on the system where the EPI gent is instlled. 3 Gther the following informtion for tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers for ech Visul Bsic script: The complete pth to the Visul Bsic script, including the filenme nd extension. For exmple, %System Drive%Progrm Files (x86)\vmwre\vcac Agents\EPI_Agents\Scripts\SendEmil.vs. NOTE A fric dministrtor cn crete uild profile y using the property sets ExternlPreProvisioningVScript nd ExternlPostProvisioningVScript to provide this required informtion. Doing so mkes it esier for tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers to include this informtion correctly in their lueprints. 4 Tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers use custom properties in their lueprints to cll the Visul Bsic scripts. Cll Visul Bsic Script from Blueprint Tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn cll Visul Bsic scripts to run outside of vcloud Automtion Center s dditionl steps in the mchine life cycle nd to updte custom property vlues of mchines. NOTE If your fric dministrtor cretes uild profile tht contins the required custom properties nd you include it in your lueprint, you do not need to individully dd the required custom properties to the lueprint. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger. Gther the following informtion from your fric dministrtor for ech Visul Bsic script: The complete pth to the Visul Bsic script, including the filenme nd extension. For exmple, %System Drive%Progrm Files (x86)\vmwre\vcac Agents\EPI_Agents\Scripts\SendEmil.vs. NOTE Your fric dministrtor might hve provided this informtion in uild profile. Crete t lest one lueprint. 1 Select Infrstructure > Blueprints > Blueprints. 2 Point to the lueprint to which you wnt to dd Visul Bsic scripts nd click Edit. 3 Click the Properties t. 4 (Optionl) Select one or more uild profiles from the Build profiles menu. Build profiles contin groups of custom properties. Fric dministrtors cn crete uild profiles. 130 VMwre, Inc.

131 Chpter 5 Configuring Advnced Blueprint Settings 5 Add the Visul Bsic script custom properties. Click New Property. Type the Visul Bsic script custom property nme in the Nme text ox. Option VScript.PreProvisioning.Nme VScript.PostProvisioning.Nme VScript.UnProvisioning.Nme Description Runs the Visul Bsic script efore mchine is provisioned. Runs the Visul Bsic script fter mchine is provisioned. Runs the Visul Bsic script when provisioned mchine is destroyed. c Type the complete pthnme, including filenme nd extension, to the Visul Bsic script in the Vlue text ox. For exmple, %SystemDrive%\Progrm Files (x86)\vmwre\vcac Agents\EPI_Agent\Scripts\SendEmil.vs. d e (Optionl) Select the Encrypted check ox to encrypt the custom property in the dtse. (Optionl) Select the Prompt user check ox to require the user to provide vlue when they request mchine. If you choose to prompt the user for vlue, ny vlue you provide for the custom property is presented to the user s the defult. If you do not provide defult, the user cnnot continue with the mchine request until they provide vlue for the custom property. f Click the Sve icon ( ). 6 Repet to dd multiple Visul Bsic scripts to your lueprint. 7 Click OK. Add Active Directory Clenup to Blueprint Tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers configure the Active Directory Clenup Plugin y using set of custom properties to specify ctions to tke in Active Directory when mchine is deleted from hypervisor. NOTE If your fric dministrtor cretes uild profile tht contins the required custom properties nd you include it in your lueprint, you do not need to individully dd the required custom properties to the lueprint. NOTE This informtion does not pply to Amzon We Services. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger. Gther the following informtion from your fric dministrtor: An Active Directory ccount user nme nd pssword with sufficient rights to delete, disle, renme, or move AD ccounts. The user nme must e in domin\usernme formt. (Optionl) The nme of the OU to which to move destroyed mchines. (Optionl) The prefix to ttch to destroyed mchines. NOTE Your fric dministrtor might hve provided this informtion in uild profile. Crete t lest one lueprint. VMwre, Inc. 131

132 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 1 Select Infrstructure > Blueprints > Blueprints. 2 Point to the lueprint to which you wnt to dd the Active Directory Clenup Plugin nd click Edit. 3 Click the Properties t. 4 (Optionl) Select one or more uild profiles from the Build profiles menu. Build profiles contin groups of custom properties. Fric dministrtors cn crete uild profiles. 5 Enle the Active Directory Clenup Plugin. c d e Click New Property. Type Plugin.AdMchineClenup.Execute in the Nme text ox. Type true in the Vlue text ox. (Optionl) Select the Encrypted check ox to encrypt the custom property in the dtse. (Optionl) Select the Prompt user check ox to require the user to provide vlue when they request mchine. If you choose to prompt the user for vlue, ny vlue you provide for the custom property is presented to the user s the defult. If you do not provide defult, the user cnnot continue with the mchine request until they provide vlue for the custom property. f Click the Sve icon ( ). 6 Add the remining Active Directory Clenup Plugin custom properties. Option Plugin.AdMchineClenup.UserNm e Plugin.AdMchineClenup.Psswor d Plugin.AdMchineClenup.Delete Plugin.AdMchineClenup.MoveToO u Plugin.AdMchineClenup.RenmeP refix Description nd Vlue Type the Active Directory ccount user nme in the Vlue text ox. This user must hve sufficient privileges to delete, disle, move, nd renme Active Directory ccounts. The user nme must e in the formt domin\usernme. Type the pssword for the Active Directory ccount user nme in the Vlue text ox. Set to True to delete the ccounts of destroyed mchines, insted of disling them. Moves the ccount of destroyed mchines to new Active Directory orgniztionl unit. The vlue is the orgniztion unit to which you re moving the ccount. This vlue must e in ou=ou, dc=dc formt. Renmes the ccounts of destroyed mchines y dding prefix. The vlue is the prefix to prepend, for exmple destroyed_. 7 Click OK. Enle Mchine Users to Crete Snpshots Tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn enle Snpshot Mnger in mchines creted from vsphere lueprint. This llows users to cpture snpshots of their virtul mchines nd keep spceefficient copies of the originl VM imge. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger. Crete t lest one vsphere lueprint. 132 VMwre, Inc.

133 Chpter 5 Configuring Advnced Blueprint Settings 1 Select Infrstructure > Blueprints > Blueprints. 2 Point to the lueprint you wnt to chnge nd click Edit. 3 Click the Actions t. 4 Specify whether to llow users to use Snpshot Mnger to crete, pply, nd delete snpshots of their mchine. 5 Click OK. RDP Connections Tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn configure RDP settings nd enle connect y using RDP for mchines provisioned with their lueprints. Configure Connections Using RDP Tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn use custom properties to configure RDP settings. NOTE If your fric dministrtor cretes uild profile tht contins the required custom properties nd you include it in your lueprint, you do not need to individully dd the required custom properties to the lueprint. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger. Crete t lest one lueprint. 1 Select Infrstructure > Blueprints > Blueprints. 2 Point to the lueprint you wnt to chnge nd click Edit. 3 Click the Properties t. 4 (Optionl) Select one or more uild profiles from the Build profiles menu. Build profiles contin groups of custom properties. Fric dministrtors cn crete uild profiles. VMwre, Inc. 133

134 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 5 Configure RDP settings. Click New Property. Type the RDP custom property nme in the Nme text ox nd the corresponding vlue in the Vlue text ox. Option RDP.File.Nme VirtulMchine.Rdp.SettingN VirtulMchine.Admin.NmeComp letion Description nd Vlue Specifies n RDP file from which to otin settings, for exmple My_RDP_Settings.rdp. The file must reside in the Wesite\Rdp sudirectory of the vcloud Automtion Center instlltion directory. Configures specific RDP settings. N is unique numer used to distinguish one RDP setting from nother. For exmple, to specify the Authentiction Level so tht no uthentiction requirement is specified, define the custom property VirtulMchine.Rdp.Setting1 nd set the vlue uthentiction level:i:3. For list of ville settings nd correct syntx, see the Microsoft Windows RDP documenttion. Specifies the domin nme to include in the fully qulified domin nme of the mchine tht the RDP files generte for the Connect Using RDP option. For exmple, set the vlue to mycompny.com to generte the FDQN my-mchine-nme.mycompny.com in the RDP file. c d (Optionl) Select the Encrypted check ox to encrypt the custom property in the dtse. (Optionl) Select the Prompt user check ox to require the user to provide vlue when they request mchine. If you choose to prompt the user for vlue, ny vlue you provide for the custom property is presented to the user s the defult. If you do not provide defult, the user cnnot continue with the mchine request until they provide vlue for the custom property. e Click the Sve icon ( ). 6 Repet to configure multiple RDP settings with your lueprint. 7 Click OK. Wht to do next Enle Connections Using RDP, on pge 134. Enle Connections Using RDP Tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn enle RDP connections on lueprint so tht entitled users cn remotely ccess mchines provisioned from tht lueprint. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger. Crete t lest one lueprint. (Optionl) Configure Connections Using RDP, on pge 133. IMPORTANT If you re using Amzon We Services, RDP or SSH must e enled on the Amzon mchine instnce nd the mchines must e in security group in which the correct ports re open. 1 Select Infrstructure > Blueprints > Blueprints. 2 Point to the lueprint you wnt to chnge nd click Edit. 134 VMwre, Inc.

135 Chpter 5 Configuring Advnced Blueprint Settings 3 Click the Actions t. 4 Select the Connect using RDP or SSH check ox to llow users to connect to their mchine y using n RDP or SSH connection. 5 Click OK. All users who re entitled to connect using RDP now see the Connect Using RDP option for ll mchines they request from your lueprint. For informtion out entitlements, see Tennt Administrtion. Enle Connections Using SSH Tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers cn use custom property to enle users to connect remotely to their Linux mchines using SSH. NOTE If your fric dministrtor cretes uild profile tht contins the required custom properties nd you include it in your lueprint, you do not need to individully dd the required custom properties to the lueprint. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger. Crete t lest one lueprint. IMPORTANT If you re using Amzon We Services, RDP or SSH must e enled on the Amzon mchine instnce nd the mchines must e in security group in which the correct ports re open. 1 Select Infrstructure > Blueprints > Blueprints. 2 Point to the lueprint you wnt to chnge nd click Edit. 3 Click the Properties t. 4 (Optionl) Select one or more uild profiles from the Build profiles menu. Build profiles contin groups of custom properties. Fric dministrtors cn crete uild profiles. 5 Click New Property. 6 Type Mchine.SSH in the Nme text ox. 7 Type true in the Vlue text ox. 8 (Optionl) Select the Encrypted check ox to encrypt the custom property in the dtse. 9 (Optionl) Select the Prompt user check ox to require the user to provide vlue when they request mchine. If you choose to prompt the user for vlue, ny vlue you provide for the custom property is presented to the user s the defult. If you do not provide defult, the user cnnot continue with the mchine request until they provide vlue for the custom property. 10 Click the Sve icon ( ). 11 Click the Actions t. 12 Select the Connect using RDP or SSH check ox to llow users to connect to their mchine y using n RDP or SSH connection. 13 Click OK. VMwre, Inc. 135

136 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms All users who re entitled to connect using SSH now see the Connect Using SSH option for ll mchines they request from your lueprint. For informtion out entitlements, see Tennt Administrtion. 136 VMwre, Inc.

137 Infrstructure Orgnizer 6 IS dministrtors nd fric dministrtors cn use the Infrstructure Orgnizer to quickly orgnize multiple compute resources into fric groups, ssign cost profiles, nd ring existing virtul mchines under vcloud Automtion Center mngement. This chpter includes the following topics: Creting Blueprints for Importing Virtul Mchines, on pge 137 Choosing n Infrstructure Orgnizer Scenrio, on pge 137 Orgnize Compute Resources nd Import Existing Virtul Mchines, on pge 138 Import Existing Virtul Mchines, on pge 141 Creting Blueprints for Importing Virtul Mchines A tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger must crete lueprint tht mtches the mchines you wnt to import using the Infrstructure Orgnizer. Mke sure tht the lueprint mtches s closely s possile the mchines you re importing.. For exmple, if you re importing vsphere mchines tht were creted y using Linux Kickstrt, crete vsphere lueprint for Linux Kickstrt provisioning for importing those mchines. Consider which usiness groups need ccess to these imported mchines, whether you wnt them to e reconfigured or reprovisioned, nd how long to lese or rchive the mchines. These settings nd more re ll configured on the lueprint you use to import the mchines. Choosing n Infrstructure Orgnizer Scenrio Fric dministrtors nd IS dministrtors cn use the Infrstructure Orgnizer to orgnize compute resources into fric groups, ssign cost profiles to compute resources, import existing virtul mchines, nd ssocite imported mchines with usiness groups. Depending on your role or comintion of roles, you cn leverge different cpilities of the Infrstructure Orgnizer. VMwre, Inc. 137

138 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms Tle 6 1. Choosing n Infrstructure Orgnizer Scenrio Scenrio Role Assign cost profiles to your compute resources nd orgnize them into fric groups. If you hve usiness group mnger privileges, you cn continue with the Infrstructure Orgnizer Wizrd to import existing virtul mchines. Assign cost profiles to your compute resources nd import existing virtul mchines. IS Administrtor Fric Administrtor nd Business Group Mnger IS dministrtors do not hve ccess to the Infrstructure Orgnizer. However, you cn crete fric group nd nominte yourself s the fric dministrtor so tht you cn leverge the orgnizer to quickly plce your compute resources into fric groups. See Orgnize Compute Resources nd Import Existing Virtul Mchines, on pge 138. Import Existing Virtul Mchines, on pge 141. Orgnize Compute Resources nd Import Existing Virtul Mchines IS dministrtors cn leverge the Infrstructure Orgnizer to quickly ssign cost profiles to compute resources nd orgnize them into fric groups. Optionlly, you cn continue with the Infrstructure Orgnizer Wizrd to import existing virtul mchines nd ring them under vcloud Automtion Center mngement. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s n IS dministrtor. Follow the pproprite procedures to store credentils nd crete endpoints. Crete the fric groups to which you wnt to ssign your compute resources. (Optionl) If you intend to ssign cost profiles to your compute resources, fric dministrtors must crete the cost profiles. (Optionl) If you intend to import existing virtul mchines, tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger must crete lueprint to pply to mchines you import. 1 Crete the Infrstructure Orgnizer Fric Group on pge 138 Crete fric group tht contins ll of the virtul compute resources you wnt to orgnize nd ssign yourself s the fric dministrtor. 2 Configure Compute Resources on pge 139 IS dministrtors with fric dministrtor privileges cn leverge the Infrstructure Orgnizer to quickly orgnize multiple compute resources into fric groups. 3 Bring Virtul Mchines under vcloud Automtion Center Mngement on pge 140 You cn import existing virtul mchines y ssigning them to usiness groups, reservtions, lueprints, nd owners. Crete the Infrstructure Orgnizer Fric Group Crete fric group tht contins ll of the virtul compute resources you wnt to orgnize nd ssign yourself s the fric dministrtor. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s n IS dministrtor. Follow the pproprite procedures to store credentils nd crete endpoints. 138 VMwre, Inc.

139 Chpter 6 Infrstructure Orgnizer Crete the fric groups to which you wnt to ssign your compute resources. (Optionl) If you intend to ssign cost profiles to your compute resources, fric dministrtors must crete the cost profiles. (Optionl) If you intend to import existing virtul mchines, tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger must crete lueprint to pply to mchines you import. 1 Select Infrstructure > Groups > Fric Groups. 2 Click New Fric Group. 3 Type Infrstructure Orgnizer in the Nme text ox. 4 (Optionl) Type description in the Description text ox. 5 Type your own user nme in the Fric dministrtors text ox nd press Enter. As fric dministrtor, you now hve ccess to the Infrstructure Orgnizer nd cn lso crete the cost profiles to ssign to your compute resources. 6 Select ll of the virtul compute resources tht you wnt to orgnize from the Compute resource list. 7 Click OK. 8 Refresh your rowser. Configure Compute Resources IS dministrtors with fric dministrtor privileges cn leverge the Infrstructure Orgnizer to quickly orgnize multiple compute resources into fric groups. NOTE You cn edit multiple elements t the sme time y clicking the pin icon ( ) nd then editing one of your selections. The chnges you mke re pplied to ll of the selections you pinned. Crete the Infrstructure Orgnizer Fric Group, on pge Select Infrstructure > Infrstructure Orgnizer > Infrstructure Orgnizer. 2 Click Next. 3 Select the compute resources you wnt to orgnize into fric groups. 4 Click Next. 5 Click the Edit icon ( ). 6 Select the fric groups to which you wnt to dd your compute resource from the Fric Groups list. 7 (Optionl) Select cost profile to ssign to your compute resource from the Cost Profile drop-down menu. 8 Click the Sve icon ( ). 9 Click Next. Your compute resources re orgnized into fric groups. You cn stop here y clicking Next nd then Finish, or if you hve Business Group Mnger privileges, you cn continue with the Infrstructure Orgnizer to import existing virtul mchines from your compute resources. VMwre, Inc. 139

140 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms Bring Virtul Mchines under vcloud Automtion Center Mngement You cn import existing virtul mchines y ssigning them to usiness groups, reservtions, lueprints, nd owners. NOTE You cn edit multiple elements t the sme time y clicking the pin icon ( ) nd then editing one of your selections. The chnges you mke re pplied to ll of the selections you pinned. Configure Compute Resources, on pge Locte the mchine you wnt to import. 2 Click the Edit icon ( ). 3 Select usiness group to ssign to the imported mchine from the Business Group drop-down menu. 4 Click the Sve icon ( ). 5 Click Next. 6 Click the Edit icon ( ). 7 Select lueprint to pply to your existing virtul mchine from the Blueprint drop-down menu. 8 Assign the mchine you re importing to reservtion. Select reservtion from the Reservtion drop-down menu. Type nme in the Reservtion text ox to crete new reservtion specificlly for the imported mchines. 9 (Optionl) Select Grow Alloctions. The memory nd storge llocted to the reservtion you ssigned to the imported mchines is incresed y exctly the mount the imported mchines consume. 10 (Optionl) Select Increse Quot. The mchine quot on the reservtion you ssigned to the imported mchines is incresed y exctly the numer of virtul mchines you import. 11 Specify mchine owner. Select mchine owner from the Owner drop-down menu. Only usiness group memers who lredy own mchines in vcloud Automtion Center pper in the drop-down menu. Type user nme into the Owner text ox nd press Enter. The user must elong to the usiness group to which you ssigned the imported mchines. 12 Click the Sve icon ( ). 13 Click Next. 14 Click Finish. 140 VMwre, Inc.

141 Chpter 6 Infrstructure Orgnizer Import Existing Virtul Mchines Fric dministrtors cn import virtul mchines tht currently exist on their compute resources outside of vcloud Automtion Center. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s fric dministrtor nd s usiness group mnger. Crete the usiness groups to which you wnt to ssign imported mchines. A tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger must crete lueprint to pply to mchines you import. (Optionl) If you intend to ssign cost profiles to your compute resources, crete the cost profiles you wnt to ssign to your compute resources. 1 Choose Compute Resources on pge 141 Fric dministrtors select compute resources from which they wnt to import existing virtul mchines nd ssign cost profiles to the compute resources tht they mnge. 2 Bring Virtul Mchines under vcloud Automtion Center Mngement on pge 142 A fric dministrtor imports existing virtul mchines nd ssigns them to usiness groups, reservtions, nd users. Choose Compute Resources Fric dministrtors select compute resources from which they wnt to import existing virtul mchines nd ssign cost profiles to the compute resources tht they mnge. NOTE You cn edit multiple elements t the sme time y clicking the pin icon nd then editing one of your selections. The chnges you mke re pplied to ll of the selections you pinned. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s fric dministrtor nd s usiness group mnger. Crete the usiness groups to which you wnt to ssign imported mchines. A tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger must crete lueprint to pply to mchines you import. (Optionl) If you intend to ssign cost profiles to your compute resources, crete the cost profiles you wnt to ssign to your compute resources. 1 Select Infrstructure > Infrstructure Orgnizer > Infrstructure Orgnizer. 2 Click Next. 3 Select the compute resources tht contin the existing virtul mchines you wnt to import. Only compute resources tht you mnge s fric dministrtor pper. 4 Click Next. VMwre, Inc. 141

142 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 5 (Optionl) Assign cost profiles to your compute resources. c Click the Edit icon ( ). Select cost profile to ssign to your compute resource from the Cost Profile drop-down menu. Click the Sve icon ( ). 6 Click Next. Bring Virtul Mchines under vcloud Automtion Center Mngement A fric dministrtor imports existing virtul mchines nd ssigns them to usiness groups, reservtions, nd users. NOTE You cn edit multiple elements t the sme time y clicking the pin icon nd then editing one of your selections. The chnges you mke re pplied to ll of the selections you pinned. Choose Compute Resources, on pge Locte the mchines you wnt to import. 2 Click the Edit icon ( ). 3 Select usiness group to ssign to the imported mchine from the Business Group drop-down menu. 4 Click the Sve icon ( ). 5 Click Next. 6 Click the Edit icon ( ). 7 Select lueprint to pply to your existing virtul mchine from the Blueprint drop-down menu. 8 Assign the mchines you re importing to reservtion. Select reservtion from the Reservtion drop-down menu. Type nme in the Reservtion text ox to crete new reservtion specificlly for the imported mchines. 9 (Optionl) Select Grow Alloctions. The memory nd storge llocted to the reservtion you ssigned to the imported mchines is incresed y exctly the mount the imported mchines consume. 10 (Optionl) Select Increse Quot. The mchine quot on the reservtion you ssigned to the imported mchines is incresed y exctly the numer of virtul mchines you import. 11 Specify mchine owner. Select mchine owner from the Owner drop-down menu. Only usiness group memers who lredy own mchines in vcloud Automtion Center pper in the drop-down menu. Type user nme into the Owner text ox nd press Enter. The user must elong to the usiness group to which you ssigned the imported mchines. 12 Click the Sve icon ( ). 142 VMwre, Inc.

143 Chpter 6 Infrstructure Orgnizer 13 Click Next. 14 Click Finish. VMwre, Inc. 143

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145 Mnging Infrstructure 7 Different vcloud Automtion Center roles monitor resource usge nd mnge infrstructure in different wys. This chpter includes the following topics: Mnging Resource Usge, on pge 145 Dt Collection, on pge 148 Decommissioning Storge Pth, on pge 150 Mnging Resource Usge Fric dministrtors mnge the resource usge of the compute resources nd reservtions they own, nd tennt dministrtors nd usiness group mngers mnge the resource usge of the usiness groups they own. Resource Usge Terminology vcloud Automtion Center uses explicit terminology to distinguish etween resources tht re ville, resources tht hve een set side for specific usges, nd resources tht re ctively eing consumed y provisioned mchines. The Resource Usge Terminology tle explins the terminology vcloud Automtion Center uses to disply resource usge. Tle 7 1. Resource Usge Terminology Term Physicl Reserved Mnged Allocted Description Indictes the ctul memory or storge cpcity of compute resource. Indictes the mchine quot, memory, nd storge cpcity set side for reservtion. For exmple, if compute resource hs physicl cpcity of 600 GB nd there re three reservtions on it for 100 GB ech, then the reserved storge of the compute resource is 300 GB nd the storge reserved is 50 percent. For physicl mchines, this term indictes mchines tht re reserved for reservtion ut not yet provisioned. For physicl mchines, this indictes tht the mchine is provisioned nd currently under vcloud Automtion Center mngement. Indictes the mchine quot, memory, or storge resources ctively eing consumed y provisioned mchines. For exmple, consider reservtion with mchine quot of 10. If there re 15 provisioned mchines on it, ut only 6 of them re currently powered on, the mchine quot is 60 percent llocted. VMwre, Inc. 145

146 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms Tle 7 1. Resource Usge Terminology (Continued) Term Used Free Description For virtul provisioning this indictes the mount of storge in use y provisioned mchines. When stndrd storge is employed, storge used nd storge llocted re the sme. However, when spceefficient storge technology is employed (for exmple, FlexClone or thin provisioning) storge used is typiclly less thn storge llocted ecuse mchines only consume exctly the mount of storge they require. For virtul provisioning, this is the unused physicl cpcity on storge pth. Choosing Resource Monitoring Scenrio Fric dministrtors, tennt dministrtors, nd usiness group mngers hve different concerns when it comes to resource monitoring. Becuse of this, vcloud Automtion Center llows you to monitor different fcets of resource usge. For exmple, fric dministrtor is concerned with monitoring the resource consumption of reservtions nd compute resources, wheres tennt dministrtor is concerned with the resource usge of the provisioning groups within tennt. Depending on your role nd the specific resource usge you wnt to monitor, vcloud Automtion Center llows you different wys to trck resource consumption. Tle 7 2. Choose Resource Monitoring Scenrio Resource Monitoring Scenrio Privileges Required Loction Monitor the mount of physicl storge nd memory on your compute resources tht is currently eing consumed nd determine wht mount remins free. You cn lso monitor the numer of reserved nd llocted mchines provisioned on ech compute resource. Monitor physicl mchines tht re reserved for use ut not yet provisioned. Monitor mchines tht re currently provisioned nd under vcloud Automtion Center mngement. Monitor the mount of storge, memory, nd mchine quot of your reservtion tht is currently llocted nd determine the cpcity tht remins ville to the reservtion. Monitor the mount of storge, memory, nd the mchine quot tht your usiness groups re currently consuming nd determine the cpcity tht remins on reserve for them. Fric Administrtor (monitor resource usge on compute resources in your fric group) Fric Administrtor Fric Administrtor Fric Administrtor (monitor resource usge for reservtions on your compute resources nd physicl mchines) Tennt Administrtor (monitor resource usge for ll groups in your tennt) Business Group Mnger (monitor resource usge for groups tht you mnge) Infrstructure > Compute Resources > Compute Resources Infrstructure > Mchines > Reserved Mchines Infrstructure > Mchines > Mnged Mchines Infrstructure > Reservtions > Reservtions Infrstructure > Groups > Business Groups You cn lso dd resource monitoring portlets to your vcloud Automtion Center homepge to monitor different resource usge sttistics. See Tennt Administrtion. 146 VMwre, Inc.

147 Chpter 7 Mnging Infrstructure Reducing Reservtion Usge y Attrition Fric dministrtors cn reduce the numer of mchines on prticulr reservtion over the long term while keeping the reservtion nd the existing mchines provisioned on it ctive. You cn reduce the reserved mchine quot, memory, nd storge of virtul reservtion elow the mount currently llocted. This llows mngement of existing mchines to continue without chnge while preventing provisioning of new mchines until lloction flls elow the new reserved mount. NOTE Becuse virtul mchines tht re powered off re not included in llocted memory nd mchine quot totls, reducing the memory or mchine lloction of reservtion might prevent mchines tht re currently powered off from eing powered ck on. For exmple, consider provisioning group with reservtion tht contins 20 provisioned mchines tht re set to expire over the next 90 dys. If you wnt to reduce this reservtion y ttrition to no more thn 15 mchines, you cn edit the reservtion to reduce the quot from 20 mchines to 15. No further mchines cn e provisioned on the reservtion until the numer of mchines on the reservtion is nturlly reduced y the upcoming expirtions. VMwre, Inc. 147

148 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms Dt Collection vcloud Automtion Center collects dt from oth infrstructure source endpoints nd their compute resources. Dt collection occurs t regulr intervls. Ech type of dt collection hs defult intervl tht you cn override or modify. IS dministrtors cn mnully initite dt collection for infrstructure source endpoints nd fric dministrtors cn mnully initite dt collection for compute resources. Infrstructure Source Endpoint Dt Collection Inventory Dt Collection Stte Dt Collection Performnce Dt Collection for vsphere compute resources only vcns inventory dt collection for vsphere compute resources only WMI dt collection (Windows compute resources only) Updtes informtion out virtuliztion hosts, templtes, nd ISO imges for virtuliztion environments. Updtes virtul dtcenters nd templtes for vcloud Director. Updtes regions nd mchines provisioned on them for Amzon. Updtes instlled memory nd CPU count for physicl mngement interfces. Updtes the record of the virtul mchines whose resource use is tied to specific compute resource, including detiled informtion out the networks, storge, nd virtul mchines. This record lso includes informtion out unmnged virtul mchines, which re mchines provisioned outside of vcloud Automtion Center. Updtes the record of the power stte of ech mchine discovered through inventory dt collection. Stte dt collection lso records missing mchines tht vcloud Automtion Center mnges ut cnnot e detected on the virtuliztion compute resource or cloud endpoint. Updtes the record of the verge CPU, storge, memory, nd network usge for ech virtul mchine discovered through inventory dt collection. Updtes the record of network nd security dt relted to vcloud Networking nd Security nd NSX, prticulrly informtion out security groups nd lod lncing, for ech mchine following inventory dt collection. Updtes the record of the mngement dt for ech Windows mchine. A WMI gent must e instlled, typiclly on the Mnger Service host, nd enled to collect dt from Windows mchines. Strt Endpoint Dt Collection Mnully Endpoint dt collection runs utomticlly every 4 hours, ut IS dministrtors cn mnully strt endpoint dt collection t ny time for endpoints tht do not require proxy gents. The Dt Collection pge provides informtion on the sttus nd ge of dt collections nd llows you to mnully strt new endpoint dt collection. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s n IS dministrtor. 1 Select Infrstructure > Endpoints > Endpoints. 2 Point to the endpoint for which you wnt to run dt collection nd click Dt Collection. 3 Click Strt. 148 VMwre, Inc.

149 Chpter 7 Mnging Infrstructure 4 (Optionl) Click Refresh to receive n updted messge out the sttus of the dt collection you initited. 5 Click Cncel to return to the Endpoints pge. Configure Compute Resource Dt Collection Fric dministrtors cn enle or disle dt collections, configure the frequency of dt collections, or mnully request new stte or performnce dt collection. The Dt Collection pge provides informtion on the sttus nd ge of dt collections nd llows you to configure the dt collections for your compute resources. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s fric dministrtor. 1 Select Infrstructure > Compute Resources > Compute Resources. 2 Point to the compute resource for which you wnt to configure dt collection nd click Dt Collection. 3 Configure Compute Resource dt collection. Select On to enle dt collection. Select Off to disle dt collection. 4 Configure Inventory dt collection. Select On to enle dt collection. Select Off to disle dt collection. Type numer in the Frequency text ox to configure the time intervl (in hours) etween inventory dt collections. Click Request Now to mnully strt new inventory dt collection. 5 Configure Stte dt collection. Select On to enle dt collection. Select Off to disle dt collection. Type numer in the Frequency text ox to configure the time intervl (in minutes) etween stte dt collections. Click Request Now to mnully strt new stte dt collection. 6 Configure Performnce dt collection. This is ville only for vsphere integrtions. Select On to enle dt collection. Select Off to disle dt collection. Type numer in the Frequency text ox to configure the time intervl (in hours) etween performnce dt collections. Click Request Now to mnully strt new performnce dt collection. VMwre, Inc. 149

150 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms 7 Configure vcns Inventory dt collection. This is only ville for vsphere integrtions configured to use NSX or vcloud Networking nd Security. Select On to enle dt collection. Select Off to disle dt collection. Type numer in the Frequency text ox to configure the time intervl (in hours) etween vcns Inventory dt collections. Click Request Now to mnully strt new performnce dt collection. 8 Click OK. Decommissioning Storge Pth If you re decommissioning storge pth nd moving mchines to new one, fric dministrtor must disle the storge pth in vcloud Automtion Center. The following is high-level overview of the sequence of steps required to decommission storge pth: 1 A fric dministrtor disles the storge pth on ll reservtions tht use it. See Disle Storge Pth, on pge Move the mchines to new storge pth outside of vcloud Automtion Center. 3 Wit for vcloud Automtion Center to utomticlly run inventory dt collection or initite inventory dt collection mnully. See Configure Compute Resource Dt Collection, on pge 149. Disle Storge Pth Fric dministrtors cn disle storge pths on reservtions when storge pths re decommissioned. NOTE For ech reservtion where you disle storge pth, verify tht there is sufficient spce remining on other enled storge pths. Log in to the vcloud Automtion Center console s fric dministrtor. 1 Select Infrstructure > Reservtions > Reservtions. 2 Point to the reservtion on which the storge pth you re decommissioning is used nd click Edit. 3 Click the Resources t. 4 Locte the storge pth you re decommissioning. 5 Click the Edit icon ( ). 6 Select the check ox in the Disled column to disle this storge pth. 7 Click the Sve icon ( ). 8 Click OK. 9 Repet this procedure for ll reservtions tht use the storge pth you re decommissioning. 150 VMwre, Inc.

151 Monitoring Workflows nd Viewing 8 Logs Depending on your role, you cn monitor workflows nd view ctivity logs. The following tle outlines the possile monitoring nd log disply options ville to dministrtors. Tle 8 1. Monitoring nd Log Disply Options Ojective Role Menu Sequence nd Description Disply informtion out ctions tht hve occurred, such s the ction type, dte nd time of the ction, nd so on. View the sttus of scheduled nd ville Distriuted Execution Mnger nd other workflows. IS dministrtor IS dministrtor Disply defult log informtion or control disply content using column nd filter options. Click Infrstructure > Monitoring > Audit Logs. The udit log provides detils on the sttus of mnged virtul mchines nd ctivities performed on these mchines during reconfigurtion. It lso displys informtion out Amzon mchine provisioning. The log includes Amzon mchine provisioning, multi-mchine, vcloud Networking nd Security, reclmtion, nd reconfigure ctions. Disply workflow sttus nd optionlly open specific workflow to disply its detils. Click Infrstructure > Monitoring > Distriuted Execution Sttus. View nd optionlly export log dt. IS dministrtor Disply defult log informtion or control disply content using column nd filter options. Click Infrstructure > Monitoring > Log. View the sttus nd history of executed Distriuted Execution Mnger nd other workflows. Disply list of events, including event type, time, user ID, nd so on nd optionlly disply n event detils pge. Monitor the sttus of your requests nd view request detils. IS dministrtor System dministrtor Tennt dministrtor or usiness group mnger Disply workflow history nd optionlly open specific workflow to disply its execution detils. Click Infrstructure > Monitoring > Workflow History. View list of events nd their ssocited ttriutes, such s execution time, event description, tennt nme, trget type nd ID, nd other chrcteristics. Click Administrtion > Event Logs. Disply the sttus of requests tht you re responsile for or hve ownership of. Click Requests. VMwre, Inc. 151

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153 Appendix A: Mchine Life Cycle nd 9 Workflow Sttes Depending on the method of provisioning specified in the mchine lueprint, mchines re provisioned using different vcloud Automtion Center workflows. The mster workflow pplies to ll mchines regrdless of provisioning method. Tle 9 1. MsterWorkflow Sttes Workflow Stte Work Item Description Requested AwitingApprovl A new mchine is requested. The mchine is creted or registered. The pprovl process strts. The mchine uild is on hold until it is pproved. RegisterMchine RegisterVM The existing mchine is registered. Attriutes re set in the hypervisor. For informtion out registering mchines, see vsphere product documenttion. BuildingMchine The mchine uild is out to strt. The provisioning workflow tht is specified in the lueprint is eing creted. MchineProvisioned SetMchineOpertions The mchine uild completed successfully. Opertions re eing performed on the mchine efore it is mde ville for use. The llowed mchine opertions tht re defined in the lueprint re configured on the mchine. MchineActivted The requested mchine is ctivted. InstllTools InstllTools Hypervisor guest operting system tools re instlled on the mchine y the hypervisor. Expired DectivteMchine UnprovisionMchine The mchine hs expired nd is turned off. After the rchive period elpses, it is disposed of. The mchine cnnot e used. The mchine cn only e rectivted or disposed of in this stte. The mchine disposl process hs strted. The mchine unprovisioning process hs strted. VMwre, Inc. 153

154 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms Tle 9 1. MsterWorkflow Sttes (Continued) Workflow Stte Work Item Description Disposing DisposeVM The hypervisor is disposing of the mchine. Finlized The mchine ws disposed of nd is out to e removed from mngement. The mster workflow is out to stop. Tle 9 2. BsicVMWorkflow Sttes Workflow Stte Work Item Description CretingMchine CreteVM The mchine is creted y the hypervisor. AddingDisks AddDisks Additionl disks, if ny, re eing creted nd dded to the mchine y the hypervisor. BuildComplete The mchine uild process completed. Tle 9 3. CloneWorkflow Sttes Workflow Stte Work Item Description CloneMchine CloneVM The hypervisor is cloning the mchine. CustomizeMchine CustomizeMchine The hypervisor is configuring the mchine. InitilPowerOn InitilPowerOn The mchine is eing powered on for the first time fter the clone process is finished. CustomizeOS CustomizeOS Linux only: A guest gent is configuring the mchine. Custom scripts re running. BuildComplete The mchine uild process is finished. Tle 9 4. WIMImgeWorkflow Sttes Workflow Stte Work Item Description CretingMchine CreteVM The hypervisor is creting the mchine. AddingDisks AddDisks The hypervisor is creting nd dding dditionl disks, if ny, to the mchine. InitilPowerOn PowerOn The mchine is eing powered on for the first time. SetupOS SetupOS The mchine is ooted from the CD- ROM or ISO imge nd the operting system WIM imge is eing copied to the C:\ drive from the configure loction. EjectingCD EjectCD The CD-ROM or ISO imge is eing unmounted from the mchine. 154 VMwre, Inc.

155 Chpter 9 Appendix A: Mchine Life Cycle nd Workflow Sttes Tle 9 4. WIMImgeWorkflow Sttes (Continued) Workflow Stte Work Item Description InstllOS InstllOS The mchine is eing ooted for the first time from the hrd disk. The guest gent is performing system preprtion nd customiztion. Additionl disks re prtitioned nd formtted nd the owner is dded to the dministrtor group. BuildComplete The mchine uild process is finished. Tle 9 5. LinuxKickstrtWorkflow Sttes Workflow Stte Work Item Description CretingMchine CreteVM The mchine is eing creted y the hypervisor. AddingDisks AddDisks Additionl disks, if ny, re eing creted nd dded to the mchine y the hypervisor. InitilPowerOn PowerOn The mchine is eing powered on for the first time. InstllingOS SetupOS The mchine is ooted from CD-ROM nd the operting system imge is eing creted y the kickstrt process. EjectingCD EjectCD The CD-ROM is eing unmounted from the mchine. CustomizeOS CustomizeOS The mchine is eing configured y guest gent. Custom scripts re eing executed. BuildComplete The mchine uild process completed. Tle 9 6. VirtulSccmProvisionigWorkflow Sttes Workflow Stte Work Item Description CretingMchine CreteVM The mchine is eing creted y the hypervisor. AddingDisks AddDisks Additionl disks, if ny, re eing creted nd dded to the mchine y the hypervisor. SccmRegistrtion SccmRegisterMchine The mchine is eing registered in SCCM provisioning infrstructure. InitilPowerOn PowerOn The mchine is eing powered on for the first time. InstllingOS Complete The mchine is ooted nd is eing provisioned y SCCM. EjectingCD EjectCD The CD-ROM is eing unmounted from the mchine. FiledProvisioning SccmUnregisterMchine The mchine uild filed. The mchine is eing unregistered from the SCCM provisioning infrstructure. EndedVirtulProvisioning The mchine uild process completed. The provisioning workflow is out to stop. VMwre, Inc. 155

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157 Index A Active Directory, clenup plugin 44, 131 AD, See Active Directory utoyst configurtion file 53 prepring for provisioning 53 specifying custom scripts 54 B lueprint, creting for imported mchines 137 lueprints ctions 101, 108, 115 dding dtcenter loctions 128 dding reservtion policies 125 ssigning dtstore 121 choosing scenrio 66 crete for WIM 96, 97 creting 65 creting Flexclone lueprints 87 90, 93 creting for WIM 94, 95 creting dvnced lueprints 119 creting sic workflow creting sic workflow lueprints 71 creting clone lueprints 72 74, 76, 79 creting for Linux Kickstrt , 106 creting for SCCM creting linked clone lueprints 80 83, 86 enling snpshots 132 pulishing 116 lueprints (crete, clone, or FlexClone), dding storge reservtion policy 122 uild profiles creting 29 creting property sets 28, 29 using property sets 27 usiness groups crete 20 monitoring resource usge 145 C ctlog items, pulishing 116 cloning creting lueprints 72 instlling Linux guest gent 51, 52 provisioning preprtion 50 compute resources dding dtcenter loctions 43 ssigning to fric groups 138, 139 configure dt collection 149 monitoring resource usge 145 orgnizing 138 removing dtcenter loctions 43, 44 cost clcultion 37 during request nd provisioning life cycle 38 cost informtion from IT Business Mngement Stndrd Edition overview 41 updting 42 viewing 42 cost profiles ssigning to compute resource 39 creting 39 overview 37 See lso storge cost profiles credentils, storing 11 custom 8 custom properties Active Directory clenup 44, 131 llowing lterntive dtstores 124 uild profiles, creting property sets 28 creting uild profiles 29 creting property sets 28, 29 for FlexClone lueprints 91 for sic workflow lueprints 71 for clone lueprints 76 for linked clone lueprints 84 linked clone lueprints 122 Linux Kickstrt provisioning 107 mchine provisioning 8 networking 127 order of precedence 8 SCCM provisioning 114 WIM provisioning 99 custom properties for WIM 98 custom scripts, specifying for Linux Kickstrt/utoYST 54 D dt collection configuring 149 VMwre, Inc. 157

158 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms overview 148 strting endpoint dt collection mnully 148 Dtcenter loction llowing users to select 43 removing loction 43 Dtcenter loctions dding to lueprints 128 enling users to select 43 removing loction 44 dtstores llowing lterntive dtstores 124 ssigning 121 ssigning storge reservtion policies 33 ssigning to volumes 119 using storge reservtion policies 32 Disply loction on request dding loction 43 enling 43 enling in lueprints 128 removing loction 43, 44 E endpoints creting 10 creting stndlone Hyper-V 15, 16 creting stndlone XenServer 17 creting Hyper-V (SCVMM) 15 creting KVM (RHEV) 14 creting NetApp ONTAP) 13 creting vsphere 11, 12 strting dt collection mnully 148 ESX, See VMwre ESX ESXi, See VMwre ESXi F fric groups, creting 10 Flexclone, creting lueprints 87 FlexClone, creting NetApp ONTAP endpoints 13 G gol nvigtor, using 5 guest gent inserting in WinPE instlling for Linux 52 instlling for SCCM 55 instlling for Windows 51 H Hyper-V, crete stndlone Hyper-V endpoint 15, 16 I IS configuring 7 configuring overview 7 infrstructure, mnging 145 Infrstructure Orgnizer out 137 configuring compute resources 138, 139 creting lueprints for importing mchines 137 creting fric groups 138 importing existing virtul mchines 138, orgnizing compute resources 138 overview 137 inventory dt collection, configure dt collection 149 IP rnges, configuring 35 K kickstrt, specifying custom scripts 54 Kickstrt configurtion file 53 prepring for provisioning 53 KVM (RHEV), ssigning dtstore 121 KVM (RHEV) provisioning, including VirtIO drivers 59 L linked clone lueprints dding dtstore 122 dding storge reservtion policy 123 Linux configurtion file 53 prepring for provisioning 53 Linux guest gent, instlling 52 Linux kickstrt, specifying custom scripts 54 Linux Kickstrt provisioning creting lueprints , 106 custom properties 107 logs, viewing ctivity logs 151 M mchine cost, See cost mchine prefixes, configuring 19 mchine quots, reducing 147 mchine life cycle, reference 153 mchine provisioning, custom properties 8 mchines, provisioning with optionl configurtions 27 Microsoft System Center Configurtion Mnger N Net App Flexclone, out provisioning 47, 65 Net App FlexClone, creting lueprints 87 NetApp FlexClone, creting endpoints VMwre, Inc.

159 Index network profiles ssigning to reservtion 36 configuring IP rnges 35 creting 34 overview 34 specifying network informtion 35 network settings, overview of lueprint settings 126 O optionl policies 27 P PEBuilder using custom scripts 58 See lso VMwre PEBuilder performnce dt collection, configure dt collection 149 policies, creting reservtion policies 31 PrePostProvisioningExmple.vs, smple script 48, 129 Property sets, creting 28 property sets creting 29 creting the XML file 28 using with uild profiles 27 provisioning preprtions 47 WIM provisioning preprtions 56 provisioning methods, choosing 49 provisioning preprtion, cloning 50 R RDP, See Remote Desktop Connection remote connections configuring connect using RDP 45, 133 configuring connect using SSH 45 enling connect using SSH 129, 135 enling connect using RDP 134 Remote Desktop Connection configuring connect using RDP 45, 133 enling connect using RDP 134 requests, monitoring sttus 151 reservtion lerts 25 crete 23 reservtion policies out 30, 125 ssigning to reservtion 32 crete 31 reservtions ssigning reservtion policies 32 creting reservtion policies 31 creting reservtions 23 disling storge pths 150 mnging 147 monitoring resource usge 145 selection logic 21 virtul 21 resource monitoring choosing scenrio 146 terminology 145 resource usge, monitoring 145 S SCCM, prepring for provisioning 55 SCCM provisioning creting lueprints custom properties 114 SCVMM, ssigning dtstore 121 SCVMM), creting endpoints 15 Snpshot Mnger, enling 132 SSH configuring connect using SSH 45 enling connect using SSH 129, 135 stte dt collection, configure dt collection 149 sttic IP, See network profiles sttic IP ddresses ssigning network profile to lueprint 126 overview 34 storge, spce-efficient 47, 65 storge pths, decommissioning 150 storge cost profiles ssigning to dtstore 40 creting 40 overview 37 storge reservtion policies dding to lueprints 120 llowing lterntive dtstores 124 ssigning dtstores 32, 119 ssigning to dtstore 33 crete 33 Sysprep, for WIM provisioning 57 T thin provisioning, out 47, 65 U user credentils, storing 10, 11 V VB scripts, See Visul Bsic scripts vcloud Networking nd Security, creting endpoints 11, 12 VirtIO, using with KVM (RHEV) 59 virtul reservtions 21 virtul mchines importing 138 importing existing mchines 137 importing existing virtul mchines VMwre, Inc. 159

160 IS Configurtion for Virtul Pltforms VirtulMchine.Network, specifying network device 127 VirtulMchine.NetworkN.ProfileNme ssigning network profile to reservtion 36 using sttic IP ddress 34 Visul Bsic scripts enling in provisioning 48, 129 in lueprints 130 VMwre ESXi, prepring for provisioning 53 VMwre PEBuilder creting WinPE 59 instlling 58 volumes llowing lterntive dtstores 124 ssigning dtstore 121 vsphere ssigning dtstore 121 creting endpoints 11, 12 enling Snpshot Mnger 132 W WIM Provisioning, creting lueprints 94 WIM provisioning dding custom properties 98 creting lueprints creting PEBuilder WinPE 59 custom properties 99 including VirtIO drivers 59 inserting the guest gent instlling PEBuilder 58 prepring 56 reference mchine requirements 57 Sysprep the reference mchine 57 Windows guest gent, instlling 51 workflow sttes, reference 153 workflows, monitoring 151 X XenServer, crete stndlone XenServer endpoint VMwre, Inc.