Sample configurations
This section will describe how to configure a blueprint, add it to a service catalog, and make it orderable for users in a given business group. It will cover the following points in greater detail:
- Creating and preparing a template in vCenter to be used for a blueprint
- Creating a network pool to be used with a pre-existing VLAN
- Creating a set of properties to be used with the blueprint
- Creating an IaaS blueprint for a VM
- Publishing the service for a given business group (entitlements)
Template preparation in vCenter
Before the blueprint can rely on the template, a few things have to be checked in vCenter in order to make it a successful and straightforward deployment. Here is a list of things which should be considered for the template:
- The most recent VMware tools should be installed in the template
- The vRA Guest Agent should be installed successfully in the template
- If it is a Windows template, it should NOT be part of a domain (only a workgroup)
- For Windows or Linux VMs, there...
