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You must prepare some elements outside of vRealize Automation to support provisioning of VMs. To prepare the environment, complete the the following:

Note

Procedures detailed in this topic may vary depending on the version of vRA that you are using. For version-specific instructions, refer to the VMware documentation links listed in the Resources section.

Creating Resources in the vCenter Server

Create the following resources in vCenter:

Creating a Customization Specification in the vCenter Server

You need to have a VM template and a customization specification in the VMware vCenter server to create VMs in vSphere using vRealize Automation. Customization specifications are XML files containing guest operating system settings for virtual machines. Specifications are handy for defining global features such as the guest OS host’s name, domain name, and other settings in guest operating systems. For more information, refer to Creating and Managing Customization Specifications.
To create a customization specification complete the following steps:

  1. In vCenter, from the Menu drop-down list, choose Policies and Profiles.

  2. On the VM Customization Specifications page, click New.
    The New VM Customization Specification wizard opens.

  3. On the Name and target OS tab, complete the following and click NEXT:

    • Name: Enter a name for the new specification.

    • Target guest OS: Select the guest OS type as Linux.
      If the guest OS is Windows, then select Windows and specify the registration information for the OS in the Owner name and Owner organization fields.

  4. On the Computer name tab, complete the following and click NEXT:

    • Use the virtual machine name: Select this option to use the same name for the VM as the guest operating system. This makes locating VMs easier for administrative purposes.

    • Domain Name: Enter the domain name for the VM.

  5. For Windows OS only: If the guest OS is Windows and your VM requires licensing information, enter it in the Product key field.

  6. Keep the default settings on the Time zone and Customization script tabs and click NEXT.

  7. On the Network tab, ensure that Use standard network settings for the guest operating system, including enabling DHCP on all network interfaces is selected.

  8. On the DNS settings tab, complete the following and click NEXT:

    1. Primary DNS server: Enter the IP address of the primary DNS server.

    2. DNS Search Paths: Enter the domain name that you created and click ADD.
      An example DNS search path: testrollout.infobloxIPAMdemo.com.

    3. Click NEXT.

  9. Click FINISH.
    The vSphere client appears, showing the new customization specification in the table.

Configuring the Authentication Provider

If you use an external vRealize Orchestrator, you must configure the vRealize Orchestrator authentication provider when you log in to the Orchestrator Control Center for the first time.
To configure the authentication provider complete the following steps:

  1. Log in to the vRealize Orchestrator Control Center as a root user using the following URL format:
    https://<your_orchestrator_FQDN>/vco-controlcenter

  2. On the Configure Authentication Provider page, select an authentication mode:

    • vRealize Automation: Orchestrator is authenticated through the vRealize Automation component registry.

    • vSphere: Orchestrator is authenticated through Platform Services Controller.

  3. If you selected vRealize Automation as the authentication mode, perform the following steps. else, go to Step 4:

    1. In the Host address field, enter your vRealize Automation host address, and then click CONNECT.

    2. Click Accept Certificate.

    3. In the User name and Password fields, enter the credentials of the vRealize Automation.

  4. If you selected vSphere as the authentication mode, perform the following steps:

    1. In the Host address field, enter your Platform Services Controller host address, and then click CONNECT.

    2. Click Accept Certificate.

    3. In the User name and Password fields, enter the credentials of the vCenter Single Sign-On administrator account.

    4. In the Default tenant field, enter the default domain to authenticate a user who logs in without a domain name. The default value is vsphere.local.

    5. Click REGISTER.

    6. In the Admin group field, enter an administrators group and click Search.

    7. Select an administrators group.

  5. Click Save Changes.
    Two minutes after a successful configuration of the authentication provider, the vRealize Orchestrator restarts automatically.

  6. After the server restarts, navigate to the Validate Configuration page in the vRealize Orchestrator Control Center and verify that the node is configured properly.
    If you verify the configuration before the server restart completes, an invalid configuration status will be displayed.

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