Objective 4.4 – Configure vRealize Automation using Quickstart

Prerequisites

  • Verify that you have the IP address or FQDN for the vCenter Server that you are adding as a cloud account. You must also have the credentials for a vCenter Server user account with the necessary permissions.
  • Verify that you have the IP address or FQDN for the NSX-V or NSX-T instance that you are adding as a cloud account. You must also have the credentials for a user account that has create, read, edit, and delete permission.

Procedure

  1. After you install vRealize Automation and log in for the first time, click Launch Quickstart.
  2. Click VMware vCenter Server.
  3. Add your vCenter Server.
    1. Enter the address and credentials.
    2. Click Validate. If your certificates are not configured, a warning appears regarding the untrusted certificate. You can resolve the trust or you can click Accept and continue.
    3. Select the data centers that you want to deploy to. Each data center is added as an account region cloud zone in vRealize Automation.
    4. Click Create and go to next step.
  4. Add the NSX instance that is associated with your vCenter Server.
    1. Select the NSX version. Select the NSX version that you use. If you do not have NSX, select None.
    2. Enter the address and credentials.
    3. Review the information, and then click Validate and Create.
    4. Select the Tier 0 Router and the Edge Cluster that you want to use in your network profile.
    5. Click Next step.
  5. Set up your first blueprint and where it is deployed.
    1. Click in the text box to activate the collected values and select the Datacenter
    2. Select the vCenter Server Template that you want to deploy.
    3. Select the Datastore / cluster
    4. Select the Default network.
    5. To select and configure a DHCP or static IP connection type, click Configure and provide the values specific to your environment.
    6. Click Next Step.
  6. Provide a lease policy and a machine naming policy so that all the deployments have the same lease time and follow a standard naming convention.
    1. Edit the project name.
    2. Edit the lease and select the time after which the resources are destroyed if not renewed by the user.
    3. Edit the machine name and select the naming convention that you want to use.
    4. Click Next Step.
  7. Verify your configuration requests on the Summary page.
  8. Click Run Quickstart.

After QuickStart you can go through Guided Setup

source

vmware.com

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