vRA7 Blueprints

Setting up Blueprints is little different here as compared to earlier version of vRealize Automation. The blueprints are setup under the 'Design' tab.

Procedure

1. Select Design > Blueprints. Click the New icon (+). Fill in the required information in General settings.


NSX Settings Tab: If you have configured VMware NSX, and installed the NSX plug-in for vRealize Automation, you can specify NSX transport zone, gateway reservation policy, and app isolation settings when you create or edit a blueprint. These settings are available for the New Blueprints and existing Blueprints.

Properties Tab: Enter the customer properties if you have a requirement to set them up. You can add custom properties and property groups to the overall blueprint by using the Properties tab when you create or edit a blueprint by using the New Blueprint or Blueprint Properties page, respectively.

Click OK.

2. Click on the new blueprint you just created and click Machine Types on the right side under the Categories area to display a list of available machine types and drag the machine type onto the design canvas.

Fill in the details in the 'General' tab.

3. Click on the 'Build Information' tab. Choose the Clone workflow or Linked Clone as per your choice.

Choose the template prepared in the vCenter and or snapshot if you choose Linked clone option. Click OK.

4. Set the maximums under the 'Machine Resources' tab.

5. Click on the Storage Tab. Here you can add storage volume settings, including one or more storage reservation policies, to the machine component to control storage space.

6. Click on the Network tab. In this tab you can configure network settings for a vSphere machine component based on NSX network and load balancer settings that are configured outside vRealize Automation. You can use settings from one or more existing and on-demand NSX network components in the blueprint design canvas.

At the moment it is blank because I am not set it up in NSX.

7. Under the Security tab, you can configure security settings for a vSphere machine component based on security settings defined in the NSX. You an optionally use settings from existing and on-demand NSX security components in the blueprint design canvas.

At the moment it is blank because I am not set it up in NSX.

Note: The security settings from existing and on-demand security group and security tag components in the blueprint design canvas are automatically available.

8. Finally Properties tab which is optional. Here you can set up the customer properties through the specify custom property or a property group. You can use the Custom Properties tab to add and configure options for existing custom properties.

Click Finish.

9. Select your blueprint and click Publish.