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Deployment Guide—VMware Cloud Foundation on PowerEdge Servers and Unity Storage

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Management Software and Data Protection Deployment
Introduction Deploying OMIVV vRealize Suite product deployment overview Deploying vRealize Lifecycle Manager Deploying vRealize Automation Deploying vRealize Log Insight Deploying vRealize Operations Connecting vRealize Suite to workload domains Enabling vRealize Log Insight connection to workload domains Deploying ESA Deploying VSI Deploying IDPA

Deploying vRealize Automation

Deploying vRealize Automation

  • Introduction

    vRealize Automation provides self-service IT deployment and delivery through a secure portal. The portal enables users to request new IT services and manage IT resources while ensuring compliance with business policies. Requests are processed through a published service catalog to provide a consistent user experience regardless of the underlying physical hardware configuration.

    Prerequisites

    Before deploying vRealize Automation for use with VMware Cloud Foundation, install a license and ensure that all additional prerequisites, as described in this section, are met.

    Install vRealize Automation license

    Before deploying vRealize Automation for use with VMware Cloud Foundation, add a license:

    1. From the SDDC Manager Dashboard, select Administration > Licensing.
    1. Click + License Key.
    2. Select VMware vRealize Automation as the product name.
    3. Enter the license key.

    You can enter a license key for either vRealize Automation or a suite license for a product that includes vRealize Automation—vCloud Suite or vRealize Suite, for example.

    1. Enter a description for the license.

    If you have multiple license keys for a product, the description helps to identify the license.

    1. Click Add.

    Additional prerequisites

    Before you install vRealize Automation, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

    • You have downloaded the vRealize Suite bundles from the VMware Depot.
    • IP allocation and forward/reverse DNS records are prepared for the vRealize Automation components.
    • You have created the required Active Directory service account for vRealize Automation.
    • You have configured a certificate authority in SDDC Manager.
    • The multi-SAN certificate and private key, generated by a trusted Certificate Authority, are available for vRealize Automation.
    • Microsoft SQL Server is properly deployed and configured for vRealize Automation.
    • You have created and exported a Microsoft Windows Server OVA template for the
      vRealize Automation IaaS components.

    Deploy vRealize Automation

    As with vRealize Lifecycle Manager, deploy vRealize Automation in VMware Cloud Foundation by using SDDC Manager. For detailed installation procedures, see the VMware Cloud Foundation Operations and Administration Guide.