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VCAP6-CMA Deploy - Objective 4.4: Import existing workloads
VMware vRealize Automation VCAP6 VCAP6-CMA
Published on 11 February 2017 by Christopher Lewis. Words: 301. Reading Time: 2 mins.
Objective 4.4 - Import existing workloads
NOTE: I’M IGNORING THE BLUEPRINT HERE AS THE CRITERIA DOESN’T MATCH THE OBJECTIVE.
Objective Overview
- Set Global Properties according to a deployment plan
- Locate log files for the appropriate user
- Generate a log support bundle for all vRealize Automation components
- View and export log data for further analysis
- Configure database log file rollover
Objective Prerequisites
The following prerequisites are assumed for this Objective:
- A fully deployed vRealize Automation Solution (simple or distributed)
- A Blueprint is available to Import the VMs against.
Objective Breakdown
Manual Import
- Navigate to the vRealize Automation Tenant Portal.
- Log in as the Fabric Administrator (or Business Group Manager) and then navigate to Infrastructure > Infrastructure Organizer

- Click Next.

- Check the checkbox of the target Compute Resource and click Next.

Note
You can edit to the Fabric group or add a Cost Profile.
- Click Next.

- Identify the machines to import, click Edit and assign them to a Business Group.

- Click Next.

- For each Virtual Machine, click Edit and then select a Blueprint from the Dropdown, select a Reservation from the drop down and finally assign an Owner and click Save.

- Click Next.

-
Click Finish.
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Navigate to Infrastructure > Machines > Managed Machines to confirm the VMs have been imported.

Bulk Machine Import
- Navigate to the vRealize Automation Tenant Portal and Log in as the Fabric Administrator (or Business Group Manager) and then navigate to Infrastructure > Bulk Imports.

- Click Generate CSV File.

- Click OK.

-
Click OK.
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Open and Update the CSV file with the correct information for Blueprint , Reservatons and Owner.

- Click New Bulk Import.

- Enter the title to complete the import under into the Name field, click browse and locate the amended CSV.

- Click OK.

- Navigate to Infrastructure > Machines > Managed Machines to confirm the VMs have been imported.

Published on 11 February 2017 by Christopher Lewis. Words: 301. Reading Time: 2 mins.
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