VMware vRealize Automation 7.4 is now available
Whats New?
vRealize Automation 7.4 is greatly optimized for service architects, thanks to the new Custom Request Forms Designer which provides a consistent experience in designing infrastructure and application catalog items. It facilitates creation of generic blueprints with a simplified yet rich presentation layer applicable to different lines on business. The out-of-the-box Custom Request form removes the need for wrapping infrastructure and PaaS blueprints into XaaS blueprints, which reduces blueprint sprawl and lowers the cost of ownership.
Custom Request Forms Designer
When leveraging Custom Forms, designer blueprint architects are able to apply the following logic to the blueprint request form:
- Drag-and-drop controls and custom properties on the canvas
- Leverage blueprint schema – blueprint properties, custom properties, and profiles
- Use generated forms
- Save, clear, and revert customized forms
- Dynamically show or hide fields based on custom conditional logic
- Auto-fill and dynamically populate input values based on external and internal logic
- Use internal dependencies and external call outs with vRealize Orchestrator
- Apply constraints to input values
- Apply custom validation using regular expressions
- Apply custom help text and error messages
- Choose vRealize Orchestrator inventory objects
- Support for complex types like disk volumes and vRealize Orchestrator composite types
- Use advanced formatting and apply custom CSS to the blueprint request form
- Automatic form validation of blueprint definition during design time
- Export and import of customized form through GUI and CLI
Deploy from OVF
- New provisioning option to deploy vSphere blueprints from an OVF or OVA
- Specify URL to the OVF location with authentication and proxy options available
- Support for advanced configuration options in the form of custom properties specific to the OVF
- Support for parameterization with the image component profile
Improved Handling of Stuck Requests
- Cancel requests that are stuck in an in-progress state by means of API or CloudClient and clean up provisioned resources associated with the canceled request
- New filter on Requests tab to hide failed and canceled requests
Message Board Portlet Security Enhancements
- Introducing a whitelist for URLs that can be displayed on the message board
- Support for Microsoft NT LAN Manager (NTLM) is deprecated in vRealize Automation 7.4.
Many more improvements and enhancements
- also included are *all* fixes rolled-up into vRealize Automation 7.3.1