vRA 6.2.x - Automated Move Managed Machine Between Business Groups
What methods have you used to make this reliably possible? I can move Custom Resources (ASD) between business groups. I can manually move machines from one Business Group/Reservation/Blueprint...
View ArticleShowing error massage from BuildingMachine Orchestrator workflow in the vRA GUI
Is there any possibility to show a custom error message in the vRA GUI after throwing an exception in a MachineBuilding workflow.If I take a look on the details of the failed provisioning in the vRA...
View ArticleASD is it possible to assign cost to a custom action / custom resource?
Say I have and IaaS VM provisioned via standard blueprint. Then I want to add resource action "add to backup regime" and charge then daily price for this service. Can't anything related to costs in...
View ArticleImport unmanaged vCenter vm's programmatically.
I'm looking for a way to import a an unmanaged vCenter vm. Basically the same thing I can do by running the infrastructure organizer. I am trying to build a vCO workflow to do this and have tried...
View ArticleVrealize Automation Portlet Custumization
Is it possible to write custom code for the Vrealize Automation Portlets? I want to add a "My Groups Items" portlet to the Home tab but I would like to change what VM's are displayed depending on the...
View ArticlevRA 6.2.0: Started getting complaints from Firefox users
About a week or so ago, I started getting complaints from users that they were seeing errors and other weirdness in vRA. For example, clicking on "Requests" tab takes them to the "Home" screen...
View ArticleASD --> Resource Action takes a while to openup
Hi All, I have added ASD Resource action on a custom resource in VRA. When resource action is selected it takes a while to open up. It looks like findByIdBinding method on VRO getting executed...
View ArticleServices Status : "EXISTS"
I am trying to setup vRA 6.2 in distributed mode. When i open the appliance configuration page on port 5480 it shows some of the services as "EXISTS". I am not able to figure out the actual meaning of...
View ArticleWhat customers are saying about vRealize Automation 7.0?
On October 13thVMware announced the latest version of its market leading cloud automation software. This latest version delivers simplified usability from initial configuration through service design...
View ArticlevCAC 6.1 - how to retrieve VCACCAFE item ID during MachineProvisioned step...
Hello VMware community, I have a question regarding vCAC 6.1 provisioning extension using vCenter Orchestrator. During MachineProvisioned workflow (ExternalWFStubs.MachineProvisioned), I can manipulate...
View ArticlevCloud Director Not assigning IP Addresses
I am working in an environment with the following components:vSphere 5.5vCenter 5.5vCloud Application Director 6.0.1vCloud Director 5.5.3 I am having a problem with the first part of the workflows in...
View ArticlevRA 6.2 Internal Error
I have configured vRA distributed environment. Some times i receive Internal error once i login to the vRA tenant. After few refresh the error disappears. Has any one seen this issue and were you able...
View ArticlevRA High Availability Testing
I am implementing vRealize Automation in my lab. I and i have few queries with respect to testing the distributed deployment. My Setup 2 vRealize Automation Appliance + vPostgres DB2 IaaS web Servers...
View ArticleHow do I edit IP assignemnts in Network Profiles in vRA
A VM have been provisioned using a VLAN defined in a Network Profile. An IP has then been allocated to the VM from the network profile. All good but VM has then been manually edited to have a new IP...
View ArticleFailed to retrieve form from provider
ay idea what this error is? I published an app from app services to vra and keep getting this error hen requesting the app
View ArticleNSX Edge Firewall with Multi-Machine Blueprints
Is it possible to create firewall rules on the edge that is deployed with a multi machine blueprint? Here is the scenario, I have managed to create 1 DNAT rule to a component machine of the blueprint...
View ArticleCan't set lease with ASD
I've seen the property "provider-VirtualMachine.LeaseDays" documented on various blogs as a way to set the lease if requesting through REST or ASD. I'm using ASD and calling the RequestCatalogItem...
View ArticlevRA Distributed Deployment Certificates
Following KB article mentions a great way of processing CA certificates. However does anyone know if this process can be used for distributed deployment with Load Balancers?I am not able to find any...
View ArticlevRealize Automation install fails
Hi. I'm installing vRA 6.2.1. I have the following machines installed: I followed Jad El-Zein's documentation to install everything. (vRealize Automation 6.2 Install and Config (Live!) Videos |...
View Articleextending application services designs with vRO
Is it possible during the buildout of a design in vRA Application Services to launch a vRO workflow? Some of the documentation seems to imply that you can, but the details are kind of sparse.
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