Provision Machine VMware vCenter
The Provision vCenter machine action type provisions a Virtual Machine (VM). A template and a target vCenter specification that works with the template is required. If a service rule exists for provisioning a VM, that new VM is placed in the service for which the rule was created.
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The Provision vCenter machine action type provisions a Virtual Machine (VM). A template and a target vCenter specification that works with the template is required. If a service rule exists for provisioning a VM, that new VM is placed in the service for which the rule was created.
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section of the action definition contains the following fields:- VC ServerSpecifies the name of the server on which vCenter resides. Select one from the drop-down list.
- VC Data CenterSpecifies the name of the data center on which to provision the machine. Select one from the drop-down list.
- VC Compute ResourceSpecifies the name of the server on which the compute resource resides. Select one from the drop-down list.
- VC ESX ServerSpecifies the name of the VMware ESX server that is to be the target of the provisioned VM. Select one from the drop-down list.
- VC DatastoreSpecifies the name of the data store to use. Select one from the drop-down list.
- VC Target LocationSpecifies the VC target location. Select one from the drop-down list.
- Hostname/VM NameSpecifies the name or VC name to use from the specification. Select one from the drop-down list. Alternatively, you can use automatically generated text or text extracted from event messages.
- User NameSpecifies the user name credentials to access the specification.
- PasswordSpecifies the password to access the specification.
- VC Virtual MachineSpecifies which available VC virtual machine to use. If selected, click one from the drop-down list.
- VC TemplateSpecifies which available VC template to use. If clicked, select one of the software package groups that has previously been created from the drop-down list.
- NICs (VC Template)Specifies the number of network interface cards used by the VC template.
- VC SpecificationSpecifies the name of the VC specification to use. Select one from the drop-down list.
- NICs (VC Specification)Specifies the number of network interface cards used by the VC specification.
- OS System TypeDisplays the type of operating system for the provisioned VM.
- Require ApprovalSelect to specify that the ticket requires approval by a third party.CA SDM must be configured to use this option.
- Auto close ticket on approval/rejectionSelect to close the ticket after it is approved or rejected.CA SDM must be configured to use this option.
- Ticket TypesSelect a valid ticket type from the drop-down list. Depending on your configuration, valid types include:
- Default
- Incident
- Problem
- Request
CA SDM must be configured to use this option.
- TemplatesSpecifies the template to use to create a ticket. Select a template from the drop-down list. Depending on the ticket type selected, the form is populated with corresponding values.CA SDM must be configured to use this option.
- MemorySpecifies the amount of memory to allocate to the VM, in megabytes.
- Virtual ProcessorsSpecifies the number of virtual processors to allocate to the VM.
- Datastore(Optional) Specifies the storage datastore under which to create additional hard disks.
- Drive Size(Optional) Specifies the size of an additional hard drive.
- SCSI Controller(Optional) Specifies the SCSI controller to use to create the additional hard drive.
- Network ManagementLets you change network connection settings.
- Global NIC SettingsLets you add DNS search suffixes.