Consolidated list of configuration settings for vCenter provisioning

The following sections consolidate all the information you must provide when configuring Quick Start to use VMware vCenter to provision virtual machines. You may want to review this list before you start using Quick Start.

Connector Settings

When defining a connector, provide the following information.

Connection information for BMC Server Automation

Option	Description
vCenter Web Service Protocol	Select https. The http option is not currently available.
vCenter Hostname	Fully qualified name or IP address of the vCenter server.
vCenter Web Service Port	Port number for the web service interface to the VMware vCenter. The port number can be any value between 1 and 9999. 443 is typical.
User Name	User name of the administrator for the vCenter server that can access BMC Server Automation. This user must have a set of minimum privileges on the vCenter server.
Password	Password for the BMC Server Automation user.

Connection information for BMC Network Automation

Option	Description
Datacenter Location	Location of the datacenter, which is necessary to access BMC Network Automation.
User Name	Name of the vCenter server administrator who can access BMC Network Automation.
Password	Password for the BMC Network Automation administrative user.

Switch information

Option	Description
Switch User Name	Name of a user who can view and modify Cisco Nexus 1000V switches. Not required for vSwitch or DVS switches.
Switch Password	Password of the user who can view and modify switches. Not required for vSwitch or DVS switches.

Network information at the pod level

Option	Description
[VLAN] Port Group	Any networks that should be shared with all environments. For example, management or storage networks. Notes A VLAN can only be used in a single connector or environment network. If you have multiple port groups on the same VLAN, you will only be able to use one of those port groups. Quick Start can only use port groups with a specified VLAN. Port groups that leverage untagged or native VLANs must be updated to specify the VLAN ID.
Network Alias	An identifying name for the network.
Gateway	Address of the IP router that is used to forward traffic to destinations outside of the local network. For example, 10.0.0.1.
Network	The IP address for this network. Available addresses within the network address can be further specified using the subnet value. For example, 10.0.0.0.
Subnet	A range of IP addresses that are available to the network address. For example, 255.255.255.0.
Excluded IPs	IP addresses that should be excluded from the network. Do not exclude the IP address for the gateway, which will cause network pod creation to fail.
Management	Flag indicating whether the network is used for management purposes. The provisioned virtual machines must have at least one network that can communicate with BMC Server Automation. This network must be marked as a management network.

Environment settings

When defining an environment, provide the following information.

Environment information

Option	Description
Environment Name	Name to assign to the vCenter environment. Quick Start uses the environment name when it creates a network container and a tag in BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management.
Description	Description of the vCenter environment.
vCenter Server	The vCenter server that is specified for the vCenter connector.

Data store and compute pool information

Determine the data stores to include in the environment's disk repository pool.

Also determine the clusters and resource pools managed by the VMware Distribute Resource Scheduler (DRS) to include in your environment's compute pool.

Network information at the network container level

Option	Description
[VLAN] Port Group	A port group available on this VLAN. Using a VLAN, you can segment a single physical LAN segment so groups of ports are isolated from one another as if they were on physically different segments. Notes A VLAN can only be used in a single connector or environment network. If you have multiple port groups on the same VLAN, you will only be able to use one of those port groups. Quick Start can only use port groups with a specified VLAN. Port groups that leverage untagged or native VLANs must be updated to specify the VLAN ID.
Network Alias	An identifying name for a network created in BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management. The alias is also used for generating a tag. For pod-level networks, identified while connecting to a vCenter, you can modify the Network Alias.
Gateway	Address of the IP router that is used to forward traffic to destinations outside of the local network. For example, 10.0.0.1.
Network	IP address for this network. Available addresses within the network address can be further specified using the subnet value. For example, 10.0.0.0.
Subnet	A range of IP addresses that are available to the network address. For example, 255.255.255.0.
Excluded IPs	IP addresses to exclude from the network. Do not exclude the IP address for the gateway, which will cause creation of the network container to fail.
Management	A flag indicating whether the network is used for management purposes. If you do not specify a network at the pod level and you only specify one network at the environment level, you must indicate that the network be used for both management and customer purposes.
Customer	A flag indicating the network is used for customer purposes. If you do not specify a network at the pod level and you only specify one network at the environment level, you must indicate that the network be used for both management and customer purposes.

Service settings

When defining offerings that users can choose in a service catalog, provide the following information:

VM template information

Option	Description
Service Name	Name of the service you want to offer in the service catalog.
Service Description	Descriptive text for the service.
vCenter Server	The vCenter server identified when you establish a vCenter connector.
VM Template	A VM template chosen from the list of VM templates available to the vCenter server.
OS Key	The key to the operating system license you are using, including all hyphens in the key. This license is only required when provisioning Windows VMs.
Admin Password	A phrase that will be configured as the administrator's password on the virtual machine.

VM characteristics

Option	Description
CPU Count	Number of CPUs for the VM being provisioned.
Memory (MB)	Amount of memory, in megabytes, that is available to the VM being provisioned.
Price	(Optional) Amount a user is charged for use of a virtual machine for a specified period of time. For example, 20 dollars per month.
Currency	Type of currency, such as U.S. dollars (USD).
Period	Length of time for which a user is charged for use of a virtual machine.

Network interface card information

Option	Description
Network Alias	Identifying name for the network to which this NIC connects. Choices are derived from network aliases specified while connecting to a vCenter (that is, defining a connector) and defining networks for the environment.
Address Pool	Select one of the following options. You must designate at least one NIC for management purposes. Static — An IP address for the NIC is based on the network, subnet, and excluded address information provided while connecting to a vCenter and defining networks for the environment. DHCP — An IP address for the NIC is automatically obtained from a DHCP server each time the virtual machine boots up.
Management Network	A flag indicating whether the network is used for management purposes. At least one management network is required.

Tenant settings

Option	Description
Name	Name of the tenant.
Location	Location of the tenant. This location is not necessarily the same as the location of a vCenter server you specify when creating a vCenter connector.
Environment Entitlement	Associates the tenant with an environment.
Offering Entitlement	Identifies the service offerings to which the tenant is entitled. For each offering you select, you must ensure that the associated environment (specified with the Environment Entitlement option) is also selected.

Tenant user settings

Option	Description
First Name	User's first name.
Last Name	User's last name.
Login	User's logon ID
Password	User's password.
Role	One of the following user roles: Cloud Admin—Manage the full life cycle of the cloud environment, including its initial planning, deployment, and configuration, and its continued administration, operation, and maintenance. Org Admin—Manage a subset of the cloud to perform tasks such as monitoring usage, administering virtual firewalls, and maintaining virtual load balancers. End User—Request services, such as the deployment of virtual machines (VMs), through the BMC My Cloud Services Console.
Tenant Company	Tenant that is associated with this user.