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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 http or https. BMC recommends https.

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 an administrator for the vCenter server who can access BMC Server Automation. Providing user credentials allows Quick Start to instruct BMC Server Automation to perform certain actions. The user you identify must have a set of minimum privileges on the vCenter server.

Password

Password for the administrator of the vCenter server who can access BMC Server Automation.

Confirm Password

Re-type the password.

Credentials required for networks

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Network information at the pod level

Option

Description

[VLAN] Port Group

A network that should be shared with all environments. For example, a management or storage network.

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.

Management

A flag indicating whether the network is used for management purposes.

Customer

A flag indicating the network is used for customer purposes. 

Network Alias

An identifying name for the network. Select from the list of typical aliases or enter your own name.

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 Mask

A range of IP addresses that are available to the network address. For example, 255.255.255.0.

If you want to exclude IP addresses from a network, you must also know those addresses.

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.

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.

Network Alias

An identifying name for a network created in BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management. Choose from the list of typical aliases or enter your own name. 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.

If you want to exclude IP addresses from a network, you must also know those addresses.

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.

Confirm Password

Re-type the password for the administrator.

VM characteristics

Option

Description

CPU Count

Select the number of CPUs for the VM being provisioned.

Memory (MB)

Select the amount of memory, in megabytes, that is available to the VM being provisioned.

Price

(Optional) Enter the amount a user is charged for use of a virtual machine for a specified period of time. For example, 20 dollars per month.

Currency

Select the type of currency, such as U.S. dollars (USD).

Period

Select the length of time for which a user is charged for use of a virtual machine.

Include CPU & Memory Options

Indicates the service offering will include out-of-the-box options that allow the end user to specify the CPU count and memory.

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 does not have to be 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 Name

User's logon ID

Password

User's password.

Confirm Password

Retype the 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.

 

 

 

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