Cloud computing and Virtualization

In this post we will see how to prepare our environment for blueprint customization using cloudConfig. Let's start with an understanding of cloudconfig and cloud-init and then we will jump into the preparation. Basically customization include running commands after deployment, creating and editing configuration files, creating user account and installing application software.

As we all know cloud agnostic blueprints in vRA 8.x can be deployed in different cloud platforms. Today we will see how we can make use of it deploying in different vCenter instances. Steps we are going to follow are 1. Create Two Cloud Zones 2. Create a Project 3. Create a Cloud-Agnostic Blueprint Modify the YAML Code in Your Blueprint to Control the Cloud Machine Configure the Customization Specification and Network Address Modify the YAML Code in Your Blueprint to Select the Cloud Network 4. Deploy your Blueprints on your cloud Step 1: Create two cloud zones in each vCenter server with capability tag Zone1 and Zone2 Step 2: Create a Project that has both newly created cloud zones added into it Step 3: Create a Cloud-Agnostic Blueprint Let's create a blueprint that will deploy a simple machine and network on either vCenter 1 or vCenter 2 Step 4: Deploy your Blueprints on your cloud Based on user input selection machine and network will be deployed in respective vCenter instance....

It's bit different when compared to vRA 7.x versions. If you do not have any Day 2 Action policies defined, then no governance is applied and all users have access to all the actions by default in vRA 8.x.Okay, let see this with an example By default all the deployments/machines are entitled with all actions for all users in the organization Once you a define Day 2 Action policy it goes into effect for specified users of vRA service broker and Cloud assembly. As a result, only the users for whom the first policy is true can run the selected actions. All others are excluded. I have created a Day2 Action policy to change deployment lease and create snapshot of cloud machine for Administrator user in the entire organization(includes all projects in the organization). As you can see below I logged in with an project administrator user and I am entitled with enforced Day2 action created and this will be applied for existing deployment as well. When I logged as a project member user as...