Puppet Plugin 2.0 for vRO agent install workflow gotcha

If you are trying to use the new Puppet Plugin 2.0 for vRealize Automation workflows and you get an error when deploying a blueprint it is most likely The agent packages needed to support your platform, for example: el-7-x86_64 are Continue reading Puppet Plugin 2.0 for vRO agent install workflow gotcha

Executing Day 2 Actions with the vRA 7 REST API

In this guide I will show you how to use the vRA 7 REST API to perform day 2 actions on a VM. This is common for users or developers that want to programmatically control the VM’s provisioned from vRealize Continue reading Executing Day 2 Actions with the vRA 7 REST API

How to Delete a Deployment with the vRA 7 REST API

In this guide I will show you how to use the vRA 7 REST API to delete a deployment. This is common for users or developers that want to programmatically delete a deployment of single or multi-machine blueprints. Pre-Reqs Already Continue reading How to Delete a Deployment with the vRA 7 REST API

vRA7 to vRO Extensibility Magic Secrets Revealed Part 3

Let’s tie it all together now and test this integration. In Part 1 you learned about vRA 7 to vRO architecture and how we pass data. In Part 2 we created a workflow in vRO that will recieve custom properties Continue reading vRA7 to vRO Extensibility Magic Secrets Revealed Part 3

How to integrate Windows DNS with vRA 7.x Part II – Delete DNS Record

In Part I we learned how to create a DNS record on provisioning. In this guide I will show you how to setup vRealize Automation 7.x to automatically delete a static host A record and a reverse look up pointer Continue reading How to integrate Windows DNS with vRA 7.x Part II – Delete DNS Record

How to integrate Windows DNS with vRA 7.x

This guide will show you how to setup vRealize Automation 7.x to automatically create a static host A record and a reverse look up pointer in your Windows based DNS. This is most often needed to be able to automate Continue reading How to integrate Windows DNS with vRA 7.x

How to use Drop Down lists with vRA Software Components

Do you want to provide a drop down list for the properties of your Software Components in the request form but can’t figure out how? Well you are in the right place, I will show you a trick I learned Continue reading How to use Drop Down lists with vRA Software Components