This workflow allows you to set custom inventory mappings for an individual virtual machine in a protection group.

Prerequisites

Verify that the virtual machine you want to protect with custom inventory mappings is part of a protection group.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator Client as an administrator.
  2. Navigate to Library > Workflows.
  3. In the Filter box, enter Protect Virtual Machine with custom Inventory Mappings and click Enter.
  4. Click the workflow and click Run.
  5. Enter the input parameters that the workflow requires, and click Run.
    Table 1. Protect Virtual Machine with Custom Inventory Mappings
    Input Description
    Protection group The protection group, where the virtual machine is included.
    Virtual Machine The individual virtual machine, that you want to protect with custom inventory mappings.
    Remote Folder The virtual machine folder on the recovery site, to which you want to map the virtual machine folder on the protected site.
    Choose remote networks per device When you select it, Network Devices and Remote Networks array-based steps appear. They are a mapping between the virtual machine network devices and the remote networks. When you select a group and a virtual machine, the Network Devices step is automatically populated.
    Remote Network Network on the recovery site, to which you want to map the network on the protected site.
    Remote Resource Pool The resource pool on the recovery site, to which you want to map the resource pool on the protected site.