The VLA environment must include an instance of the VLA Appliance. Use the following table to plan the deployment of the appliance.

Table 1. Table 3 VLA Deployment Worksheet
VLA Input Field Description Value
FQDN Needed for deployment
Note: Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) should resolve to VLA's IP Address
IP Address Needed for deployment
Network Mask Needed for deployment
Gateway Needed for deployment
DNS Server Needed for deployment NOTE: If a DNS server is not implemented, see Using VLA without DNS Server
Console User Name User name used to login to the VLA. This must not be “root” and must be between 6-32 characters in length.
Console User Password Temporary password for the installation and the initial configuration. Upon first login a new password is required. The password for the console user account. Password must be at least 8 characters in length. You can change the password later by using the “passwd” command on the console, if needed.
SSH Access Enable or Disable SSH access on the VLA.
Timezone The timezone selection for the VLA.
VLA Username Username of VLA application user. The VLA application user is entered to connect LaMa to the VLA. Entered when the appliance is configured.
VLA Password Password of VLA application user. The VLA application password is entered to connect LaMa to the VLA. Entered when the appliance is configured.
Note: The password length shall be at least 8 symbols and has to meet the following requirements for classes of characters it contains:
  • Digits
  • Upper case character
  • Lower case character
  • Special character (like '!', '$')
vCenter Server FQDN FQDN of each vCenter Server that is controlled by the VLA
vCenter Server User Credentials The username and password for the vCenter Server user that the VLA will use to gather vSphere inventory. See section Create and Configure a vCenter Server User (Inventory User)
VMware vRealize Orchestrator FQDN Fully Qualified Domain Name of the VMware vRealize Orchestrator Server
VMware vRealize Orchestrator Credentials The username and password for a SSO service account that is in the VMware vRealize Orchestrator Admin group
LaMa Credentials The administrator username and password of the LaMa application
LaMa SSH Credentials SSH username and password of LaMa VM