Recall from Reference Architecture that the VLA environment must include an instance of the VLA Appliance. Use the following table to plan the deployment of the appliance.
VLA Input Field |
Description |
Value |
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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 |
Initial 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:
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vCenter Server FQDN |
FQDN of each vCenter Server that is controlled by the VLA |
|
vCenter Server User Credentials |
The username and password for the Limited Rights service account that the VLA will use to gather inventory from vCenter Server. See section Creating a Limited-Rights vCenter Server user |
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VMware vRealize Orchestrator FQDN |
Fully Qualified Domain Name of the VMware vRealize Orchestrator Server |
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VMware vRealize Orchestrator Credentials |
The username and password for a SSO service account that is in the VMware vRealize Orchestrator Admin group |
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LaMa Credentials |
The administrator username and password of the LaMa application |
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LaMa SSH Credentials |
SSH username and password of LaMa VM |