Add a VMware Cloud on AWS Cloud Account with a Proxy

Adding a VMware Cloud on AWS cloud account with a proxy requires manual deployment of a cloud proxy VM. Then you make a POST request with a request body that includes the data collector ID along with parameters specific to VMware Cloud on AWS.

Prerequisites

• Verify that all general prerequisites and prerequisites for the Automation Assembler Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) service have been satisfied. See Prerequisites for API Use Case Examples.
• Verify that a cloud proxy VM has been manually deployed.
• Verify that you have the following parameters for the new cloud account:
  • VMC API token.
  • SDDC name.
  • vCenter private IP.
  • NSX Manager IP.
  • vCenter user name.
  • vCenter password.
  • vCenter data center ID.

Procedure

1. List all cloud proxies.

   curl -X GET -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H "Authorization: Bearer $access_token" "$url/iaas/api/data-collectors?api_version=$api_version" | jq "."

2. Examine the response and assign the data collector variable.

   data_collector_id='<your_datacollector_id>'

3. Assign the account variables for the VMC cloud account.

   vmc_api_token='<your_vmc_api_token>'
   vmc_sddc_name='<your_vmc_sddc_name>'
   vmc_vcenter_private_ip='<your_vcenter_private_ip>'
   vmc_nsx_manager_ip='<your_nsx_manager_ip>'
   vmc_vcenter_username='<your_vcenter_username>'
   vmc_vcenter_password='<your_vcenter_password>'
   vmc_vcenter_datacenter_id='<your_datacenter_id>'

4. Submit a request to create a VMC cloud account.

   curl -X POST \
     "$url/iaas/api/cloud-accounts?apiVersion=$api_version" \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer $access_token" \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d '{
       "name": "vmc-endpoint",
       "description": "VMC cloud account",   
       "cloudAccountType": "vmc",  
       "privateKeyId": "'"$vmc_vcenter_username"'",
       "privateKey": "'"$vmc_vcenter_password"'",
       "cloudAccountProperties": {
           "sddcId": "'"$vmc_sddc_name"'",
           "apiKey": "'"$vmc_api_token"'",       
           "hostName": "'"$vmc_vcenter_private_ip"'",
           "nsxHostName": "'"$vmc_nsx_manager_ip"'",       
           "dcId": "'"$vmc_data_collector_id"'",
           "acceptSelfSignedCertificate": "false"       
       },
       "regionIds": [
           "'"$vmc_vcenter_datacenter_id"'"
       ]
   }' | jq "."

   The response includes a selfLink value.
5. Assign the selfLink variable.

   selfLink_id='example-selfLink-alphanumeric-string'

6. Use the selfLink variable to track the request.

   curl -X GET -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H "Authorization: Bearer $access_token" "$url/iaas/api/request-tracker/$selfLink_id | jq "."

   The VMware Cloud on AWS cloud account is created when the response shows "status": "FINISHED".

Example: Create a VMC Cloud Account with a Proxy

This example creates a VMware Cloud on AWS cloud account with a cloud proxy VM that has been manually deployed.

Assign the required variables.

$ url='https://appliance.domain.com'
$ api_version='2021-07-15'

List all cloud proxies.

$ curl -X GET -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H "Authorization: Bearer $access_token" "$url/iaas/api/data-collectors?api_version=$api_version" | jq "."

A snippet of the response from your request shows the data collector IDs.

...          
    {
      "dcId": "cd7d1eb4-573f-4150-8206-de3d536490ca",
      "ipAddress": "10.139.116.60",
      "name": "localhost.localdom",
      "hostName": "localhost.localdom",
      "status": "ACTIVE"
    },,
...

Assign the data collector ID variable.

$ data_collector_id='cd7d1eb4-573f-4150-8206-de3d536490ca'

Assign the variables for the VMC cloud account.

$ vmc_data_collector_id=a1235a7f-d49f-4365-8ed9-2d7d0805e4bc
$ vmc_api_token=ab392fba-32a8-49a5-a084-d422fa32c5b8
$ vmc_sddc_name=MYCOM-PRD-NSXT-M7GA-052019
$ vmc_vcenter_private_ip=10.70.57.196
$ vmc_nsx_manager_ip=10.70.57.131
$ [email protected]
$ vmc_vcenter_password=aBcqCW+m4+XEQg7
$ vmc_vcenter_datacenter_id=Datacenter:datacenter-1

Create a VMC cloud account named demo-vmc-account.

$ curl -X POST \
  "$url/iaas/api/cloud-accounts?apiVersion=$api_version" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $access_token" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "name": "demo-vmc-account",
    "description": "VMC cloud account",   
    "cloudAccountType": "vmc",  
    "privateKeyId": "'"$vmc_vcenter_username"'",
    "privateKey": "'"$vmc_vcenter_password"'",
    "cloudAccountProperties": {
        "sddcId": "'"$vmc_sddc_name"'",
        "apiKey": "'"$vmc_api_token"'",       
        "hostName": "'"$vmc_vcenter_private_ip"'",
        "nsxHostName": "'"$vmc_nsx_manager_ip"'",       
        "dcId": "'"$vmc_data_collector_id"'",
        "acceptSelfSignedCertificate": "false"       
    },
    "regionIds": [
        "'"$vmc_vcenter_datacenter_id"'"
    ]
}' | jq "."

The response includes a selfLink variable.

{
    "progress": 0,
    "status": "INPROGRESS",
    "name": "Cloud account creation/update",
    "id": "0dc374ba-08ec-4422-8615-24f4f94ef5aa",
    "selfLink": "/iaas/api/request-tracker/0dc374ba-08ec-4422-8615-24f4f94ef5aa"
}

Assign the selfLink variable.

selfLink_id='0dc374ba-08ec-4422-8615-24f4f94ef5aa'

Use the selfLink variable to track the request.

curl -X GET -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H "Authorization: Bearer $access_token" "$url/iaas/api/request-tracker/$selfLink_id | jq "."

When the request completes successfully, the response shows the cloud account ID at the end of the resources path.

{
    "progress": 100,
    "status": "FINISHED",
    "resources": [
        "/iaas/api/cloud-accounts/e6af1aa6-dc7a-4847-8adc-c4c73727e5b3"
    ],
    "name": "Cloud account creation/update",
    "id": "a85d1476-1b11-45b0-8d14-91951385c95d",
    "selfLink": "/iaas/api/request-tracker/a85d1476-1b11-45b0-8d14-91951385c95d"
}