You create a network and configure its parameters by running a Automation Orchestrator workflow.

Prerequisites

Before you add a network in Automation Orchestrator, make sure that you have an on-demand network isolation policy set up under Network Profiles in VMware Aria Automation. See Learn more about network profiles in VMware Aria Automation.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Automation Orchestrator Client as an administrator.
  2. Navigate to Library > Workflows and enter the networks tag in the workflow search box.
  3. Locate the Create Network workflow and click Run.
  4. Select a VMware Aria Automation host for which you want to configure a network.
  5. Enter a name for the network.
  6. (Optional) Add a description for the network.
  7. Select a project to which to add the network.
  8. On the Specification tab, configure the following settings.
    1. Select whether you want to activate or deactivate outbound access.

      By default, outbound access is activated, which creates an outbound network.

    2. Select whether you want to create a gateway in the network.
    3. Enter the deployment ID of your VMware Aria Automation instance.
  9. Configure any additional settings for the network, such as tags, constraints, and custom properties. For example:
    1. Use constraints to select a network policy defined in VMware Aria Automation.
    2. Use custom properties to select the Network type in the workflow request, for example, networkType:private.
      The Automation plug-in supports the private, routed, and outbound network types.
  10. Click Run.

Results

You have added a network in VMware Aria Automation and to the Automation Orchestrator plug-in inventory.