To re-populate the map with the existing RabbitMQ environment, you trigger an import operation that validates that the RabbitMQ deployment is working, and imports the RabbitMQ environment into the VMware Cloud Provider Lifecycle Manager map.

Procedure

  • ♦ In your Web browser, start Postman and configure the following HTTPS request.
    1. On the Headers tab, add the JSESSION ID.
      Setting Value
      JSESSIONID vcp-lcm-session-id
    2. To import the RabbitMQ environment, configure the following HTTPS request.
      Setting Value
      HTTPS request method POST
      URL https://vcp-lcm-ip-address:port-number/api/api_version/lcm/environment?action=IMPORT
      Body 
      {
    "environmentName": "{{rmq_env_id}}",
    "products": [
        {
            "productType": "RMQ",
            "productId": "{{rmq_product_id}}",
            "version": "Rabbitmq_version_number",
            "adminPassword": "{{password}}",
            "properties": {
                "lbName": "{{rmq_lb_name}}",
                "lbFqdn": "{{rmq_lb_name}}.{{domainName}}",
                "lbIp": "{{rmq_lb_ip}}",
                "portAmqpSsl": "{{rmq_port_amqp_ssl}}",
                "portRmqMgmt": "{{rmq_port_mgmt}}",
                "users": [
                    {
                        "username": "user_name",
                        "password": "{{password}}"
                    },
                    {
                        "username": "svc_vropsta",
                        "password": "{{password}}"
                    }
                ]
            }, 
            "nodes": [
                {
                    "hostName": "{{rmq_01_name}}.{{domainName}}",
                    "vmName": "{{rmq_01_name}}",
                    "rootPassword": "{{password}}",
                    "cpuNum": "2",
                    "ramMemory": "4096",
                    "nics": [
                        {
                            "ipAddress": "{{rmq_01_ip}}",
                            "networkName": "mgmt-nw"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "hostName": "{{rmq_02_name}}.{{domainName}}",
                    "vmName": "{{rmq_02_name}}",
                    "rootPassword": "{{password}}",
                    "cpuNum": "2",
                    "ramMemory": "4096",
                    "nics": [
                        {
                            "ipAddress": "{{rmq_02_ip}}",
                            "networkName": "mgmt-nw"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "deploymentInfrastructures": {
        "infra1": {
            "vcenter": {
                "vcenterName": "mgmt-vc",
                "vcenterHost": "{{vcenter_hostname}}.{{domainName}}",
                "vcenterUsername": "[email protected]",
                "vcenterPassword": "{{vc_password}}",
                "datacenterName": "{{vc_datacenter}}",
                "clusterName": "{{vc_cluster}}",
                "resourcePool": "{{vc_res_pool}}",
                "datastores": [
                    "{{vc_datastore}}"
                ],
                "networks": {
                    "mgmt-nw": {
                        "portGroupName": "{{mgmt_nw_portgroup}}",
                        "gateway": "{{mgmt_nw_gateway}}",
                        "subnetMask": "{{mgmt_nw_subnet}}",
                        "domainName": "{{domainName}}",
                        "searchPath": [
                            "{{domainName}}"
                        ],
                        "useDhcp": false,
                        "dns": [
                            "{{dns}}"
                        ],
                        "ntp": [
                            "{{ntp}}"
                        ]
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Results

If the import is successful, you see a OK (200) status and "taskId":.