For the IT Automating IT use case, you create an NSX Endpoint in vRealize Automation. When you create an endpoint for NSX, vRealize Automation can communicate with NSX Manager to discover networking resources.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the vRealize Automation Rainpole portal.
    1. Open a Web browser and go to https://vra01svr01.rainpole.local/vcac/org/rainpole.
    2. Log in using the following credentials.

      Setting

      Value

      User name

      vra-admin-rainpole

      Password

      vra-admin-rainpole_password

      Domain

      rainpole.local
  2. Navigate to Infrastructure > Endpoints > Endpoints and click New > Network and Security > NSX.
  3. On the General page, configure the vRealize Automation Endpoint with the following settings

    Setting

    Value

    Name

    NSXEndpoint

    Address

    https://lax01w01nsx01.lax01.rainpole.local

    User Name

    rainpole\svc-vra

    Password

    svc_vra_password
  4. Click the Associations tab.
  5. On the Associations tab, click New, select VSPHERE-LAX from the Name drop-down menu, and click OK.
  6. Click Test Connection.
  7. On the Security Alert window, click OK.
  8. Click OK to create the endpoint.