Deploy and Configure the Master Windows System for vRealize Automation IaaS Nodes in Region A

You deploy and configure a single Master Windows system virtual machine which is cloned and reconfigured during SDDC deployment to provision the vRealize Automation IaaS components - IaaS Web Servers, IaaS Manager Service Servers, IaaS DEM Servers, and IaaS Proxy Servers.

You create a virtual machine on the sfo01m01esx01.sfo01.rainpole.local host for the Master Windows system with the following virtual machine, software, and network configuration.

Table 1. Virtual Machine Requirements for the Master Windows System
Setting	Value
ESXi Host	sfo01m01esx01
VM Name	master-iaas-vm
Guest OS	Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (64-bit)
vCPU	2
Memory	8 GB
Virtual Disk	60 GB
SCSI Controller	LSI Logic SAS
Datastore	sfo01-m01-bkp01
Network Interface	VM Network
Network Adapter Type	1 x VMXNET3

Network Requirements:

Verify that you have allocated a static or DHCP IP address for the Master Windows system.
Verify the Master Windows system has access to the Internet.

Table 2. Software Requirements for the Master Windows System
Component	Requirement
Operating System	Windows Server 2016 (64-bit)
VMware Tools	Latest version
Active Directory	Join the virtual machine to the sfo01.rainpole.local domain.
Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration	Turn off ESC.
Remote Desktop Protocol	Enable RDP access.
Java	Java Runtime Environment (JRE) executable jre-8u191-windows-x64 or later. Set the `JAVA_HOME` environment variable to the Java installation directory. Update the `PATH` system variable to include the bin folder of Java installation directory.
Secondary Logon Service	Start Secondary Logon service and set start-up type to Automatic.

Procedure

Deploy the Master Windows System for vRealize Automation with the specified configuration.

Open an RDP connection to the virtual machine.


Settings	Value
User name	Windows administrator user
Password	`windows_administrator_password`

Click Start, right-click Windows PowerShell, and select More > Run as Administrator.
Set the execution policy by running the following command.
```
Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
```
When prompted, confirm the execution policy change.

Disable User Account Control (UAC) by running the following command.

set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" -Name "EnableLUA" -Value "0"

Disable IPv6 protocol.

set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\TCPIP6\Parameters" -Name "DisabledComponents" -Value 0xff

Verify that the source path for Microsoft Windows Server is available.
1. Mount the Microsoft Windows Server ISO file on the Master Windows system virtual machine.
2. Create the \sources\sxs directory by running the following command in Windows PowerShell.
```
mkdir C:\sources\sxs
```
3. Copy the Microsoft Windows Server source files from sources\sxs on the ISO file to the C:\sources\sxs directory on the virtual machine.
4. Update the registry with the full system path of the Microsoft Windows Server source files by running the following command in Windows PowerShell.
```
New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Servicing"
```
```
set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Servicing\" -Name "LocalSourcePath" -value "c:\sources\sxs"
```
5. Unmount the Microsoft Windows Server ISO file.
Add the svc-vra service account to the Local Administrators group.
1. Click Start, right-click Windows PowerShell, and select More > Run as Administrator.
2. Run the following command.
```
net localgroup administrators rainpole\svc-vra /add
```

Create the svc-vra user profile by logging in to the vRealize Automation Master Windows virtual machine.

Open an RDP connection to the virtual machine.


Settings	Value
User ame	rainpole\svc-vra
Password	`svc-vra_password`

Shut down the Master Windows system virtual machine.