Create a Single Machine Blueprint in Region A

Create blueprints for cloning the virtual machine templates that use the specified resources on the Compute vCenter Server. Tenants can later use these blueprints for automatic provisioning. A blueprint is the complete specification for a virtual, cloud, or physical machine. 

Repeat this procedure three times to create the following three blueprints.

Blueprint Name	VM Template	Customization Specification	Reservation Policy
Windows Server 2012 R2 - SFO Prod	windows-2012r2-64 (sfo01w01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local)	os-windows-joindomain-custom-spec	SFO-Production-Policy
Windows Server 2012 R2 With SQL2012 - SFO Prod	windows-2012r2-64-sql2012(sfo01w01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local)	os-windows-joindomain-custom-spec	SFO-Production-Policy
Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 - SFO Prod	redhat6-enterprise-64(sfo01w01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local)	os-linux-custom-spec	SFO-Production-Policy

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 by using the following credentials.

      Setting	Value
      User name	vra-admin-rainpole
      Password	vra-admin-rainpole_password
      Domain	rainpole.local

2. Click the Design tab. 
3. In the left pane, click Blueprints.
4. On the Blueprints page, click New.
   The New Blueprint dialog box appears.
5. On the General tab, enter the following settings, and click OK.

   Setting	Value
   Name	Windows Server 2012 R2 - SFO Prod
   Deployment limit	Default setting (blank)
   Lease (days): Minimum	30
   Lease (days): Maximum	270
   Archive (days)	15

6. Select the vSphere (vCenter) Machine icon and drag it in the Design Canvas.
7. Click the General tab, enter the following settings, and click Save.

   Setting
   ID	Default setting (vSphere_vCenter_Machine_1)
   Description	Default setting (blank)
   Display location on request	Deselected
   Reservation policy	SFO -Production-Policy
   Machine prefix	Use group default
   Instances: Minimum	Default setting
   Instances: Maximum	1

8. Click the Build Information tab, enter the following settings, and click Save.

   Setting	Value
   Blueprint type	Server
   Action	Clone
   Provisioning workflow	CloneWorkflow
   Clone from	windows-2012r2-64
   Customization spec	os-windows-joindomain-custom-spec

   Note:

   If the value of the Clone from setting does not list the windows-2012r2-64 template, you must perform a data collection on the sfo01-m01-mgmt01 Compute resource.

   Verify that the required customization specification is available in the vSphere Client under Menu > Policies and Profiles > VM Customization Specifications.

9. Click the Machine Resources tab, enter the following settings, and click Save.

   Setting	Minimum	Maximum
   CPUs	2	4
   Memory (MB)	4096	16384
   Storage (GB)	Default setting	Same value as Minimum

10. Click the Network tab.
    1. In the Categories section, select Network & Security to display the list of available network and security components.
    2. Select the Existing Network component and drag it in the Design Canvas.
    3. Click the Existing network object and on the General tab, select the Ext-Net-Profile-Production-Web network profile , and click OK.

       Blueprint Name	Existing network
       Windows Server 2012 R2 - SFO Prod	Ext-Net-Profile-Production-Web
       Windows Server 2012 R2 With SQL2012 - SFO Prod	Ext-Net-Profile-Production-DB
       Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 - SFO Prod	Ext-Net-Profile-Production-App

    4. Click Save.
    5. In the Design Canvas, select the vSphere_vCenter_Machine object.
    6. Select the Network tab, click New, enter the following settings, and click OK.

       Network	Assignment Type	Address
       Ext-Net-Profile-Production-Web	Static IP	Default setting (blank)
       Ext-Net-Profile-Production-DB	Static IP	Default setting (blank)
       Ext-Net-Profile-Production-App	Static IP	Default setting (blank)

    7. Click Finish to save the blueprint.
11. Select the blueprint Windows Server 2012 R2 - SFO Prod and click Publish.
12. Repeat this procedure to create the remaining blueprints.

    To test blueprints in a development environment, or according to your business needs, create development blueprints using the same process as for production blueprints.