Add Cloud Accounts in vRealize Automation for Region A

You create vCenter Server and NSX-T Data Center cloud accounts, assign them to Active Directory service accounts, link them to cloud zones, and apply capabilities tags to provide the service accounts with the necessary privileged and access to the SDDC resources in the workload domain.

Procedure

1. In a Web browser, log in to vRealize Automation by using the cloud services console.

   Setting	Value
   URL	https://vra01svr01.rainpole.local/csp/gateway/portal
   User name	configadmin
   Password	wsa01svr01_configadmin_password
   Domain	System Domain

2. On the main navigation bar, click Services.
3. In the My services section, click Cloud Assembly.
4. Click the Infrastructure tab, and select Connections > Cloud accounts.
5. Add a cloud account for vSphere.
   1. On the Cloud accounts page, click Add cloud account.
   2. On the Cloud account types page, click vCenter.
   3. On the New cloud account page, configure these settings and click Validate.

      Setting	Value
      Name	sfo01w01vc01
      Description	Region A - Workload Domain 01
      vCenter IP address / FQDN	sfo01w01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local
      User name	[email protected]
      Password	svc-vra-vsphere_password
      Capability tags	cloud:private region:sfo

   4. In the Configuration section, configure the settings and click Add.

      Setting	Value
      Allow provisioning to these datacenters	sfo01-w01dc
      Create a cloud zone for the selected datacenters	Selected

   5. On the You have successfully added this vCenter account dialog box, click Add another account.
6. Add a cloud account for NSX Data Center for vSphere or NSX-T Data Center.
   1. On the Cloud accounts page, click Add cloud accountconfigure these settings and click Validate.

      Setting	Value for NSX-T Data Center	Value for NSX Data Center for vSphere
      Cloud account type	NSX-T	NSX-V
      Name	sfo01w01nsxt01	sfo01w01nsxv01
      Description	Region A - NSX-T Workload Domain 01	Region A - NSX-V Workload Domain 01
      NSX IP address / FQDN	sfo01w01nsx01.sfo01.rainpole.local	sfo01w01nsx01.sfo01.rainpole.local
      User name	admin	[email protected]
      Password	nsx-t_admin_password	svc-vra-nsx_password
      Capability tags	cloud:private region:sfo	cloud:private region:sfo

   2. In the Configuration section, select the following and click Add.

      Setting	Value
      vSphere endpoint	sfo01w01vc01

   3. On the You have successfully added this vCenter account dialog box, click Continue.