You can create a proxy endpoint to use when importing OVF to a vSphere machine component in a blueprint or as a value set for an Image component profile when the OVF is hosted on a Web site.

For information about configuring for OVF deployment, see Create a vSphere Endpoint and Configuring a Blueprint to Provision from an OVF.

Prerequisites

  • Log in to vRealize Automation as an IaaS administrator.

Procedure

  1. Select Infrastructure > Endpoints > Endpoints.
  2. Select New > Network and Security > Proxy.
  3. Enter a name in the Name text box.
  4. (Optional) Enter a description in the Description text box.
  5. Enter the URL for the Web site that is hosting the OVF in the Address text box.
  6. Enter the port number to use for connecting to the Web site proxy server in the Port text box.
  7. Enter your administrator-level user name and password.
  8. (Optional) Click Properties and add supplied custom properties, property groups, or your own property definitions for the endpoint.
  9. Click OK.

Results

You can now use the endpoint to define the Web site at which to obtain OVF. For details, see Define Blueprint Settings for a vSphere Component By Using an OVF and Define an Image Value Set for a Component Profile By Using an OVF.