Step 1
| Choose
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Step 2
| On the
Service
Requests
page, click
Service Requests.
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Step 3
| Click
Create
Request.
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Step 4
| On the Create Request screen, choose Standard as the catalog type. |
Step 5
| Click
Submit.
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Step 6
| On the Create Service Request screen, complete the following fields:
Name
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Description
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Catalog Selection Request Screen
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VM Ownership
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Customer Organization radio button
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Select this radio button to choose the customer organization for which a VM is provisioned.
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Customer Organizations field
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Click Select to choose the customer organizations for which you want to provision the VM.
Customer organizations that have valid vDCs are displayed.
Note
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This field is visible only when you select the Customer Organizations radio button.
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If you chose Create Service Request from the Catalog screen, then the group list that is displayed is dependent on the user groups you select in the left pane
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User radio button
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Select this radio button to choose the users to whom you want a VM is provisioned.
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User field
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Click Select to choose the users to whom you want to provision the VM. This list is populated with users from groups which allow resource assignment to users.
Note
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Currently, only VMs that are in a VMware cloud can be assigned to a specific end user.
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If you chose Create Service Request from the Catalog screen, then the user list that is displayed is dependent on the user groups you select in the left pane.
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VM Access Sharing
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Users with Access Privilege field
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Click Select to choose users who can only access VM information.
The selected users can only access the VM. They cannot perform any administrative tasks.
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Users with Manage Privilege field
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Click Select to choose users who can only manage the VM.
The selected users can perform administrative tasks on the VM.
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Catalog Type drop-down list
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Displays the catalog type. It can be one of the following:
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Standard
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Advanced
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Service Container
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VDI
Note
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Advanced is used for Orchestration Workflow.
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Select Catalog drop-down list
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Choose the catalog that is used for VM provisioning.
If you chose Create Service Request from the Catalog screen, then you cannot select a catalog.
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Perform deployment assessment check box
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Check this check box to perform an assessment of the budget allocation, resource limits and resource availability prior to submitting a service request. After you check this check box, the summary of the assessment is displayed in the Deployment Assessment pane.
Important:
This option is visible only for VMware catalogs, and for catalogs that are not ISO-based.
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Step 7
| Click
Next.
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Step 8
| On the Provisioning Configuration screen, complete the following fields:
Name
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Description
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Select vDC drop-down list
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Choose a vDC for the service request.
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VM Name field
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Specify a name for the VM.
If you do not specify a name, the system will automatically generate a VM name.
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Guest OS field
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Click Select to choose a Guest OS for the service request.
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Number of vCPUs drop-down list
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Choose the number of vCPUs from the drop-down list.
This field is populated and editable only if you checked Allow Resizing of VM while creating the VMware computing policy.
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Memory drop-down list
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Choose the memory capacity from the drop-down list.
This field is populated and editable only if you checked Allow Resizing of VM while creating the VMware computing policy.
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Category field
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Click Select to choose an application category that is different from the one specified while creating the catalog.
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Step 9
| Click
Next.
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Step 10
| On the Deployment Configuration screen, complete the following fields:
Name
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Description
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Select VDC drop-down list
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The VDC on which the VM is provisioned.
VDCs are defined by the administrator.
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VM Name or VM Prefix field
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The VM name or prefix.
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Comment field
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Any comments relating to the deployment configuration.
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Provision drop-down list
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Choose either Now or Later.
Choose Now to set provisioning for any time within the next 90 days. When you choose Later, a calendar for the Day, drop-down lists for the Hour and Minute, and radio buttons for AM or PM appear.
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Days calendar
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The number of days after which the VM is terminated.
Note
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This option appears when Power OFF the VM After is checked.
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Hours drop-down list
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Choose the number of hours after which the VM is terminated.
Note
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This option appears when Power OFF the VM After is checked.
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Minutes drop-down list
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Choose the number of minutes after which the VM is terminated.
Note
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This option appears when Power OFF the VM After is checked.
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Lease Time check box
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Check to indicate that a lease time is configured for the VM.
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Default Cost Computation Period Settings
Important:
If you checked the Disable displaying cost details check box while adding or modifying the VDC, then this information is not displayed.
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Charge Duration drop-down list
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Choose a duration for which the cost is calculated. By default, this duration is set to Monthly.
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Month field
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Specify the number of months to be included in the cost computation
Note
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This field is displayed only when you select Monthly in the Charge Duration drop-down list.
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Day field
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Specify the number of days to be included in the cost computation
Note
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This field is displayed only when you select Daily in the Charge Duration drop-down list.
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Hours field
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Specify the number of hours to be included in the cost computation
Note
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This field is displayed only when you select Hourly in the Charge Duration drop-down list.
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Step 11
| Click
Next.
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Step 12
| On the Custom Specification screen, complete the following fields:
Name
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Description
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CPU Cores drop-down list
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Choose the CPU cores for the VM being provisioned.
Note
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This list opens if the resizing option is chosen on the Computing Policy screen.
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Cores Per Socket drop-down list
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Choose the cores per socket for the VM being provisioned. The number of cores per socket available is specified in the VM computing policy.
The values displayed are based on the VM computing policy and the CPU count selected. The values in the Cores Per Socket drop-down list are divisors of the CPU count. For example, if the CPU count is 4, and the allowed sockets per core specified in the VM computing policy are 1, 2, 3, and 4, the Cores Per Socket drop-down list displays 1, 2, and 4 as available options.
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Memory drop-down list
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Choose the amount of memory for the VM being provisioned.
Note
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This list opens if the resizing option is chosen on the Computing Policy sreen.
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Approximate SR Cost Estimate field
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Displays an approximate SR cost based on the values you provided in the Default Cost Computation Period Settings fields.
Important:
If you checked Disable displaying cost details while adding or modifying the VDC, then this information is not displayed.
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Storage Tier drop-down list
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Choose an option to customize storage entries for the VM being provisioned.
Note
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This custom list opens if the Virtual Storage Catalog was enabled when the chosen catalog was created.
See more information about the creation of a virtual storage catalog in Policies. See more information about enabling this option during catalog creation in About Managing Catalogs.
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Disk Datastores table
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Choose the preferred hard disk size for VM provisioning. The list of available datastores depends upon the scope conditions specified in the storage policy. You can enable or disable this option in the storage policy.
Choose a disk from the table, and click the pencil icon to select a datastore.
Note
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You can edit the size of the disk if you have enabled the Allow Resizing of Disk option in the storage policy.
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Step 13
| To choose a
datastore for a disk, choose a disk from the list and click the Pencil icon.
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Step 14
| Click
Select to view available datastores.
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Step 15
| Choose a
datastore from the list and click
Select.
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Step 16
| Click
Submit.
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Step 17
| (Optional)For templates
with multiple disks, you must choose a datastore for each disk.
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Step 18
| On the Custom Specification screen, click Select to view available VM Networks.
Note
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This option is available only if Allow end user to select optional NICs or Allow end user to choose portgroups are checked in the network policy associated with the VDC selected for this VM provisioning service request. For more information, see Adding a Network Policy.
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Step 19
| Choose a VM
Network from the list and click
Select.
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Step 20
| Click
Next.
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Step 21
| Complete the details on the Custom Workflow screen.
Note
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Custom workflow inputs apply if the catalog chosen for VM provisioning has Post Provisioning Custom Actions enabled. In this procedure, the post-provisioning workflow allows users to specify custom inputs.
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Step 22
| Click
Next.
Note
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The list of
available datastores depends upon the scope conditions specified in the storage
policy. You can choose only one datastore for each disk category (System, Data,
Database, Swap, and Log).
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Step 23
| If you checked Perform deployment assessment, then review the report of the assessment displayed on the Deployment Assessment screen.
If this assessment report identifies errors, then you must return to the previous panes and rectify the errors before submitting the request. If the assessment report shows no errors, then click Next.
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Step 24
| Review the
summary for the service request.
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Step 25
| Click
Submit.
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