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This is for vCAC 6.0 and 6.0.1 and ID appliances 6.0 and 6.0.1 Please take a snapshot of both appliances prior to this procedure. Non-functional DNS resolution can result in loss of system functionality. After you have deployed the vCAC appliance and ID (SSO) appliances you may need to update Continue reading How to change DNS settings on vCAC and SSO Appliance
I am often asked by customers how vCloud Automation Center integrates with Service Now. From an integration and workflow perspective, vCAC extends to ServiceNow just like any other ITIL or CMDB type systems. For example, a customer could have BMC Remedy, HP CMDB or even a home grow system and Continue reading How vCAC integrates with Service Now
Part 2 – vCloud Automation Center – Service Now Integration via vCO SOAP Plug-in – Version 1.1 – Mark Andreopoulos SET West Please note that the methods used in this article are the “old” approach, and it is best to utilize the modern capabilities of vCO using my updated blog post Continue reading Part 2 – vCloud Automation Center – Service Now Integration via vCO SOAP Plug-in – Version 1.1 – Mark Andreopoulos SET West
Introduction Please note that the methods used in this article are the “old” approach, and it is best to utilize the modern capabilities of vCO using my updated blog post in the link below: https://www.ryankellysblog.com/service-now-cmdb-integration-in-30-minutes/ In this article I will show you how easy it is to leverage vCenter Orchestrator’s out Continue reading Part 1 – vCloud Automation Center – Service Now Integration via vCO SOAP Plug-in – Version 1.1 – Mark Andreopoulos SET West
To setup vCAC 6 tenant identity stores you need to know the distinguished names of objects in your active directory. You can easily look these up and copy and paste them into the vCAC setup screen by using ADSI Edit. ADSI edit is part of the Windows Server Support tools Continue reading How to find Distinguished names
One of the things I love about vCAC is it’s ability to integrate with just about anything right out of the box. I am often asked if we can integrate with other automation solutions and how we complement them. Many customers are already using open source solutions like puppet and Continue reading Self Service application Portal with vCAC 6 and Chef
In this example I am configuring a Linux Template that will be used to create a vCAC 6 Blueprint. This is using a vSphere 5.x VM. Start with a fresh build of Linux with VMware tools installed. NOTE: You if you are using vCAC (vRA) with a Windows 2012 IaaS Continue reading How to create a vCAC 6 Linux Guest Agent Template
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In vCAC 6, the Linux guest agent needs to use SSL to communicate with the vCAC Iaas Windows Server. This requires that a valid PEM file is present in the /usr/share/gugent director after you have installed the Linux guest agent RPM and before you run instalgugent.sh The common problem you Continue reading vCAC 6 Linux Guest Agent Certificate Gotcha