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Well not exactly. In vCAC 6, VMware added the ability for cloud consumers to connect to their provisioned VM’s using the VMware remote console. I titled this post as the return of the console because in retrospect of cloud products that are sunset it is almost like it was added Continue reading The return of the remote console
So now it is week 2 and you feel like you are getting familiar with the new vCloud Automation Center 6. Now you want to explore some advanced functionality of the product and build your own custom deployment workflows using design center. As you may remember in vCAC 5.2 VMware Continue reading How to use vCAC 6 embedded vCO with Design Center
When installing vCAC 6 using the stand alone Identity appliance you will need to configure the SSL certificates in a specific way. Otherwise you will not be able to login to your system with the identity store credentials. This is because the vCAC appliance contacts the Idenetiy appliance for a Continue reading vCAC 6 SSL configuration gotcha
So you got past the initial setup and install of vCAC 6. You have already provisioned several Windows or Linux blue prints and now you want to play with the advanced service designer. But wait? Where is the advanced services tab in vCAC? Humm, you have everything licensed correctly and Continue reading How to enable Advanced Service Designer in vCAC 6
You may have noticed that the vCenter Orchestrator configuration page as part of the vCAC 6 appliance is not started by default. This is by design to save resources on the vCAC appliance VM. Here are the steps to start it if you need to use it to configure the Continue reading How to start vCO configuration service on vCAC 6 Appliance
I remember as a kid going to Pizza friday nights playing Gauntlet and hearing that computer voice saying “Red Warrior is about to die” over and over. I now realize this was just a way to get more quarters from me. Click here to hear it Today I feel this Continue reading The Hostname is about to die!!
Remember way back in vCAC 5.2 days ; – ) how you could configure an approval at threshold for CPU’s, Memory, Storage and Lease days? Now let’s look at vCAC 6 In vCAC 6 the Approvals have been completely redesigned and revamped. This is because vCAC is not just about Continue reading How to configure “Approval at” in vCAC 6
In this section we will entitle a blueprint for consumption in the catalog This guide is broken up into the following parts: Part 1 : Configuring the SSO and vCAC Appliances Part 2 : Installing the Windows IaaS Components Part 3: Configuring the system for vSphere Provisioning Part 4: Entitling Continue reading vCAC 6 Install Quick Start Guide Part 4
In this section we will configure the system for vSphere provisioning. This guide is broken up into the following parts: Part 1 : Configuring the SSO and vCAC Appliances Part 2 : Installing the Windows IaaS Components Part 3: Configuring the system for vSphere Provisioning Part 4: Entitling a Blueprint Continue reading vCAC 6 Install Quick Start Guide Part 3
In this section we will configure the Windows IaaS components This guide is broken up into the following parts: Part 1 : Configuring the SSO and vCAC Appliances Part 2 : Installing the Windows IaaS Components Part 3: Configuring the system for vSphere Provisioning Part 4: Entitling a Blueprint for Continue reading vCAC 6 Install Quick Start Guide Part 2