InstallAnywhere 2020
Use the Add New Connection dialog box, or the Manage Connection dialog box, to specify the credentials and configuration details for connecting to a VMware vSphere 5 or Amazon EC2 hypervisor.
To open the Add New Connection dialog box or the Manage Connection dialog box:
| 1. | On the Sequence page, click Build Appliances. |
| 2. | On the Appliance Configuration tab, do one of the following: |
| • | Click the Add New Credential button. |
| • | In the Connection Settings box, select the setting that you want to edit, and then click the Manage Credential button. |
The settings that are displayed on the Add New Credential dialog box or the Manage Credential dialog box vary according to which option is selected in the Target Hypervisor setting: Amazon EC2 or VMware vSphere 5.
Amazon EC2
When you are configuring a virtual appliance for Amazon EC2, the following settings are available on the Add New Connection dialog box and the Manage Connection dialog box.
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Setting |
Description |
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Identity Name |
Enter a nickname for these credentials. This nickname will be used to store your credentials securely in the InstallAnywhere credential store. |
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Hostname, Username, Password |
Enter the connection information to the Amazon EC2 virtual machine that is similar to your target platform. This machine will be used to create your AMI image to deploy to the Amazon cloud. |
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Account Number Secret Key Access Key Private Key x509 Certificate |
If you have already enabled the automatic deployment of Amazon appliances (by selecting the Deploy this Appliance check box on the Appliance Configuration tab), provide these additional required Amazon EC2 credentials. Note • If the Deploy this Appliance check box is cleared, these settings are disabled. |
VMware vSphere 5
When you are configuring a virtual appliance for VMware vSphere 5, the following settings are available on the Add New Connection dialog box and the Manage Connection dialog box.
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Setting |
Description |
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Identity Name |
Enter a nickname for these credentials. This nickname will be used to store your credentials securely in the InstallAnywhere credential store. |
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Hostname, Username, Password |
Enter the connection information to the VMware vSphere server. |
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Datacenter |
Enter the name of the datacenter on the VMware vSphere server. Note • A datacenter is a container for all the inventory objects that are required to complete a fully functional environment for operating virtual machines. You can create multiple datacenters to organize sets of environments. |
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Datastore |
Enter the name of the datastore on the VMware vSphere server. Note • A datastore is a logical container that holds virtual machine files and other files that are necessary for virtual machine operations. |
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Resource Pool |
Enter the name of the resource pool on the VMware vSphere server. Note • Resource pools are used to hierarchically partition available CPU and memory resources of a standalone host or a cluster. Use resource pools to aggregate resources and set allocation policies for multiple virtual machines, without the need to set resources on each virtual machine. |
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The above machine is a VMware vCenter instance |
If the credentials specified above are to a VMware vCenter instance, select this option and specify these additional details for the VMware vSphere host that is attached to the instance:
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InstallAnywhere 2020 Help LibraryOctober 2019 |
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