Usage
- If the property name or value resolves to an empty string it will be skipped
Attach vRA Property Group to vRA Blueprint
- Login to the vRA tenant
- Click on the Design tab > Blueprints
- Hover over the desired blueprint name and click Edit
- Click on the vSphere machine component on the Blueprint Design Canvas
- Click on the Properties tab
- In the Property Groups section, add the vRA property group for Property Toolkit that was created:
- Has vRA Property Definitions with prefix
SovLabs_CreateProperties_
- Has vRA Property Definitions with prefix
Repeat for all desired vRA blueprints and provision!
Disable
- Login to the vRA tenant
- Click on the Design tab > Blueprints
- Hover over the desired blueprint name and click Edit
- Click on the vSphere machine component on the Blueprint Design Canvas
- Click on the Properties tab
- In the Property Groups section, remove the vRA property group for Property Toolkit:
- Has vRA Property Definitions with prefix
SovLabs_CreateProperties_
- Has vRA Property Definitions with prefix
Repeat Step 3 for all desired blueprints
Manage Properties for Multiple VMs
- Login to vRA tenant
- Click on the Catalog tab
- Request the Manage VM Properties vRA Catalog Item
- Fill out the form accordingly (see below) and Submit
Manage VM Properties
Field | Value |
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VM Filters and Selection | |
Hostname filter |
RegExp and wildcards are not supported Type in a part of the hostname to filter out VMs by hostname |
Property filter |
Type in a VM property name and value to filter out VMs by custom properties |
Business Group filter |
RegExp and wildcards are not supported Type in the vRA Business Group name to filter out VMs by vRA Business Group(s) |
Selected VMs |
Select and move VMs to the right to affect properties on those VMs |
Property Definition | |
Action |
Select whether to Create, Update or Delete a vRA property on the selected VMs |
Property Name |
Type in the Property name to create, update or delete |
Property Value |
Shown when 'Action' is Update or Delete Type in the (new) Property value |
Hidden |
Shown when 'Action' is Update or Delete Select whether or not to hide the vRA property |
Encrypted |
Shown when 'Action' is Update or Delete Select whether or not to encrypt the vRA property |
Show in Request |
Shown when 'Action' is Update or Delete Select whether or not to show the vRA property in the request |
Manage VM Properties Confirmation | |
Confirm action |
Shown when 'Action' is Update or Delete Type in the 'Action' text (Update Existing Property or Delete Existing Property) to confirm |