Setup

Add BlueCat Endpoint

Login to vRA tenant
Click on the Catalog tab
Request the Add BlueCat Endpoint vRA Catalog Item
Fill out the form accordingly (see below) and Submit

Add BlueCat Endpoint

Field	Value
Configuration label	No spaces, periods or special characters except underscore (`_`) and dash (`-`) Unique label DO NOT prepend with your tenant name and an underscore, e.g. mytenant_
Version	New field Select appropriate version
Hostname	BlueCat FQDN
HTTPS?	Select whether or not the BlueCat is HTTPS
Port	BlueCat port number
Configuration name	BlueCat configuration name
DNS view name	BlueCat DNS view name
Deployment Method	New field Select desired Deployment Method for BlueCat DNS (does not affect BlueCat IPAM). Selective Deploy available for BlueCat version 8.3.2+
Custom User Field Configurations
Host record user defined field(s)	Add in any custom user fields (e.g. comments) used for BlueCat DNS This field is templatable. Click the link below to view documentation on the SovLabs Template Engine SovLabs Template Engine page
IP record user defined fields	Add in any custom user fields (e.g. comments) used for BlueCat IPAM This field is templatable. Click the link below to view documentation on the SovLabs Template Engine SovLabs Template Engine page
Credential Configuration for BlueCat Manager
Create credential?	Check the checkbox to create a new credential. Uncheck the checkbox to use an existing credential.
Credential	Shown when 'Create credential?' is not checked Select the appropriate credential from an existing list of credentials
Credential Configuration label	Shown when 'Create credential?' is checked No spaces, periods or special characters except underscore (`_`) and dash (`-`) Unique label DO NOT prepend with your tenant name and an underscore, e.g. mytenant_
Username	Shown when 'Create credential?' is checked Username that has necessary permissions
Password	Shown when 'Create credential?' is checked User's password

Add IPAM Profile

Login to vRA tenant
Click on the Catalog tab
Request the Add IPAM Profile vRA Catalog Item
Fill out the form accordingly (see below) and Submit

Add IPAM Profile

Field	Value
Configuration label	No spaces, periods or special characters except underscore (`_`) and dash (`-`) Unique label DO NOT prepend with your tenant name and an underscore, e.g. mytenant_
Description	Optional Description of IPAM profile
IPAM type	Select 'BlueCat' as the IPAM type
Provider host	Auto-generated list after an IPAM type is selected. If nothing is available, please make sure to have added an IPAM endpoint Select the desired BlueCat Endpoint
Subnets, Gateways and Network names	Type in a subnet and its gateway and network name (all comma separated) into the input field (e.g. `10.0.0.0/24, 10.0.0.1, networkName`) Subnet: `X.X.X.X/CIDR` Gateway: `X.X.X.X` (optional) Network Name: Corresponds to the VMware port group name in vCenter to be configured on the VM for this nic. Please refer to your vCenter configuration to identify what this value should be (vSphere Client > Networking > Portgroups) Network Mask: Optional / Can be templated This field is templatable. Click the link below to view documentation on the SovLabs Template Engine SovLabs Template Engine page
Excluded IPs	Enter all IPs to be excluded (e.g. `10.0.0.1`)
NIC number	Enter in a NIC number (`0-9`) for this IPAM profile
Primary DNS	Input Primary DNS
Secondary DNS	Input Secondary DNS
DNS suffix	Input DNS suffix
DNS search suffix	Comma separate values Input DNS search suffix(es)
Primary WINS	Input Primary WINS
Secondary WINS	Input Secondary WINS