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

Add SovLabs vCenter Endpoint
Field | Value |
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Configuration label |
No spaces, periods or special characters except underscore ( Unique label DO NOT prepend with your tenant name and an underscore, e.g. mytenant_ |
Version |
Choose the appropriate vCenter version |
Platform Service Controller (FQDN) |
Shown when 'Version' is 6+ Type in the PSC FQDN |
Is the PSC embedded on the vCenter server? |
Shown when 'Version' is 6+ Select if the PSC embedded on the vCenter server |
vCenter hostname (FQDN) |
Text input if 'Version' is less than 6. Auto-generated list in dropdown if 'Version' 6+ Type in or select the appropriate vCenter server FQDN |
Credential Configuration for vCenter Endpoint | |
Create credential? |
Check the checkbox to create a new 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 ( 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 DRS Profile
- Login to vRA tenant
- Click on the Catalog tab
- Request the Add DRS Profile vRA Catalog Item
- Fill out the form accordingly (see below) and Submit

Add DRS Profile
Field | Value |
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Configuration label |
No spaces, periods or special characters except underscore ( Unique label DO NOT prepend with your tenant name and an underscore, e.g. mytenant_ |
vCenter Endpoint |
Select the desired SovLabs vCenter endpoint |
Cluster |
Auto-generated list based on SovLabs vCenter Endpoint selected Select the cluster |
Host group |
Auto-generated list based on SovLabs vCenter Endpoint selected Select the host group |
Rule |
Select the desired DRS rule |