The existing Phobos Zone should offer the following capabilities

The existing Phobos Zone should offer the following capabilities

• Initial workload placement should use VMware vRealize Operations and all workloads should be placed into a specific virtual machine folder by default.

The following information has been provided to assist you in these tasks:

The following information has been provided to assist you in these tasks:

• vRealize Automation URL: vr-automation.corp.local

• Cloud Admin Username: vcapadmin@corp.local

• Cloud Admin Password: VMware1!

Storage Profile Settings:

• Name: Encrypted Storage Tier

• Disk Type: Standard disk

• Region: vSphere Private Cloud / Local Dat

. Datastore/Cluster: RegionAOUSCSIOI-CC3′

• Provisioning Type: Thin

• Supports Encryption: Yes

• Capability Tag:

o Key: storage

o Value: encrypted

Network Profile Settings:

• Name: Phobos Networks

• Region: vSphere Private Cloud / Local Datacenter

• Network Segment: nsx-phobos-external

• Network IPv4 CIDR: 172.16.15.0/24

• Network Default Gateway: 172.16.15.1

• Domain: cofp.local

• IP Range Name: Phobos-range

• IP Range: 172.16.15.5-172.16.15.250

• Network Profile Capability Tag:

o Key: net

o Value: phobos

Cloud Zone Settings:

• Name: Phobos

• Folder: Workloads

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Answer: To support the new service capabilities in vRealize Automation, you will need to perform the following tasks:

Task 1: Create a Storage Tier to Support Encryption

Log in to the vRealize Automation console using the provided Cloud Admin credentials.

Navigate to Infrastructure > Configure > Storage Profiles.

Click New Storage Profile.

Enter the Name as “Encrypted Storage Tier”.

Set the Disk Type to “Standard disk”.

Choose the Region as “vSphere Private Cloud / Local Datacenter”.

Select the Datastore/Cluster as “RegionA01USCSIOI-CC3”.

For Provisioning Type, select “Thin”.

Ensure Supports Encryption is set to “Yes”.

Add a Capability Tag with Key as “storage” and Value as “encrypted”.

Save the storage profile.

Task 2: Create a Network Profile for Phobos Project

In the vRealize Automation console, go to Infrastructure > Configure > Network Profiles.

Click New Network Profile.

Provide the Name as “Phobos Networks”.

Set the Region to “vSphere Private Cloud / Local Datacenter”.

Under Network Segment, choose “nsx-phobos-external”.

Enter the Network IPv4 CIDR as “172.16.15.0/24”.

Set the Network Default Gateway to “172.16.15.1”.

Specify the Domain as “corp.local”.

Go to the IP Ranges tab and add a new range named “Phobos-range” with the range “172.16.15.5-172.16.15.250”.

Add a Network Profile Capability Tag with Key as “net” and Value as “phobos”.

Save the network profile.

Task 3: Configure Workload Placement for Phobos Zone

Ensure that VMware vRealize Operations is integrated with vRealize Automation for advanced workload placement1.

In the vRealize Automation console, navigate to Infrastructure > Cloud Zones.

Locate and edit the existing cloud zone named “Phobos”.

In the Placement Policy section, set it to use VMware vRealize Operations.

Specify the default virtual machine folder for workload placement as “Workloads”.

Save the changes to the cloud zone.

By completing these steps, you will have created a storage tier that supports encryption, a network profile for the Phobos Project, and configured the Phobos Zone to offer advanced capabilities using VMware vRealize Operations. Always ensure to follow your organization’s best practices and security policies when making changes to the infrastructure.