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Configure the Project in Service Broker

Enable users to deploy workloads by importing the cloud templates, creating a content source, and sharing the cloud templates within a project in Service Broker.

Procedure

  1. Configure a Content Source for the Project in Service Broker

    Provide access to vRealize Automation cloud templates to users by creating and configuring a content source for the project in Service Broker.

  2. Share Cloud Templates from a Content Source in Service Broker

    You can share cloud templates and content sources within a project to enable project members to deploy these cloud templates in supported cloud zones.

Configure a Content Source for the Project in Service Broker

Provide access to vRealize Automation cloud templates to users by creating and configuring a content source for the project in Service Broker.

Important You cannot create more than one catalog source of the same type from the same project.

UI Procedure

  1. Log in to the vRealize Automation cloud services console at https://<vra_fqdn>/csp/gateway/portal with a user assigned the Service Broker Administrator service role.

  2. On the main navigation bar, click Services.

  3. Under My services, click Service Broker.

  4. Click the Content and policies tab.

  5. In the navigation pane, click Content sources.

  6. Click New and click the VMware cloud template card.

  7. Configure the settings and click Validate.

Setting Example Value
Name Sample - Cloud Templates
Description Sample - Cloud Templates
Source project Sample
  1. After the successful validation, click Create and import.

Terraform Procedure

  1. Navigate to the Terraform example in the repository.

    cd terraform-examples/vra/vra-content-source

  2. Duplicate the terraform.tfvars.example file to terraform.tfvars in the directory.

    copy terraform.tfvars.example terraform.tfvars

  3. Open the terraform.tfvars file, update the variables for your environment, and save the file.

  4. Initialize the current directory and the required Terraform providers.

    terraform init

  5. Create a Terraform plan and save the output to a file.

    terraform plan -out=tfplan

  6. Apply the Terraform plan.

    terraform apply tfplan

Share Cloud Templates from a Content Source in Service Broker

You can share cloud templates and content sources within a project to enable project members to deploy these cloud templates in supported cloud zones.

UI Procedure

  1. Log in to the vRealize Automation cloud services console at https://<vra_fqdn>/csp/gateway/portal with a user assigned the Service Broker Administrator service role.

  2. On the main navigation bar, click Services.

  3. Under My services, click Service Broker.

  4. Click the Content and policies tab.

  5. In the navigation pane, click Content sharing.

  6. In the Search for a project text box, select the Sample project.

  7. Click Add items.

  8. On the Share items with Sample dialog box, from the Content sources drop-down menu, select Content sources, select the Sample - Cloud Templates template, and click Save.

Terraform Procedure

  1. Navigate to the Terraform example in the repository.

    cd terraform-examples/vra/vra-content-item

  2. Duplicate the terraform.tfvars.example file to terraform.tfvars in the directory.

    copy terraform.tfvars.example 1terraform.tfvars1

  3. Open the terraform.tfvars file, update the variables for your environment, and save the file.

  4. Initialize the current directory and the required Terraform providers.

    terraform init

  5. Create a Terraform plan and save the output to a file.

    terraform plan -out=tfplan

  6. Apply the Terraform plan.

    terraform apply tfplan

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