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Procedure
1
Log in to the Request Manager Admin Portal.
2
Click Integration.
3
Click Resources on the Main tab in the left explorer panel.
4
Select the vCloud Director source from the Filter By Source drop-down menu.
The list of available resources you can import from vCloud Director into Request Manager appears on the
screen. Any resources that are already mapped into Request Manager display within a blue circle.
5
Double-click the resource you want to import.
6
Specify how the information from vCloud Director will be mapped to Request Manager.
VMware recommends that you copy the existing mappings defined in Request Manager for the vCloud
Director source created during installation.
a
Click Clone From.
b
From the table, select the mapping you want to copy for this resource.
c
Click OK.
Request Manager copies the details of the selected mapping and inserts it in the Mappings table.
7
Click the Save button.
Request Manager saves the mapping details for the selected resource and you will return to the Integration
Resources screen. A blue circle will now display for the selected resource to indicate it is now mapped to
Request Manager.
What to do next
Create link mappings.
Configure Link Mappings
After you configure the resource mappings for vCloud Director resources you can configure the link mappings.
In order to import mappings from instances of vCloud Director, you must define how the relationship among
entities in vCloud Director (such as virtual data centers, virtual applications, and so on) map into Request
Manager.
The following vCloud Director resource links must be mapped for each instance of vCloud Director . The list
also shows the existing mapping.
Table 5-3. Link Mappings
vCloud Director Link Type
App Networks
Catalog Contents
Network Association
Organization Catalogs
Organization Networks
Organization vDCs
Provider vDC Networks
vDC Available Networks
vDC Resources
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Chapter 5 Administration Overview
Import as Link Type
vApp Networks
Service to Service Action
Network Association
Cloud Catalogs
Cloud Networks
Cloud vDCs
Provider vDC Networks
Available Networks
vDC Resources
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