This part of the lab is presented as a Hands-on Labs Interactive Simulation. This will allow you to experience steps which are too time-consuming or resource intensive to do live in the lab environment. In this simulation, you can use the software interface as if you are interacting with a live environment.

The orange boxes show where to click, and the left and right arrow keys can also be used to move through the simulation in either direction.

1. Click Hosts and Clusters to begin the installation.
2. Click on RegionA01-COMP01.
3. Click on the Actions dropdown menu and select Deploy OVF Template to start the installation wizard.
4. Click on the Local File radio button.
5. Click Browse.
6. Click the vRealize-Business-Standard OVA file and then click Open.
7. Note the filename path and click Next.
8. In the Name field, review the name vrbc-01a and region and click Next.
9. Click on the RegionA01-COMP01 datacenter object.
10. Click Next.
11. Review the template details. Click Next to continue.
12. Accept the EULA. Click Next to continue.
13. Click on the Select virtual disk format dropdown box and select the option to use the Thin Provision disk format.  Review the Storage Policy.  Select None.  Note that the VM Storage Policy is set to Datacenter Default and the datastore we are deploying to is displayed as RegionA01-ISCSI01-COMP01.
14. Click Next.
15. Next we need to connect the virtual appliance’s NIC to the Mangement network. Under Destination network, click the dropdown box and select  ESXi-RegionA01-vDS-COMP.
16. Click Next.
17. Click the checkbox to Enable SSH service.
18. Scroll down on the right side of the window to view more properties that need to be configured.
19. The next step is to set the root user password. To set the root user password, type VMware1! and then confirm.
20. Expand the Networking Properties dialog and scroll down.
21. Enter the following details in the Networking Properties boxes:
22. Default Gateway:  192.168.110.1
23. Domain Name: vrbc-01a.corp.local
24. Domain Name Servers  192.168.110.10
25. Domain Search Path: corp.local
26. Network 1 IP Address  192.168.110.74
27. Network 1 Netmask  255.255.255.0
28. Click Next.
29. Review details and click Finish.

The vRealize Business for Cloud appliance will now be deployed.  Progress is shown in the Recent Tasks pane and once complete the VM will appear in the Inventory.  Since we will be running the HCA as a POC, we will configure a local user account on the virtual appliance.

Note: This demo runs faster than real-time. In a real environment it will usually take 5-10 minutes depending on size and the storage supporting the appliance. 

You can review the Recent Tasks to see how the deployment is progressing.

1. Expand RegionA01 datacenter in the left hand pane.
2. Select the vrbc-01a virtual machine.
3. Click on the green Power Button to power on the appliance.
4. Click on the Gear Icon to launch the Remote Console.
5. Select Launch Remote Console.
6. Hit Enter to being the Login process.
7. Log into the appliance as user root. Note:  The simulation will log in for you and put you at the terminal prompt.

Now we need to enable local user authentication.  

1. Type /usr/ITFM-Cloud/va-tools/bin/manage-local-user.sh and click Enter.
2. Type 1 to Add a local user.
3. Enter username admin
4. Enter password VMware1!
5. We now need to enter the User Role.  Enter
6. VCBM_ALL.    
7. Now that we have created the user, we need to enable local authentication.  Type the command /usr/ITFM-Cloud/va-tools/bin/manage-local-user.sh again.
8. Enter 5 to Enable local authentication.  The service will restart.
9. Exit the Remote Console by clicking on the Red X in the corner.
10. Close the Remote Console tab in your browser.

Now we need to configure the Time Settings for the vRBC Appliance

1. In your web browser, click to open a new tab.  
2. Goto the search bar and enter the following address: https://192.168.110.74/admin
3. Hit Enter.  This will bring us to the admin console for the vRBC Appliance.ad
4. Enter the login credentials
5. Username: root
6. Password: VMware1! then click on Login Button.
7. Click on the Administration Tab, then Time Settings. Ensure the Time Sync Mode is set to Use ESX Host Time.
8. Then Logout user root.

Finally we need to configure the vSphere solution in vROps to connect to our target vCenter(s).  

1. In your browser, type the following address:  https://vrbc01a.corp.local and hit Enter.
2. Login to the appliance using the credentials we just created.
3. Username: admin
4. Password: VMware1!
5. Click on the vCenter Server Option.
6. Click on the Plus sign to add a vCenter server.
7. Enter  vcenter for the name.
8. Enter vcsa-01a.corp.local for the vCenter Server.
9. Enter administrator@corp.local for the username
10. Enter VMware1! for the password.
11. Click Save.
12. Click Install to install the SSH Certificates.
13. Note that the details have been updated for the vRBC application.  Click OK.
14. Click on the Business Management Tab.

Notice that the status is showing a green checkbox.  This signifies that Global synchronization is complete.  Congratulations!  The vRBC Appliance is now up and collecting data from your environment.  

The demo is now complete.  You can continue the Hybrid Cloud Assessment Lab! To return to the lab, click the link in the top right corner or close this browser tab.