Deploying to vCenter Folder

[dwilde]

Howdy

Following is a cut down version of my cloud template....

formatVersion: 1
inputs:
  hostName:
    type: string
    title: VM Name
  vmNotes:
    type: string
    title: Notes for vCenter
  datacenter:
    type: string
    title: Datacenter
    description: Enter the Required DC
    oneOf:
      - title: DC1
        const: Datacenter:SomeName
      - title: DC2
        const: Datacenter:AnotherName
resources:
  Cloud_vSphere_Machine_1:
    type: Cloud.vSphere.Machine
    properties:
      addVCNotes: 'yes'
      name: ${input.hostName}
      hostname: ${input.hostName}
      requser: ${env.requestedBy}
      folderName: '${input.datacenter == "DC1" ? "DC1_Virtual_Machines/Windows_Servers" : "DC2_Virtual_Machines/Windows_Servers"}'
      constraints:
        - tag: ResourcePool:RP
        - tag: ${input.datacenter}
      Infoblox.IPAM.Network.enableDns: false
      networks:
        - network: ${resource.Cloud_vSphere_Network_1.id}
          assignment: static
  Cloud_vSphere_Network_1:
    type: Cloud.vSphere.Network
    properties:
      networkType: existing
      constraints:
        - tag: VLAN:0000

For clarity, the DC1 and DC2 are different Cloud Zones/vCenters in two separate sites.

The intent is to add the deployed VM into the respective folder in each VC. The folder structure is essentially the same at each site.

Currently VM's deployed to DC2 are being created in the correct folder i.e. "DC2_Virtual_Machines/Windows_Servers". VM's deployed to DC1 are being created in a new folder, also named "DC2_Virtual_Machines/Windows_Servers" that is being created under the root folder of DC1.

What am I missing here?

Cheers

[Kjell Konstali]

Hi,

The expression might fail because of whitespace between the colon and last value, as explained in the bottom in the documentation:

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Aria-Automation/8.18/Using-Automation-Assembler/GUID-12F0BC64-6391-4E5F-AA48-C5959024F3EB.html

Try and change the expression to:

folderName: '${input.datacenter == "DC1" ? "DC1_Virtual_Machines/Windows_Servers" :"DC2_Virtual_Machines/Windows_Servers"}'

[dwilde]

Ahh yes I missed that.

Thanks for the input but that made no difference.

Cheers

[Kjell Konstali]

Looking at it again, I see that you are trying to validate your expression against the title and not the value in your const-variable. So your expression should be validated against your const value, not the title in input.datacenter.

[DizzyMurloc]

Hi @dwilde

Your folderName atributte should look like this:

folderName: '${input.datacenter == "Datacenter:SomeName" ? "DC1_Virtual_Machines/Windows_Servers" : "DC2_Virtual_Machines/Windows_Servers"}'

The expression must be validated againts the const, not the tittle.

Regards

[dwilde]

Thanks Guys

I had  started with the const and changed to the Title just in case. Reverting to the const and omitting the whitespaces still produces the same undesired result.

[Kjell Konstali]

Hm, perhaps it's something to do with the colon in the const value when you test the "String" value? Can you try with just a simple string like this?

datacenter:
    type: string
    title: Datacenter
    description: Enter the Required DC
    oneOf:
      - title: DC1
        const: SomeName
      - title: DC2
        const: AnotherName

[dwilde]

Thanks for that however the constraint is a tag. It wont work without the Key:Value.

Cheers

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[Kjell Konstali]

I do the same, you just write your constraints like this:

      constraints:
        - tag: Datacenter:${input.datacenter}

[tarek_nader]

@dwilde

Could you modify your YAML to be like below, it should works with you Insha'Allah. 

Also for offering options 'DC1' or 'DC2', use custom forms & add them as constant in form, so user can choose from.

formatVersion: 1
inputs:
  datacenter:
    type: string
    title: Datacenter
resources:
  Cloud_vSphere_Machine_1:
    type: Cloud.vSphere.Machine
    properties:
      folderName: ${input.datacenter == 'DC1' ? 'DC1_Virtual_Machines/Windows_Servers' : 'DC2_Virtual_Machines/Windows_Servers'}
      

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Tarek Nader
www.linkedin.com/in/tnader-70853361
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[tarek_nader]

@dwilde Did you try my approach? Does it solve your issue, if yes; Kindly mark my response as best answer

Thanks

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Tarek Nader
www.linkedin.com/in/tnader-70853361
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[dwilde]

HI Tarek

Sorry, been on leave.

I have tested your approach and that does not produce the desired result either.

Cheers