VMware vRealize Operations Manager Advanced — Question 10

During requirements gathering for an organization's private cloud on a single machine catalog, the following requirements were identified:
✑ A user should be able to select a data center location which is mapped to a custom resource by the fabric administrator.
✑ A Guest VM custom hostname format should be based on the first two letters of the data center location.
✑ A generated VM custom hostname format should be displayed as a drop-down in the catalog request page using a vRealize Automation (vRA) custom property backed by external vRealize Orchestrator (vRO) action.
Which design recommendation would best address these requirements?

Answer options

• A. Define a custom property "_vrm.DataCenter.Location" with static datacenter values, assign it to the blueprint with the "Show in the request" check box selected and map it as an input to the required vRO action.
• B. Define a custom property "Vrm.DataCenter.Location" with static datacenter values, assign it to the blueprint with the "Show in the request" check box selected and map it as an input to the required vRO action.
• C. Enable "Display location on request" in the blueprint's VM machine type, map the built-in "Vrm.DataCenter.Location" custom property as an input to the required vRO action.
• D. No new custom property is required since the fabric administrator has already mapped datacenter locations to the correct compute resources. Map the built-in "_vrm.DataCenter.Location" custom property as an input to the required vRO action.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

Option C is correct because it enables the display of the data center location directly in the request, allowing for user selection and integration with the vRO action. Options A and B do not utilize the built-in properties effectively and would require additional configuration. Option D incorrectly assumes that no new properties are needed, as the requirement specifies the need for a drop-down selection in the catalog.