An administrator has been tasked with configuring a new image mapping for Linux deployments within...

Create a new Image Mapping within VMware Aria Automation Assembler: This step involves creating an image mapping that references the base image. It ensures that your deployment configurations are applied to the correct base image.

Select the original Linux OS Virtual Machine template as the base image: Instead of creating a new template, use the existing Linux OS template, minimizing the number of templates required.

Add the required configuration into the cloud configuration: This step ensures that additional configurations, such as creating local users and groups, are applied during the deployment process irrespective of the cloud template.

Save the image mapping: Finalize and save the image mapping to make it available for use in deployments.

These steps minimize the number of VM templates by reusing the existing template and ensure that additional configurations are always applied through the cloud configuration.

References:

Getting Started with VMware Aria Automation

VMware Aria Automation 8.10 Reference Architecture Guide