The guest agents are required to perform postprovisioning tasks inside a Windows or Linux guest operating system as a part of the vRealize Automation provisioning process. The guest agents execute after the vSphere customization specifications stage (if provided) to perform additional configuration tasks against the machine. There are three built-in features of the guest agent that are commonly used:
Create partition, mount drives, and format additional disks added to the machine
Configure additional network interfaces added to the machine
Execute scripts within the guest to install applications or to perform additional configurations
Note
If none of the preceding features are required in your use case, installing a guest agent is not mandatory!
If the guest agent is installed in the GOS and the appropriate custom properties are configured in the blueprint, it will automatically perform the first two items as a part of the vRealize Automation provisioning process.
In order to execute...