I have a custom that needed to have a Cloud template where it was possible to use both automatic and static IP assignment for the network on the deployment of VM’s

The requirements for this is to configured Network Profiles and also have configured IP Ranges on the networks.

The static Assigned address needs to be inside the IP Range on the network, when assigning the IP Address statically it also registers the Address as used in the IPAM.

I have build in a lot of check in the forms validation on the Service Broker, I have not taking this into this blog, I will maybe later write about that.

Here is a sample of a Cloud Template that uses this.

formatVersion: 1inputs  VLAN:    type: string  ipAddress:    type: string    default: Automatic    pattern: '^((Automatic)$|(?:(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.){3}(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?))$'resources:  VM:    type: Cloud.vSphere.Machine    properties:      imageRef: W2K22-TMPL      size: small      customizationSpec: vRA8_in_domain_local      networks:        - network: ${resource.Network1.id}          assignment: static          address: ${input.ipAddress != 'Automatic' ? input.ipAddress:""}  Network1:    type: Cloud.vSphere.Network    properties:      networkType: existing      constraints:        - tag: vra.network.vlan:${input.VLAN}

NOTE: All other IP setting like domain, search domain, DNS server, IP mask, Gateway and etc. are taken from the network configuration in Aria Automation.