Скачать или смотреть Bulk Inventory Security Groups Creation using vRA + vRO + NSX-T REST API

The article explains how to automate the bulk import of Distributed Firewall (DFW) rules into VMware NSX‑T using a PowerShell script with an Excel file as the input source.
This article explains how to automate the bulk creation of NSX‑T security groups and assign VM membership using a combination of VMware vRealize Automation (vRA), vRealize Orchestrator (vRO), and the NSX‑T REST API.
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The process allows users to upload a CSV file through a vRA catalog request, where each row defines:

Security group name, and

Criteria for VM membership (like VM name patterns or VM tags).
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The workflow works as follows:

A user requests the automation from the vRA catalog and uploads the CSV.
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vRA triggers a vRO workflow that parses the CSV file.
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For each row, the script:

Validates whether the VM exists in NSX‑T inventory via API.

Checks if the security group already exists.

Creates or updates the security group with membership criteria using NSX‑T’s REST API.
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The workflow updates vRA with a summary of results (groups created, VMs added, errors, etc.).
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Benefits:

Bulk automation without manual UI changes,

Consistent creation and assignment of security groups,

Scalable for large inputs (many groups/VMs).

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