IP address assignmentin a network profile is crucial for defining how VMs obtain their IP addresses within specific cloud environments. VMwarevCenter(C) andVMware Cloud on AWS(D) both support network profiles that can include static or dynamic IP address assignment, making them compatible with such configurations.

The two types of cloud accounts that support IP address assignment in a network profile are VMware vCenter and VMware Cloud on AWS. IP address assignment is the process of assigning IP addresses to the network interfaces of the provisioned resources. VMware Aria Automation supports three types of IP address assignment: static, dynamic, andmixed. Static IP address assignment means that VMware Aria Automation manages the IP address allocation from a predefined range. Dynamic IP address assignment means that an external DHCP server manages the IP address allocation. Mixed IP address assignment means that both VMware Aria Automation and an external DHCP server manage the IP address allocation. VMware vCenter and VMware Cloud on AWS cloud accounts support all three types of IP address assignment in a network profile. You can configure the IP address assignment type for each network in the network profile. The other cloud accounts, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud Platform, do not support IP address assignment in a network profile. They rely on the native IP address management of the cloud providers. You cannot configure the IP address assignment type for these cloud accounts in VMware Aria Automation. References:

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