An administrator needs to create a blueprint in Self-Service that deploys a web server VM...

To automate the provisioning of a VM and the subsequent application installation within a Nutanix Self-Service (Calm) Blueprint, the administrator must configure a Service.

The definition of a Service in a blueprint involves three distinct components to achieve this requirement:

VM Resource:Configuring the underlying infrastructure specifications (vCPUs, Memory, Disks).

Guest Customization:Configuring Cloud-init (Linux) or Sysprep (Windows) to handle the initial OS bootstrap (hostname, user creation).

Tasks (Package Install):Adding a script task (e.g., Shell or PowerShell) under the "Service Installation" action or a dedicated Package install step. This task executesafterthe VM is provisioned and running to install the web server application.