vRealize Automation: Install, Configure, Manage

Overview

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

Describe the vRealize Automation architecture and use cases

Install and configure vRealize Automation

Manage vRealize Automation entities on VMware and third-party virtual, cloud, and physical infrastructures

Configure and manage catalogs and blueprints

Configure and manage business groups and reservations for compute resources on VMware, Microsoft, Amazon, and other platforms

Use the self-service portal to request and manage machines in accordance with vRealize Automation approval and governance policies

Explain vRealize Automation extensibility and workflows

Manage and monitor machines and resource reclamation

 


Course Details

Course Introduction

Introductions and course logistics

Course objectives

vRealize Automation Overview and Architecture

Describe the software-defined data center

Explain the purpose of vRealize Automation

Explain the concepts of vRealize Automation administration and self-service provisioning

Describe where vRealize Automation fits in the VMware product line

Discuss use cases for vRealize Automation

Identify the components of a vRealize Automation simple deployment

Identify the components of a vRealize Automation enterprise deployment

Identify the component design options for vRealize Automation

Identify how vRealize Automation integrates with other VMware products

Authentication, Fabric, and Tenants

Describe identity management in vRealize Automation

Identify the authentication methods available in vRealize Automation

Identify the appropriate roles for specific tasks in vRealize Automation

Create tenants

Explain multitenant leading practices

Define relationships between vRealize Automation entities

Identify and configure vRealize Automation endpoints

Identify how vRealize Automation discovers compute resources

Identify fabric groups, business groups, and reservations

Create and manage reservations for compute resources

Converged Blueprints and Catalog Management

Define blueprints

Identify the process and options for configuring a blueprint

Create a blueprint with a single virtual machine

Create a blueprint with multiple virtual machines

Identify the role of the service catalog

Define catalog items

Use entitlements to manage catalog items

Consuming Catalog Services

Request a single-machine service

Monitor the service provisioning status

Reconfigure a provisioned machine

Manage snapshots

Identify roles involved in creating approval policies

Identify approval policy level

Identify approval phases

Create and apply approval policies for catalog items

Use custom properties to modify the provisioning process

Use property groups to group sets of custom properties

Use the property dictionary to modify the provisioning process

Integrating VMware NSX

Understand VMware NSX capabilities

Describe the VMware NSX components that vRealize Automation uses

Describe the benefits of VMware NSX integration with vRealize Automation

Integrate vRealize Automation and VMware NSX

Use VMware NSX elements in vRealize Automation blueprints

Application Authoring

Understand the lifecycle of a vRealize Automation Application deployment

Author an application blueprint

Deploy an application blueprint from the service catalog

Monitoring and Reclamation

Identify how to monitor resource use

Demonstrate how to reclaim resources

Demonstrate how to manage machine leases

Monitor system events

vRealize Automation Extensibility

Identify the vRealize Automation extensibility tools

Identify the vRealize Automation extensibility use cases

Use vRealize CloudClient to export a blueprint

Use vRealize Orchestrator

Use vRealize Orchestrator plug-ins for external integration

Describe anything-as-a-service (XaaS) components

Create an XaaS blueprint

Describe how the event broker service enhances extensibility

Identify the appropriate subscription types and options for a subscription

Describe the two event broker event types

Identify the three event broker phases

Illustrate the master workflow

Describe the necessary requirements for passing custom properties to workflows

Explain how the event broker helps with day 2 operations 10 vRealize Automation Installation

Explain the vRealize Automation installation prerequisites

Describe the vRealize Automation installation procedure

Perform a vRealize Automation appliance deployment

Configure the vRealize Automation appliance

 


Prerequisites

This class requires completion of one of the following:

VMware vSphere 6.x: Install, Configure, Manage

VMware vSphere 6.x: Fast Track

Equivalent knowledge and administration experience with VMwar ESX/VMware ESXi and VMware vCenter Server Experience with working at the command line is helpful.