Data Center Automation with vRealize Orchestrator and vSphere PowerCLI
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vFlex-ILT
(5 Days)
English
(GMT+10:00) Eastern Standard Time (New South Wales) (Australia/Sydney)
Sections:
During enrollment, the student will need to select one of the following sections.
Provider:
VMware Learning
Location:
VMware @ Cliftons
Level 13
60 Margaret Street
Sydney,
NSW,
Australia 2000
Overview:
This five-day course teaches experienced VMware vSphere® administrators how to use the powerful automation tools that all vSphere customers have access to. Using real-world use cases and examples, you learn how to automate day-to-day administration tasks with VMware vSphere® PowerCLI™ and VMware vRealize® Orchestrator™. During class, you use these tools to automate tasks in a realistic lab environment.
Product Alignment • VMware vSphere PowerCLI 12.0 • VMware vRealize Orchestrator 8.1 |
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| Objectives: | By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: • Describe the features and benefits of automation in a vSphere environment • Understand the role of the vSphere Web Services API in automation • Use the Managed Object Browser (MOB) to view the structure of VMware vSphere® API and VMware vCenter Server® inventory • Use vSphere PowerCLI to deploy and manage virtual machines and virtual infrastructure • Run and manage library vRealize Orchestrator workflows • Design, develop, and run custom reusable vRealize Orchestrator workflows • Incorporate JavaScript into vRealize Orchestrator workflows • Use the vRealize Orchestrator PowerShell plug-in in a custom workflow • Manage Guest Operations using vRealize Orchestrator and vSphere PowerCLI • Describe VMware vSphere® Client™ code capture |
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| Intended Audience: | Experienced vSphere administrators who want to use available tools to automate day-to-day tasks | |
| Prerequisites: | Completion of the following courses, or equivalent experience with vSphere deployments: • VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage |
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| Outline: | 1 Course Introduction • Introductions and course logistics • Course objectives 2 Automation in vSphere • Identify the tools available to vSphere administrators for automation • Understand the benefits of automation • Understand the function of black boxes in programming 3 vSphere Web Services API • Identify the function of an API • Recognize the components of the vSphere Web Services API • Understand how the vSphere Web Services API is used by automation tools • Understand object-oriented terminology relevant to the vSphere Web Services API • Use the MOB to explore the vSphere object model and invoke methods 4 vSphere PowerCLI Basics • Describe features of vSphere PowerCLI • List common tasks to perform with vSphere PowerCLI • Connect vSphere PowerCLI to vCenter Server and VMware ESXi™ hosts • Define variables to use in vSphere PowerCLI • Use basic vSphere PowerCLI cmdlets • Describe features of the command pipeline • Examine vSphere PowerCLI objects • View vSphere PowerCLI object properties • Invoke vSphere PowerCLI object methods 5 vSphere PowerCLI Use Cases • Perform day-to-day management tasks • Manage clusters, hosts, and virtual machines • Display performance metrics 6 Advanced vSphere PowerCLI Concepts • Examine View objects with the Get-View cmdlet • Convert View objects to VIObjects • Invoke vSphere Web Services API methods 7 vRealize Orchestrator Overview • Describe the vRealize Orchestrator architecture and interfaces • Describe the components of a workflow 8 vRealize Orchestrator Basics • Understand inputs, outputs, and variables in workflows • Describe variable types: string, number, and more • Create variables in workflows • Implement variable binding in workflows 9 Invoking Scheme Elements • Invoke JavaScript from workflows • Invoke a workflow from workflows • Invoke an action from workflows • Manage user workflow inputs on the input form • Invoke a user interaction element from workflows 10 Branching and Looping • Use decision elements in workflows • Use switch elements in workflows • Create decision loops in workflows • Use a for-each loop in workflows 11 vRealize Orchestrator Advanced • Handle exceptions in workflows • Perform logging in workflows • Debug workflows 12 vRealize Orchestrator Assets • Use configuration elements in workflows • Use resource elements in workflows • Create, import, and export vRealize Orchestrator packages 13 vRealize Orchestrator PowerShell Plug-In • Add PowerShell hosts to the vCenter Server inventory • Invoke scripts on PowerShell hosts • Create custom workflows using the PowerShell plug-in 14 Guest Operations with vRealize Orchestrator and vSphere PowerCLI • Understand the architecture of virtual machine guest operations • Identify the requirements for using guest operations • Perform guest operations with vRealize Orchestrator and vSphere PowerCLI 15 Leveraging vSphere Client Code Capture • Understand how to capture code in the vSphere Client • Use that code in a vRealize Orchestrator workflow or vSphere PowerCLI script |
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