VMware vRealize Automation: Install, Configure, Manage [V7.6]
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- Formats:
Classroom,
Live Online,
vFlex-ILT,
Onsite
- Length: 5 Days
Overview:
During this five-day course, you focus on installing, configuring, and managing VMware vRealize® Automation™. You learn about the configuration and use of the vRealize Automation platform, including self-service provisioning and the creation of catalog services that include predefined virtual machines, software components, and on-demand VMware NSX® networks. This course also covers interfacing vRealize Automation with other systems using VMware vRealize® Orchestrator™ to leverage workflows, creating approval cycles, and managing machine lifecycles to conserve resources. In addition, you will better understand and know how to achieve the benefits of automation as a component of the software-defined data center.
Product Alignment • VMware vSphere 6.7 U2 • VMware vRealize Automation 7.6 • VMware vRealize Orchestrator 7.6 • VMware vRealize Business for Cloud 7.6 • VMware vRealize Operations 7.5 • vRealize Lifecycle Manager 2.1 • NSX for vSphere 6.4.4 |
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| Objectives: | By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: • Describe the vRealize Automation architecture and use cases in cloud environments • Install and configure vRealize Automation • Manage vRealize Automation entities on VMware and third-party virtual and cloud infrastructures • Configure and manage catalogs, containers, and blueprints • Configure and manage business groups and reservations for compute resources • Use the self-service portal to request and manage machines in accordance with vRealize Automation approval and governance policies • Use customize properties and property groups in blueprints • Develop and use custom forms • Manage and monitor machines and resource reclamation • Configure and manage event broker subscriptions • Understand vRealize Automation extensibility and workflows • Use vRealize Automation to deploy and manage containers • Integrate vRealize Automation with third-party products |
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| Intended Audience: | Experienced system administrators and system integrators responsible for designing and implementing vRealize Automation | |
| Prerequisites: | This course requires completion of one of the following courses: • VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V6.x] • VMware vSphere: Fast Track [V6.x] Experience with working at the command line is helpful. This course requires that a student be able to perform the following tasks with no assistance or guidance before enrolling in this course: • Create VMware vCenter Server® objects, such as data centers and folders • Create a virtual machine using a wizard or a template • Modify a virtual machine’s hardware • Migrate a virtual machine with VMware vSphere® vMotion® • Migrate a virtual machine with VMware vSphere® Storage vMotion® • Configure and manage a vSphere DRS cluster with resource pools. • Configure and manage a VMware vSphere® High Availability cluster. • If you cannot perform all of these tasks, VMware recommends that you complete one of the prerequisite courses before enrolling in VMware vRealize Automation: Install, Configure, Manage. |
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| Outline: | 1 Course Introduction • Introductions and course logistics • Course objectives 2 vRealize Automation Overview and Architecture • Explain the role of vRealize Automation • Describe where vRealize Automation fits in the VMware product stack • 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 • Explain the concepts of vRealize Automation administration and self-service provisioning • Identify how vRealize Automation integrates with other VMware products 3 vRealize Automation Installation • Identify the prerequisites for installation • Describe the differences between a minimal deployment and an enterprise deployment • Describe the steps to install vRealize Automation using minimal deployment • Describe the steps to install vRealize Automation using VMware vRealize® Suite Lifecycle Manager™ 4 vRealize Automation Tenancy • Describe multitenancy • Create tenants 5 Authentication and Authorization • Identify the authentication methods available in vRealize Automation • Describe identity management in vRealize Automation • Identify the appropriate role for different tasks in vRealize Automation 6 vRealize Automation Infrastructure Configuration • Configure vRealize Automation endpoints • Create Fabric Groups • Create Business Groups • Create Network Profiles • Create and manage Reservations for compute resources • Create Reservation Policies 7 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 multitiered virtual application • Identify the role of the service catalog • Define catalog items • Use entitlements to manage catalog items • Define Cloudclient • Export blueprints using Cloudclient 8 Software Provisioning • Define software components • Design software components and application blueprints • Deploy an application blueprint from the service catalog 9 Custom Resources and the Property Dictionary • 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 • Use component profiles in the creation and deployment of blueprints 10 Custom Forms • Describe the benefits of using custom forms • Use the custom Form Editor • Define constraints • Define read-only fields • Use vRealize Orchestrator actions in custom forms 11 Integrating VMware NSX • Integrate vRealize Automation and VMware NSX • Use VMware NSX elements in vRealize Automation blueprints 12 Extensibility • Introduction to Extensibility • Describe the Event Broker • Describe the master workflow • Create an XaaS blueprint 13 Approval Policies • Identify roles involved in creating approval policies • Identify approval policy levels • Identify approval phases • Create and apply approval policies for catalog items 14 Monitoring and Reclamation • Identify how to monitor resource use • Demonstrate how to reclaim resources • Demonstrate how to manage machine leases • Monitor system events • Create a vRealize Automation system health check test • Create a vRealize Orchestrator system health check test 15 vRealize Automation Integration with Containers • Describe Containers • Describe how Docker and Kubernetes can manage containers • Describe Harbor • Describe vSphere Integrated Containers 16 vRealize Automation Integration with vRealize Suite • Describe the use cases and benefits of using vRealize Lifecycle Manager to manage a vRealize Automation deployment • Describe VMware vRealize® Business™ for Cloud concepts • Use vRealize Business for Cloud to manage cost • Describe vRealize Operations Dashboard integration with vRealize Automation • Describe dashboard features related to deployments • Describe dashboard features related to machines 17 vRealize Automation Integration with External Systems • Describe how vRealize Automation can be integrated with external systems including Amazon endpoints, vCloud on AWS, Azure endpoints, Google Cloud Platform endpoints, Ansible Tower integration, ServiceNow integration, and Puppet |
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