This course provides in-depth knowledge of VMware vRealize Automation, equipping participants to install, configure, and manage automated IT service delivery. Through guided labs, they will build blueprints, configure policies, and manage multi-cloud environments efficiently.
Learning Outcomes:
Install and configure vRealize Automation and its components
Create and deploy cloud templates across multiple platforms
Configure governance policies and user roles
Integrate vRealize Automation with external systems
Monitor usage and automate lifecycle management
Key Topics:
Architecture and installation of vRealize Automation
Cloud templates, projects, and catalogues
Role-based access control and policies
Extensibility through integrations and APIs
Automation, monitoring, and lifecycle tools
1 Course Introduction
• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives
2 vRealize Automation Overview and Architecture
• Describe the purpose and functionality of vRealize Automation
• Describe the vRealize Automation architecture
• Describe the use of VMware Workspace ONE® AccessTM
• Describe the relationship between Kubernetes clusters, containers, and vRealize Automation services
• Describe CLI commands for vRealize Automation 8 cluster management
• Describe Cloud Assembly
• Describe Service Broker
• Describe Code Stream
3 Installing vRealize Automation
• List the different vRealize Automation deployment types
• Describe the purpose of vRealize easy installer
• Describe the vRealize Automation installation process
4 Authentication and Authorization
• Identity the steps involved in integrating Workspace One with Active Directory
• Describe features of Workspace One
• Describe the user roles available in vRealize Automation
• Identify the key tasks performed by each user role
• Define custom roles
• Configure branding and multitenancy
5 Basic Initial Configuration
• Quickly create a basic configuration with a cloud account, cloud zone, project, flavor mapping, and image
mapping.
6 VMware Cloud Templates
• Configure and deploy a basic cloud template
• Create cloud templates that can run on any cloud
• Use cloudConfig to run commands, install software, and create users
• Use YAML for inputs, variables, and conditional deployments
7 Tags and Storage Configuration
• Configure tags
• Describe different types of tags
• Manage tags
• Configure storage profiles
• Use tags and storage profiles
8 Integrating NSX-T Data Center
• List the capabilities and use cases of NSX-T Data Center
• Describe the NSX-T Data Center architecture and components
• Integrate NSX-T Data Center with vRealize Automation
• List the supported network profiles in vRealize Automation
• Use NSX-T Data Center components to design a multitier application Cloud Template
• Identify the network and security options available in design canvas
• Create and manage on-demand networks and security groups
• Configure NSX-T day 2 actions
9 Integrating with Public Clouds
• Configure and use VMware Cloud Foundation accounts
• Configure and use an AWS cloud account
• Configure and use an Azure cloud account
• Configure and use a Google Cloud Platform cloud account
10 Using Service Broker for Catalog Management
• Release a VMware Cloud Template™
• Define content source and content sharing
• Define Service Broker policy enforcement
• Use custom forms for catalog items
11 vRealize Automation Extensibility
• Describe Extensibility
• Use event topics
• Create a subscription
• Call a vRealize Orchestrator workflow
• Create ABX actions
12 Using Code Stream
• Introduction to Code Stream
• The CI/CD process
• Integrate GitLab with Code Stream and Cloud Assembly
• Use Code Stream to install software
13 Using Terraform
• Integrate Cloud Assembly with Terraform
• Use Terraform with a VMware Cloud Template
• Use Terraform with Code Stream
14 Using Kubernetes Clusters
• Introduction to Kubernetes
• Connect to an existing Kubernetes Cluster
• Integrate VMware Tanzu™ Grid Integrated Edition
• Create a Supervisor Namespace as a catalog item
15 Using SaltStack for Configuration Management
• Introduction SaltStack with vRealize Automation
• Use SaltStack for software deployment
• Use SaltStack for configuration management
• Use SaltStack with event-driven orchestration
16 vRealize Automation Troubleshooting and Integration
• Location of logs
• Using Activity
• Monitoring deployment history
• Basic troubleshooting
• CLI commands
• Collecting logs (VAMI console)
• Integration with VMware vRealize® Log Insight™
• Integration with vRealize Operations
• Migrating vRealize Automation 7.x to 8
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