The course VMware vRealize Automation Install Configure Manage , you will focus on installing, configuring, and managing VMware vRealize® Automation™. You will 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.
Duration
40 hs
Product Alignment
vRealize Automation 7.3
Objectives
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 and 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
monitor machines and resource reclamation
Certifications
This course prepares you for the following certification:
VMware Certified Professional 7 – Cloud Management and Automation (VCP7-CMA)
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 [V6.5]
VMware vSphere: Fast Track [V6.5]
Experience with working at the command line is helpful.
The course presumes that a student can perform the following tasks with no assistance or guidance before enrolling in this course:
Install and configure VMware ESX®/VMware ESXi and VMware vCenter Server®
Create vCenter Server objects, such as data centers and folders
Create and manage vCenter Server roles and permissions
Modify a standard switch and a distributed switch
Connect an ESX/ESXi host to NAS, iSCSI, or Fibre Channel storage
VMware vSphere® VMFS datastore
Enable VMware vSphere® vMotion® on an ESX/ESXi host
Use a wizard or a template to create a virtual machine
Modify a virtual machine’s hardware
Migrate a virtual machine with vSphere vMotion and with VMware vSphere® Storage vMotion®
Configure and manage a VMware vSphere® Distributed Resource Scheduler™ cluster with resource pools and a VMware vSphere® High Availability cluster
If you are unable to complete all of these tasks, VMware recommends that you complete one of the prerequisite courses before enrolling in VMware vRealize Automation: Install, Configure, Manage.
Outline
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
the concepts of vRealize Automation administration and self-service provisioning
where vRealize Automation fits in the VMware product line
Discuss use cases for vRealize Automation
Identify the components of a vRealize Automation simple deployment
the components of a vRealize Automation enterprise deployment
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
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
fabric groups, business groups, and reservations
Create and manage reservations for compute resources
Converged Blueprints, Containers, and Catalog Management
Define blueprints
Identify the process and options for configuring blueprints
Create a blueprint with a single virtual machine and a blueprint with multiple virtual machines
Use parameters in blueprints
Describe containers
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, approval policy level and approval phases
Create and apply approval policies for catalog items
Use custom properties to modify the provisioning process and property groups to group sets of custom properties and Use the property dictionary to modify the provisioning process
Integrating NSX
Identify NSX capabilities
Describe the NSX components that vRealize Automation uses
the benefits of NSX integration with vRealize Automation
Integrate vRealize Automation with NSX
Use NSX elements in vRealize Automation blueprints
Application Authoring
Detail 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 and how to manage machine leases
Monitor system events
vRealize Automation Extensibility
Identify the vRealize Automation extensibility tools and the vRealize Automation extensibility use cases
Use vRealize CloudClient to export a blueprint, vRealize Orchestrator and 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
the three event broker phases
Illustrate the master workflow
the necessary requirements for passing custom properties to workflows
Explain how the event broker helps with day 2 operations
Use scale-in and scale-out to size virtual appliances
Integrate VMware vSphere® virtual machine storage policies into blueprints
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