VMware vRealize® Automation™ – Install, Configure, Manage v8

VMware vRealize® Automation™ - Install, Configure, Manage v8

In this course you will focus on installing, configuring, and managing VMware vRealize® Automation™. You will gain an understanding on how to use vRealize Automation to automate the delivery of virtual machines, applications, and personalized IT services across different data centers and hybrid cloud environments. You will learn how to interface vRealize Automation with other systems using VMware vRealize® Orchestrator™ and how to use vRealize Automation to manage Kubernetes systems and leverage other systems.

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
Manage vRealize Automation entities on VMware and third-party virtual and cloud infrastructures
Configure and manage Cloud Accounts, Projects, Flavor Mappings, Image Mappings, Network Profiles, Storage Profiles, Volumes, Tags, and Services
Create, modify, manage, and deploy Blueprints
Connect to a Kubernetes Cluster and manage images and deployments
Customize services and virtual machines with cloudConfig
Configure and manage the Service Broker
Configure and manage ABX actions, custom properties, event broker subscriptions, and VMware vRealize® Orchestrator™ workflows
Integrate with vRealize Orchestrator
Install vRealize Automation with VMware vRealize® Suite Lifecycle Manager™
Describe Cloud Automation Services (Cloud Assembly and Code Stream)
Use logs and CLI commands to monitor and troubleshoot vRealize Automation

Course Outline

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 - VREALIZE AUTOMATION INSTALLATION

List the different vRealize Automation deployment types
Explain the purpose of vRealize easy installer
Recognize the vRealize Automation installation process

4 - AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHORIZATION

Identity the steps involved in integrating Workspace One with Active Directory
Recognize features of Workspace One
Recognize the user roles available in vRealize Automation
Identify the key tasks performed by each user role

5 - BASIC INITIAL CONFIGURATION

Quickly create a basic configuration with a cloud account, cloud zone, project, flavor mapping, and image mapping

6 - CREATING AND DEPLOYING A BASIC BLUEPRINT

Configure a basic blueprint
Deploy a basic blueprint

7 - TAGS AND STORAGE CONFIGURATION

Configure tags
Configure storage profiles
Describe volumes
Use tags and storage profiles in a blueprint

8 - ADVANCED BLUEPRINTS

Use YAML coding in blueprints, including user inputs,
text formatting, and conditional expressions
Create a blueprint for multiple clouds
Use iterative design and version control in blueprints

9 - 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 blueprint
Identify the network and security options available in design canvas

10 - CLOUD ACCOUNTS

Configure and use an AWS cloud account
Configure and use an Azure cloud account
Configure and use a Google Cloud Platform cloud account

11 - SERVICE BROKER

Describe the use case of Service Broker
Define content source and content sharing
Define Service Broker policy enforcement
Use custom forms for catalog items

12 - CUSTOMIZATION OF BLUEPRINTS

Describe cloudConfig and Cloud-Init
Create vSphere virtual machine templates that can be used with Cloud-Init
Use cloudConfig to customize the hostname
Use cloudConfig to create users
Use cloudConfig to install software
Use cloudConfig to manage the power state
Use cloudConfig to format disks and mount volumes

13 - VREALIZE AUTOMATION EXTENSIBILITY

Describe ABX actions
Set custom properties
Create event topics
Create subscriptions
Create and use workflows
Integrate vRealize Automation with vRealize Orchestrator

14 - VREALIZE AUTOMATION AND KUBERNETES

Describe Kubernetes
Integrate vRealize Automation with Kubernetes clusters

15 - VREALIZE AUTOMATION MONITORING, LOGS, AND TROUBLESHOOTING

Describe different vRealize Automation log files
Troubleshoot vRealize Automation
Replace a vRealize Automation service pod
Snapshot the vRealize Automation appliance

Actual course outline may vary depending on offering center. Contact your sales representative for more information.