Duration: 5 Days
In this course, you will learn how to configure and use the vRealize Automation platform, including self-service provisioning and the creation of multivendor cloud services. This class also helps you understand and achieve the benefits of automation as a component of the software-defined data center (SDDC).
What You'll Learn
- vRealize Automation architecture and use case in today's multivendor cloud environments
- Install and configure vRealize Automation 6.2
- Deploy Distributed Execution Managers and agents for vRealize Automation connectivity
- Configure endpoints to support compute fabric connectivity
- Manage vRealize Automation 6.2 entities on VMware hardware, third-party hardware, and cloud infrastructures
- Configure vRealize Automation infrastructure services
- Configure and manage tenants and blueprints
- Configure and manage a service catalog
- Configure and manage role-based access control
- Request and manage machines through the user portal
- Analyze and configure vRealize Automation workflows
- Integrate VMware vRealize Orchestrator with vRealize Automation
- Automate application provisioning with VMware vRealize Application Services
- Manage and monitor machines and resource reclamation
- Manage cost reporting with VMware vRealize Business
Who Needs to Attend
- Experienced system administrators
- Cloud administrators
- System integrators
- Operational developers
Prerequisites
- VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.x] or equivalent knowledge
Follow-On Courses
There are no follow-ons for this course.
Course Outline
1. Course Introduction
- Introductions and course logistics
- Course outline
- Course goals
- Course objectives
2. Architecture and Components
- Identify the components of a vRealize Automation deployment that is used to manage a multivendor hybrid cloud
- 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
- Explain the concept of multitenancy
- Identify the abstraction layers of the vRealize Automation cloud
- Identify the administrator roles used by vRealize Automation
3. Installation
- Explain the vRealize Automation installation prerequisites
- Identify the vRealize Automation appliances and component installers
- Define the vRealize Automation installation procedure
4. Configuring IaaS
- Define relationships between vRealize Automation entities
- Identify and configure vRealize Automation endpoints
- Identity how vRealize Automation discovers compute resources
- Define vRealize Automation roles
- Identify fabric groups, business groups, and reservations
- Create tenants
- Create and manage reservations for compute resources
5. Blueprints and Catalog Services
- Create and manage single-machine and multimachine blueprints
- Manage service catalog items with entitlements and approval policies
6. Provisioning Services
- Provision new machines and services
- Manage self-provisioned machines
- Create approval policies
- Identify approval policy levels and approval phases
- Use custom properties
- Use build profiles
- Use the property dictionary
7. Extensibility
- Identify extensibility and customization options
- Use vRealize Orchestrator
- Configure plug-ins for external integration
- Use the Advanced Service Designer
- Create custom forms and services
8. Monitoring and Reclamation
- Identify and verify inactive and abandoned resources
- Manage machine leases
- Manage machine reclamation
9. Operational Management
- Configure vRealize Business
- Report financial data for a cloud infrastructure
- Troubleshoot common vRealize Business problems
10. Managing Applications
- Define the role of vRealize Application Services
- Identify vRealize Application Services infrastructure components and requirements
- Deploy and manage vRealize Application Services
- Configure application provisioning
- Create, manage, and update applications
- Manage catalog services
Labs
You will spend approximately 40% of class time completing hands-on labs.
