VMware vRealize Automation: Install, Configure, Manage [V8] - On Demand

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

• Experienced system administrators and system integrators responsible for designing and implementing vRealize Automation

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