Course Overview
In this five-day course, you will explore the use of VMware vRealize® Orchestrator™ 7.1 and VMware vRealize® Automation™ 7.1 for the automation of VMware cloud infrastructure and IT processes. This course focuses on extensibility and advanced administration through the use of vRealize Orchestrator workflows in vRealize Automation. You will gain practical experience through the completion of hands-on labs.
Who should attend
Experiences VMware administrators, automation and orchestration specialists, system integrators, private cloud and public cloud administrators
Prerequisites
- Knowledge of VMware vSphere
- !VMware vRealize Automation: Install, Configure, Manage (VRAICM) or equivalent knowledge
- Working knowledge of scripting or programming using JavaScript, Windows PowerShell, Perl, Java, Python, or similar languages
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:
- Describe the features, benefits, components, and integration of vRealize Orchestrator and vRealize Automation and the role of vRealize Orchestrator workflows and content elements in automation
- Use the vRealize Orchestrator client to access and navigate the vRealize Orchestrator platform and to import and run library vRealize Orchestrator workflows
- Design, develop, and run custom reusable vRealize Orchestrator workflows
- Use VMware APIs in vRealize Orchestrator workflow scripts
- Integrate vRealize Automation with vRealize Orchestrator instances to extend IaaS machine lifecycle processes and enhance and deliver custom IT services
- Use XaaS to extend vRealize Automation into other enterprise systems
- Use the vRealize Automation event broker to trigger specific vRealize Orchestrator workflows
Course Content
- Course Introduction
- Enterprise Cloud Architecture and Components
- vRealize Orchestrator Workflow Basics
- vRealize Orchestrator Workflow Design Considerations
- Developing vRealize Orchestrator Workflows
- Introduction to vRealize Orchestrator Extensibility
- Extending vRealize Automation with Event Broker
- Unified Services in vRealize Automation
- API Tools