CONTENUTI:

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