VMware vRealize Automation: Install, Configure, Manage

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

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

This course requires completion of one of the following courses:
•  VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V6.x]
•  VMware vSphere: Fast Track [V6.x]

• VSFT - VMware vSphere: Fast Track
• VSICM - VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage