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Prerequisites

You must meet one of the following prerequisites:
Understand the concepts presented in the VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage course
Experience with working at the command line is highly recommended

This course requires that a student be able to perform the following tasks with no assistance or guidance before enrolling in this course:
Create VMware vCenter Server objects, such as data centers and folders
Create a virtual machine using a wizard or a template
Modify a virtual machine’s hardware
Migrate a virtual machine with VMware vSphere vMotion
Migrate a virtual machine with VMware vSphere Storage vMotion
Configure and manage a vSphere DRS cluster with resource pools
Configure and manage a VMware vSphere High Availability cluster

If you cannot perform all of these tasks, VMware recommends that you complete the prerequisite course before enrolling.

Objectives

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 Cloud Templates
Connect to a Kubernetes Cluster and manage namespaces
Customize services and virtual machines with cloudConfig
Configure and manage the Service Broker
Configure and manage ABX actions, custom properties, event broker subscriptions, and vRealize Orchestrator workflows
Integrate with vRealize Orchestrator
Install vRealize Automation with Lifecycle Configuration Manager
Describe Cloud Automation Services (Cloud Assembly and Code Stream)
Integrate Cloud Assembly with Terraform and SaltStack
Use logs and CLI commands to monitor and troubleshoot vRealize Automation

Course Introduction

Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives

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 Access
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

Installing vRealize Automation

List the different vRealize Automation deployment types
Describe the purpose of vRealize easy installer
Describe the vRealize Automation installation process

Authentication and Authorization

Identity the steps involved in integrating Workspace One with Active Directory
Describe features of Workspace One
Describe the user roles available in vRealize Automation
Identify the key tasks performed by each user role
Define custom roles
Configure branding and multitenancy

Basic Initial Configuration

Quickly create a basic configuration with a cloud account, cloud zone, project, flavor mapping, and image mapping.

VMware Cloud Templates

Configure and deploy a basic cloud template
Create cloud templates that can run on any cloud
Use cloudConfig to run commands, install software, and create users
Use YAML for inputs, variables, and conditional deployments

Tags and Storage Configuration

Configure tags
Describe different types of tags
Manage tags
Configure storage profiles
Use tags and storage profiles

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 multi-tier application Cloud Template
Identify the network and security options available in design canvas
Create and manage on-demand networks and security groups
Configure NSX-T day 2 actions

Integrating with Public Clouds

Configure and use VMware Cloud Foundation accounts
Configure and use an AWS cloud account
Configure and use an Azure cloud account
Configure and use a Google Cloud Platform cloud account

Using Service Broker for Catalog Management

Release a VMware Cloud Template
Define content source and content sharing
Define Service Broker policy enforcement
Use custom forms for catalog items

vRealize Automation Extensibility

Describe Extensibility
Use event topics
Create a subscription
Call a vRealize Orchestrator workflow
Create ABX actions

Using Code Stream

Introduction to Code Stream
The CI/CD process
Integrate GitLab with Code Stream and Cloud Assembly
Use Code Stream to install software

Using Terraform

Integrate Cloud Assembly with Terraform
Use Terraform with a VMware Cloud Template
Use Terraform with Code Stream

Using Kubernetes Clusters

Introduction to Kubernetes
Connect to an existing Kubernetes Cluster
Integrate VMware Tanzu Grid Integrated Edition
Create a Supervisor Namespace as a catalog item

Using SaltStack for Configuration Management

Introduction SaltStack with vRealize Automation
Use SaltStack for software deployment
Use SaltStack for configuration management
Use SaltStack with event-driven orchestration

vRealize Automation Troubleshooting and Integration

Location of logs
Using Activity
Monitoring deployment history
Basic troubleshooting
CLI commands
Collecting logs (VAMI console)
Integration with VMware vRealize Log Insight
Integration with vRealize Operations
Migrating vRealize Automation 7.x to 8