This hands-on training course explores the use of VMware vCenter Orchestrator 5.5 and VMware vCloud Automation Center 6.x for the automation of VMware cloud infrastructure and IT processes. The course focuses on extensibility and advanced administration through the use of vCenter Orchestrator workflows in vCloud Automation Center.
Objectives:
- Describe the features, benefits, components, and integration of vCenter Orchestrator and vCloud Automation Center
- Use the vCenter Orchestrator client to access and navigate the vCenter Orchestrator platform and to import and run vCenter Orchestrator library workflows
- Explain the role of vCenter Orchestrator workflows and vCenter Orchestrator content elements in automation
- Use the vCloud Automation Center plug-in integrate vCenter Orchestrator with vCloud Automation Center and link vCloud Automation Center to vCenter Orchestrator as an endpoint
- Design, develop, and run custom reusable vCenter Orchestrator workflows
- Use the VMware vSphereยฎ API in vCenter Orchestrator workflow scripts
- Explain the vCloud Automation Center master workflow model
- Integrate vCenter Orchestrator workflows with external systems using the vCloud Automation Center Advanced Service Designer and build automation solutions
- Identify the strategy to integrate vCenter Orchestrator workflows with external systems and explain how to find and use vCenter Orchestrator plug-ins
- Explain how to export, package, and apply version control to vCenter Orchestration workflows
- Install a basic vCenter Orchestrator environment and implement high availability for vCenter Orchestrator