VMware Cloud Orchestration and Extensibility (VMCOE)
This hands-on training course explores the use of VMware vCenter™ Orchestrator™ and VMware vCloud® Automation Center™ for the automation of VMware cloud infrastructure and IT processes.
Mer information & faktaThe course focuses on extensibility and advanced administration through the use of vCenter Orchestrator workflows in vCloud Automation Center. Students will gain practical experience through the completion of hands-on labs.
Förkunskaper
Knowledge of VMware vSphere®
• vCloud Automation Center: Install, Configure, Manage course or equivalent knowledge
• Working knowledge of scripting or programming using JavaScript, Windows PowerShell, Perl, Java,
Python, or similar languages
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Ämnesområden (Engelska)
• Describe the features, benefits, components, and integration of vCenter Orchestrator and
vCloud Automation Center and the role of vCenter Orchestrator workflows and content elements
in automation
• Use the vCenter Orchestrator client to access and navigate the vCenter Orchestrator platform and to
import and run library vCenter Orchestrator workflows
• Design, develop, and run custom reusable vCenter Orchestrator workflows
• Use VMware APIs in vCenter Orchestrator workflow scripts
• Integrate vCloud Automation Center with vCenter Orchestrator instances to extend infrastructure-as-a-
service (IaaS) machine lifecycle processes and enhance and deliver custom IT services
• Use the Advanced Service Designer in vCloud Automation Center to integrate vCenter Orchestrator
workflows with external systems and build automation solutions
• Export, package, and apply version control to vCloud Orchestrator workflows
• Configure a vCenter Orchestrator environment for server availability using built-in clustering
- Course Introduction
- Introduction and course logistics
- Course objectives
- Introducing VMware vCenter Orchestrator
- Features, benefits, and components of vCenter Orchestrator and vCloud Automation Center
- vCenter Orchestrator and vCloud Automation Center integration, prerequisites, and deployment
- Working with VMware vCenter Orchestrator
- vCenter Orchestrator client
- vCenter Orchestrator content elements and vCenter Orchestrator inventory
- vCloud Automation Center and the vCloud Automation Center Advanced Service Designer interface
- Using VMware vCenter Orchestrator Workflows to Build vCenter Orchestrator Components
- vCenter Orchestrator workflow elements
- Building and debugging vCenter Orchestrator workflows
- VMware vCenter Orchestrator Workflow Development Concepts
- vCenter Orchestrator workflow editor GUI
- vCenter Orchestrator workflow components
- Information flow in vCenter Orchestrator workflows and parameter binding
- Enhancing VMware vCenter Orchestrator Workflows
- Advanced vCenter Orchestrator workflow elements
- Configuration and resource elements
- Exception handling and user interactions
- vCenter Orchestrator workflow input presentation
- Using VMware Infrastructure APIs with VMware vCenter Orchestrator
- vSphere automation and developer tools
- VMware vCenter Server™ inventory structure
- VMware vCenter Orchestrator Workflows in the VMware vCloud Automation Center Machine Lifecycle
- Invoking vCenter Orchestrator workflows from vCloud Automation Center
- Managing vCloud Automation Center entities from vCenter Orchestrator
- Predefined vCloud Automation Center workflow templates
- Working with the VMware vCloud Automation Center Advanced Service Designer
- Controlling vCenter Orchestrator services with the Advanced Service Designer
- Publishing vCenter Orchestrator workflows as vCloud Automation Center entities
- Creating vCloud Automation Center service blueprints that invoke vCenter Orchestrator workflows
- vCenter Orchestrator workflow resource actions and user interactions
- Advanced Service Designer endpoints
10. Integrating VMware vCenter Orchestrator with External Systems
- vCenter Orchestrator integration strategy
- vCenter Orchestrator plug-ins
11. Building VMware vCloud Automation Center Solutions
- Building and testing custom vCenter Orchestrator workflows for publishing with the Advanced Service Designer
- Extending, enhancing, and publishing custom vCenter Orchestrator workflows
- Testing vCloud Automation Center custom user request forms
12. Delivering VMware vCenter Orchestrator Workflows
- Documentation and version control of workflows
- Synchronizing workflows among vCenter Orchestrator servers
- Exporting and packaging workflows
13. Installing and Configuring VMware vCenter Orchestrator
- Installing vCenter Orchestrator
- Configuring vCenter Orchestrator
14. Making VMware vCenter Orchestrator Highly Available
- Configuring the SQL Server 2008 R2 database
- Configuring high availability using the Web interface and vCenter Orchestrator workflows
- Building custom vCenter Orchestrator workflows in vCenter Orchestrator instances
Testing vCenter Orchestrator high availability failover and failback features