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  • Data Center Automation with vRealize Orchestrator and vSphere PowerCLI

    Duration
    5 days
    Delivery
    (Online and onsite)
    Price
    Price Upon Request

    This five-day course teaches experienced VMware vSphere® administrators how to use the powerful automation tools that all vSphere customers have access to. Using real-world use cases and examples, you learn how to automate day-to-day administration tasks with VMware vSphere® PowerCLI™ and VMware vRealize® Orchestrator™. During class, you use these tools to automate tasks in a realistic lab environment.

     

    Product Alignment

    • VMware vSphere PowerCLI 12.0
    • VMware vRealize Orchestrator 8.1

     

    By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

    • Describe the features and benefits of automation in a vSphere environment
    • Understand the role of the vSphere Web Services API in automation
    • Use the Managed Object Browser (MOB) to view the structure of VMware vSphere® API and VMware vCenter Server® inventory
    • Use vSphere PowerCLI to deploy and manage virtual machines and virtual infrastructure
    • Run and manage library vRealize Orchestrator workflows
    • Design, develop, and run custom reusable vRealize Orchestrator workflows
    • Incorporate JavaScript into vRealize Orchestrator workflows
    • Use the vRealize Orchestrator PowerShell plug-in in a custom workflow
    • Manage Guest Operations using vRealize Orchestrator and vSphere PowerCLI
    • Describe VMware vSphere® Client™ code capture

    1. Course Introduction

    • Introductions and course logistics
    • Course objectives

    2. Automation in vSphere

    • Identify the tools available to vSphere administrators for automation
    • Understand the benefits of automation
    • Understand the function of black boxes in programming

    3. vSphere Web Services API

    • Identify the function of an API
    • Recognize the components of the vSphere Web Services API
    • Understand how the vSphere Web Services API is used by automation tools
    • Understand object-oriented terminology relevant to the vSphere Web Services API
    • Use the MOB to explore the vSphere object model and invoke methods

    4. vSphere PowerCLI Basics

    • Describe features of vSphere PowerCLI
    • List common tasks to perform with vSphere PowerCLI
    • Connect vSphere PowerCLI to vCenter Server and VMware ESXi™ hosts
    • Define variables to use in vSphere PowerCLI
    • Use basic vSphere PowerCLI cmdlets
    • Describe features of the command pipeline
    • Examine vSphere PowerCLI objects
    • View vSphere PowerCLI object properties
    • Invoke vSphere PowerCLI object methods

    5. vSphere PowerCLI Use Cases

    • Perform day-to-day management tasks
    • Manage clusters, hosts, and virtual machines
    • Display performance metrics

    6. Advanced vSphere PowerCLI Concepts

    • Examine View objects with the Get-View cmdlet
    • Convert View objects to VIObjects
    • Invoke vSphere Web Services API methods

    7. vRealize Orchestrator Overview

    • Describe the vRealize Orchestrator architecture and interfaces
    • Describe the components of a workflow

    8. vRealize Orchestrator Basics

    • Understand inputs, outputs, and variables in workflows
    • Describe variable types: string, number, and more
    • Create variables in workflows
    • Implement variable binding in workflows

    9. Invoking Scheme Elements

    • Invoke JavaScript from workflows
    • Invoke a workflow from workflows
    • Invoke an action from workflows
    • Manage user workflow inputs on the input form
    • Invoke a user interaction element from workflows

    10. Branching and Looping

    • Use decision elements in workflows
    • Use switch elements in workflows
    • Create decision loops in workflows
    • Use a for-each loop in workflows

    11. vRealize Orchestrator Advanced

    • Handle exceptions in workflows
    • Perform logging in workflows
    • Debug workflows

    12. vRealize Orchestrator Assets

    • Use configuration elements in workflows
    • Use resource elements in workflows
    • Create, import, and export vRealize Orchestrator packages

    13. vRealize Orchestrator PowerShell Plug-In

    • Add PowerShell hosts to the vCenter Server inventory
    • Invoke scripts on PowerShell hosts
    • Create custom workflows using the PowerShell plug-in

    14. Guest Operations with vRealize Orchestrator and vSphere PowerCLI

    • Understand the architecture of virtual machine guest operations
    • Identify the requirements for using guest operations
    • Perform guest operations with vRealize Orchestrator and vSphere PowerCLI

    15. Leveraging vSphere Client Code Capture

    • Understand how to capture code in the vSphere Client
    • Use that code in a vRealize Orchestrator workflow or vSphere PowerCLI script

    Experienced vSphere administrators who want to use available tools to automate day-to-day tasks

    Completion of the following courses, or equivalent experience with vSphere deployments:

    • VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage 

    This five-day course teaches experienced VMware vSphere® administrators how to use the powerful automation tools that all vSphere customers have access to. Using real-world use cases and examples, you learn how to automate day-to-day administration tasks with VMware vSphere® PowerCLI™ and VMware vRealize® Orchestrator™. During class, you use these tools to automate tasks in a realistic lab environment.

     

    Product Alignment

    • VMware vSphere PowerCLI 12.0
    • VMware vRealize Orchestrator 8.1

     

    By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

    • Describe the features and benefits of automation in a vSphere environment
    • Understand the role of the vSphere Web Services API in automation
    • Use the Managed Object Browser (MOB) to view the structure of VMware vSphere® API and VMware vCenter Server® inventory
    • Use vSphere PowerCLI to deploy and manage virtual machines and virtual infrastructure
    • Run and manage library vRealize Orchestrator workflows
    • Design, develop, and run custom reusable vRealize Orchestrator workflows
    • Incorporate JavaScript into vRealize Orchestrator workflows
    • Use the vRealize Orchestrator PowerShell plug-in in a custom workflow
    • Manage Guest Operations using vRealize Orchestrator and vSphere PowerCLI
    • Describe VMware vSphere® Client™ code capture

    1. Course Introduction

    • Introductions and course logistics
    • Course objectives

    2. Automation in vSphere

    • Identify the tools available to vSphere administrators for automation
    • Understand the benefits of automation
    • Understand the function of black boxes in programming

    3. vSphere Web Services API

    • Identify the function of an API
    • Recognize the components of the vSphere Web Services API
    • Understand how the vSphere Web Services API is used by automation tools
    • Understand object-oriented terminology relevant to the vSphere Web Services API
    • Use the MOB to explore the vSphere object model and invoke methods

    4. vSphere PowerCLI Basics

    • Describe features of vSphere PowerCLI
    • List common tasks to perform with vSphere PowerCLI
    • Connect vSphere PowerCLI to vCenter Server and VMware ESXi™ hosts
    • Define variables to use in vSphere PowerCLI
    • Use basic vSphere PowerCLI cmdlets
    • Describe features of the command pipeline
    • Examine vSphere PowerCLI objects
    • View vSphere PowerCLI object properties
    • Invoke vSphere PowerCLI object methods

    5. vSphere PowerCLI Use Cases

    • Perform day-to-day management tasks
    • Manage clusters, hosts, and virtual machines
    • Display performance metrics

    6. Advanced vSphere PowerCLI Concepts

    • Examine View objects with the Get-View cmdlet
    • Convert View objects to VIObjects
    • Invoke vSphere Web Services API methods

    7. vRealize Orchestrator Overview

    • Describe the vRealize Orchestrator architecture and interfaces
    • Describe the components of a workflow

    8. vRealize Orchestrator Basics

    • Understand inputs, outputs, and variables in workflows
    • Describe variable types: string, number, and more
    • Create variables in workflows
    • Implement variable binding in workflows

    9. Invoking Scheme Elements

    • Invoke JavaScript from workflows
    • Invoke a workflow from workflows
    • Invoke an action from workflows
    • Manage user workflow inputs on the input form
    • Invoke a user interaction element from workflows

    10. Branching and Looping

    • Use decision elements in workflows
    • Use switch elements in workflows
    • Create decision loops in workflows
    • Use a for-each loop in workflows

    11. vRealize Orchestrator Advanced

    • Handle exceptions in workflows
    • Perform logging in workflows
    • Debug workflows

    12. vRealize Orchestrator Assets

    • Use configuration elements in workflows
    • Use resource elements in workflows
    • Create, import, and export vRealize Orchestrator packages

    13. vRealize Orchestrator PowerShell Plug-In

    • Add PowerShell hosts to the vCenter Server inventory
    • Invoke scripts on PowerShell hosts
    • Create custom workflows using the PowerShell plug-in

    14. Guest Operations with vRealize Orchestrator and vSphere PowerCLI

    • Understand the architecture of virtual machine guest operations
    • Identify the requirements for using guest operations
    • Perform guest operations with vRealize Orchestrator and vSphere PowerCLI

    15. Leveraging vSphere Client Code Capture

    • Understand how to capture code in the vSphere Client
    • Use that code in a vRealize Orchestrator workflow or vSphere PowerCLI script

    Experienced vSphere administrators who want to use available tools to automate day-to-day tasks

    Completion of the following courses, or equivalent experience with vSphere deployments:

    • VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage 
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