VCAP6-CMA Deploy - Objective 6.1: Configure Advanced Service Designer
VMware vRealize Automation vRealize Orchestrator VCAP6 VCAP6-CMA
Published on 7 February 2017 by Christopher Lewis. Words: 377. Reading Time: 2 mins.
Objective 6.1: Configure Advanced Service Designer
Objective Overview
- Determine the appropriate vRO server deployment according to a deployment plan
- Assign the Service Architect role to a user or group
- Configure an external vRO server to run workflows
- Create a vCO endpoint to enable vRA to communicate with an external vRO server
- Configure advanced endpoints in ASD (vCenter, AD, SOAP, REST, PowerShell)
Objective Prerequisites
The following prerequisites are assumed for this Objective:
- A fully deployed vRealize Automation Solution (See Objective 1).
Objective Breakdown
Determine the appropriate vRO server deployment according to a deployment plan
This Topic is talking about whether to use the embedded vRO, a single External vRO (Windows or Appliance) or a External vRO Cluster.
Whilst the recommendation has changed in vRealize Automation 7.x, the general recommendation in vRealize Automation 6.x was to use an External Orchestrator in anything but POC or Development environments.
Whether you need a vRealize Orchestrator 6 Cluster or a Standalone Server comes down to the availability and the number of concurrent workflows you would like to run.
Also, within a true multi-tenant environment (where the tenants are different organizations) from a security separation point of view, Orchestrator Folders are not going to cut it, so a vRO instance per tenant would be the recommendation.
Obviously the Appliance is always preferred over the Windows version!
Assign the Service Architect role to a user or group
We have sufficiently covered the topic of assigning a Role to AD Users, AD Groups and Custom Groups in Objective 2.1
Configure an external vRO server to run workflows
We have sufficiently covered the topic of configuring an External vRO Server in HOWTO: Deploy the vRealize Orchestrator 6.x Appliance for vRealize Automation . Specifically Step 8 which is Configure vRealize Automation to use an External Orchestrator
Create a vCO endpoint to enable vRA to communicate with an external vRO server
We have sufficiently covered the topic of configuring an External vRO Server in HOWTO: Deploy the vRealize Orchestrator 6.x Appliance for vRealize Automation . Specifically Step 9 is Create an Orchestrator Endpoint in vRealize Automation.
Configure Advanced Endpoints in ASD (vCenter, AD, SOAP, REST, PowerShell)
Published on 7 February 2017 by Christopher Lewis. Words: 377. Reading Time: 2 mins.
- HOWTO: Configure a vRealize Automation 6 Advanced Services Endpoint for Active Directory ()
- HOWTO: Deploy the vRealize Orchestrator 6.x Appliance for vRealize Automation ()
- VCAP6-CMA Deploy - Objective 5.2 - Modify a Blueprint to invoke a Workflow during a Lifecycle Change ()
- VCAP6-CMA Deploy - Objective 4.3: Manage Custom Properties and Build Profiles ()
- VCAP6-CMA Deploy - Objective 4.2: Publish a Machine Blueprint to a Service Catalog ()