Tag : VCAP6
Written by Christopher Lewis on February 7, 2017 .
This post is a part of a series of posts for preparation for the VCAP6-CMA Deploy exam. For the full exam prep resources check here .
In this post we are covering the configuration of the Advanced Services Endpoint for vCenter Server.
Prerequisite Steps
- A fully deployed vRealize Automation implementation.
- An external Orchestrator deployment ( HOWTO )
Step by Step Instructions
Navigate to and Log into the vRealize Automation Tenant Portal as a Tenant Administration user.
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Written by Christopher Lewis on February 7, 2017 .
Objective Overview
Objective 6.1: Configure Advanced Service Designer
- 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:
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Written by Christopher Lewis on February 7, 2017 .
This post is a part of a series of posts for preparation for the VCAP6-CMA Deploy exam. For the full exam prep resources check here .
In this post we are covering the configuration of the Advanced Services Endpoint for Active Directory.
Prerequisite Steps
- A fully deployed vRealize Automation implementation.
Step by Step Instructions
Note: Once you have created an AD Endpoint it cannot be deleted, only updated.
Navigate to and Log into the vRealize Automation Tenant Portal as a Tenant Administration user.
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VCAP6-CMA Deploy - Objective 5.2 - Modify a Blueprint to invoke a Workflow during a Lifecycle Change
Written by Christopher Lewis on February 7, 2017 .
Objective Overview
Objective 5.2 - Modify a Blueprint to invoke a Workflow during a Lifecycle Change
- Configure vRealize Orchestrator plug-in for vRA
- Associate a vRO workflow with a specific lifecycle state change for a Machine Blueprint
- Associate a vRO Endpoint with a Machine Blueprint
Objective Prerequisites
The following prerequisites are assumed for this Objective:
- A fully deployed vRealize Automation Solution (See Objective 1 ).
Objective Breakdown
Configure vRealize Orchestrator plug-in for vRA**.**
The installation of the vRA Plug-in is not required for the embedded vRO. However, believe I covered the “Configure” of the Plug-in in Objective 5.1 .
Written by Christopher Lewis on February 7, 2017 .
Objective Overview
Objective 4.3 - Manage Custom Properties and Build Profiles
- Add / edit Custom Properties to add new attributes or override default attributes.
- Create a Build Profile according to Custom Properties from a deployment plan.
- Use Property Dictionary to define new Custom Properties.
Custom Properties - Overview
When using a Custom Property it is important to understand the Order of Precedence:
- Build profile
- Blueprint
- Business group
- Compute resource
- Reservations
- Endpoint
- Runtime
What this means is that if the same Custom Property is specified at a different levels, the highest (1 being lowest) level wins. (i.e. a value set in a Build Profile can be overridden in the Blueprint, but also the Blueprint value can be overridden at runtime.)
Written by Christopher Lewis on February 6, 2017 .
Objective Overview
Objective 4.2: Publish a Machine Blueprint to a Service Catalog
- Publish Machine blueprints
- Add/Remove catalog items to/from a service
- Create/Configure an Approval Policy
- Create an Entitlement
- Manage entitlements for specific users or groups
- Entitle a user to a Service
- Entitle a user to a Catalog item
- Entitle a user to a Resource Action
- Prioritize Entitlements according to a deployment plan
- Attach an Approval Policy for specific entitled Catalog Items
Objective Prerequisites
The following prerequisites are assumed for this Objective:
Written by Christopher Lewis on February 5, 2017 .
Objective Overview
Objective 4.1: Create and Configure vRealize Automation Machine Blueprints
- Create and Configure Machine Blueprints according to a deployment plan:
- Assign a Reservation Policy
- Define Instance Types
- Define Build Profiles/Custom properties
- Create Machine Prefixes
- Create Lease Policies
- Create Machine Resource Allocations (min/max)
- Define Actions
- Create Shared Blueprints
- Create Master Blueprints
- Create Multi-Machine Blueprints
Objective Prerequisites
The following prerequisites are assumed for this Objective:
- A fully deployed vRealize Automation Solution (See Objective 1 ).
- Fabric Group and Reservation created
Objective Breakdown
In this example, I am going to create a Blueprint based on a vSphere Template in the Default Tenant (but you could just as easily create it in another tenant). I will fill out the minimal information required to create the blueprint and then tackle each of the elements of this objective. Obviously, In real life you would complete as much as possible when creating the Blueprint rather than going back and amending it multiple times.
Written by Christopher Lewis on February 5, 2017 .
Objective Overview
Objective 5.1 - Configure Tenant Properties
- Configure vRealize Orchestrator
- Install and configure plug-ins
- Import an SSL certificate
- Add a vRA server and an IaaS server to vRO.
- Enable custom integrations between vRA and vRO.
- Install and configure a vRO plug-in.
- Import a SSL certificate in vRO configurator.
Note: Due to the obvious duplicate tasks/items/objectives under Configure vRealize Orchestrator, I have re-ordered the tasks in this objective.
Objective Prerequisites
The following prerequisites are assumed for this Objective:
Written by Christopher Lewis on January 29, 2017 .
This post is a part of a series of posts for preparation for the VCAP6-CMA Deploy exam. For the full exam prep resources check here .
In this post we are covering the deployment and configuration of the External vRealize Orchestrator Appliance.
Prerequisite Steps
- A fully deployed vRealize Automation implementation.
Overview
- Deploy the External vRealize Orchestrator Appliance.
- Configure NTP Time Servers on the vRealize Orchestrator Appliance.
- Configure Authentication to use vRealize Automation Component Registry.
- Import the vRealize Automation Plugin.
- Run the Add vCAC host Workflow.
- Run the Add the IaaS host of a vCAC host Workflow.
- Run the Install vCO customizations Workflow.
- Configure vRealize Automation to use an External Orchestrator
- Create an Orchestrator Endpoint in vRealize Automation.
Step by Step Instructions
Deploying the VMware vRealize Orchestrator Appliance
Note: For anyone who has deployed an OVF/OVA before (such as the vRealize Automation Identity Appliance or the vRealize Automation Appliance) the steps will look very familiar!
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Written by Christopher Lewis on January 28, 2017 .
Objective Overview
Objective 1.3 - Deploy and Manage vRealize Automation Center Infrastructure Components
- Implement DNS requirements for Load Balancer integration according to a deployment plan.
- Install certificates on each relevant vRA component in standard and distributed model.
- Configure SSO Identity Source for use with vRealize Automation.
- Configure components using FQDN via CNAME definitions before load balancer is available.
- Configure SMTP notifications.
Objective Prerequisites
None.
Objective Breakdown
Implement DNS requirements for Load Balancer integration according to a deployment plan
For this section, you will need to ensure that you have the appropriate DNS A Record(s) in place for all of the components and the Load Balanced VIPs. This includes both forward (name to IP) and reverse (IP to name) lookup.
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