Overview:

This training course focuses on installing, configuring, and managing VMware vCloud® Automation Center™. This course covers the configuration and use of the vCloud Automation Center platform, including self-service provisioning and the creation of multivendor cloud services.

Duration:

05 days

Objectives:

-        Understand the vCloud Automation Center architecture and use case in today’s multivendor cloud environments
-        Install and configure vCloud Automation Center 6.0
-        Deploy Distributed Execution Managers and agents for vCloud Automation Center connectivity
-        Configure endpoints to support compute fabric connectivity
-        Manage vCloud Automation Center 6.0 entities on VMware® hardware, third-party hardware, and cloud infrastructures
-        Configure vCloud Automation Center infrastructure services
-        Configure and manage tenants and blueprints
-        Configure and manage a service catalog
-        Configure and manage role-based access control
-        Request and manage machines using the user portal
-        Understand and configure vCloud Automation Center workflows
-        Integrate VMware® vCenter™ Orchestrator™ with vCloud Automation Center
-        Automate application provisioning with VMware vCloud® Application Director™
-        Manage and monitor machines and resource reclamation
-        Manage cost reporting with VMware® IT Business Management Suite™

Intended Audience:

Experienced system administrators, cloud administrators, system integrators, and operational developers

Prerequisites:

VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.x] or Equivalent knowledge

Course outlines:

1.      Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course outline
• Course goals
• Course objectives

2.      Architecture and Components

• Identify the benefits of the software-defined data center
• Explore the architecture for deploying vCloud Automation Center as a cloud management platform for a multivendor hybrid cloud
• Identify the components of vCloud Automation Center
• Identify vCloud Automation Center design options
• Define network ports and protocols required for communication between vCloud Automation Center components
• Define the user interface elements of vCloud Automation Center
• Explain how vCloud Automation Center integrates with other VMware products

3.      Installation

• Explain the vCloud Automation Center installation prerequisites
• Identify the vCloud Automation Center appliances and component installers
• Define the vCloud Automation Center installation procedure

4.      Configuring IaaS

• Define relationships between vCloud Automation Center entities
• Identify and configure vCloud Automation Center endpoints
• Identity how vCloud Automation Center discovers compute resources
• Define the vCloud Automation Center roles
• Identify fabric groups, business groups, and reservations
• Create tenants
• Create and manage reservations for compute resources

5.      Blueprints and Catalog Services

• Create and manage single-machine and multimachine blueprints
• Manage service catalog items with entitlements and approval policies

6.      Provisioning Services

• Provision new machines and services
• Manage self-provisioned machines
• Create approval policies
• Identify approval policy levels and approval phases
• Use custom properties
• Use build profiles
• Use the property dictionary

7.      Extensibilit

• Identify extensibility and customization options
• Use vCloud Automation Designer to edit an existing workflow
• Use vCenter Orchestrator
• Configure plug-ins for external integration
• Use Advanced Service Designer

8.      Monitoring and Reclamation

• Identify and verify inactive and abandoned resources
• Manage machine leases
• Manage machine reclamation

9.      Operational Management

• Configure VMware® IT Business Management Suite™ Standard Edition
• Report financial data for a cloud infrastructure
• Troubleshoot common ITBM problems

10.   Managing Applications

• Define the role of vCloud Application Director
• Identify the vCloud Application Director infrastructure components and requirements
• Deploy and manage vCloud Application Director
• Configure application provisioning
• Create, manage, and update applications
• Manage catalog services