VMware Aria Automation: Orchestration and Extensibility

Length 5 days
Price NZD 6300 exc GST
Version 8.13

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Why study this course

This course focuses on using VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator™ to extend the functionality of VMware Aria Automation™. You learn how to provide XaaS (Anything as a Service) and implement machine lifecycle extensibility using the VMware Aria Automation Event Broker. You also learn how to create VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator workflows and VMware Aria Automation ABX actions. You learn about various features, including basic scripting implementation along with logic processing to implement a variety of functions to use in your environment. This course teaches implementing debugging, loops, conditions, and user interactions in VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator.

The course introduces the VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator HTML 5 interface, along with API calls and REST functions, to give you the groundwork to implement a variety of plug-ins and scripts. This course is designed to give you the tools to craft custom solutions in the product.

Product Alignment
• VMware vSphere® 8.0
• VMware Aria Automation 8.13
• VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator 8.13
• VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle™ 8.12

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What you’ll learn

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

Describe the features, benefits, components, and integration of VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator and VMware Aria Automation
Describe the role of VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator workflows and content elements in automation
Use the VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator client to access and navigate the VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator platform, and to import and run VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator library workflows
Design, develop, and run custom reusable VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator workflows
Use VMware APIs in the VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator workflow
Integrate VMware Aria Automation with VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator instances to extend infrastructure as a service (IaaS) system life-cycle processes and to enhance and deliver custom IT services
Use anything as a service (XaaS) to extend VMware Aria Automation to other enterprise systems
Use the VMware Aria Automation Event Broker service to trigger specific VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator workflows

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VMware is the world leader in server virtualisation technologies. Lumify Work is the largest VCF Education Delivery Partner in Australia and New Zealand, offering training in vSphere, Aria Suite, vRealize, vSAN, NSX, and VMware Cloud Foundation courses.

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Who is the course for?

Experienced VMware administrators, automation and orchestration specialists, system integrators, private cloud administrators, and public cloud administrators

Course subjects

1. Course Introduction

Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives

2. Overview of VMware Aria Automation and VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator

Define the purpose of VMware Aria Automation
Outline the purpose of VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator
Describe the main components of VMware Aria Automation
Describe the main components of VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator

3. Using Schema Elements

Describe a scriptable task
Run a Polyglot script from a VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator workflow
Run JavaScript from a VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator workflow
Run a VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator workflow from a VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator workflow
Run an action from a VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator workflow
Use VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator workflows both synchronously and asynchronously

4. Working with Variables

Define inputs, outputs, and variables in VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator workflows
Bind variables in VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator workflows
Explain the purpose of binding in VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator workflows
Wrap VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator workflows
Using APIs and the API Explorer
Create actions in VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator
Use VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator input forms
Handle user interactions in VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator

5. Handling Exceptions, Logging, and Debugging

Identify the function of exception handling
Handle exceptions in VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator workflows
Use logs in VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator workflows
Debug VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator workflows
Monitor variable values

6. Branching and Looping

Use decision schema element for branching in VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator workflows
Use switch schema element for branching in VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator workflows
Use loops in VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator workflows

7. Working with Assets

Create and use configuration elements in VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator
Use resources in VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator
Create and use packages in VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator

8. Working with Plug-Ins

Explain the functionality of VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator plug-ins
Download and install plug-Ins
Use the SSH plug-In in VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator
Use the REST plug-in in VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator
Use the VMware Aria Automation plug-in in VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator
Use the PowerShell plug-in in VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator
Use dynamic types in VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator

9. Working with Versioning and Git

Manage versioning in VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator
Use Git in VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator

10. Working with Time-Related Schema Elements

Use scheduling in VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator
Use sleeping in VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator
Use waiting in VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator

11. Introduction to Extensibility

Introduction to VMware Aria Automation extensibility
Explain the Event Broker Service
Explain life cycle integration

12. Using the Event Broker

Explain the functionality of the Event Broker Service
Overview of VMware Aria Automation Event Broker
Create VMware Aria Automation subscriptions
Data exchange between VMware Aria Automation and VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator

13. Using ABX Actions

Overview of Action Based Extensibility (ABX)
Describe Function as a Service (FaaS)
Differentiate between VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator and ABX
Create an ABX action that is called by a VMware Aria Automation subscription

14. Working with Services, Custom Resources, and Resource Actions

Describe the service broker service
Use VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator as a content source in VMware Aria Automation
Create custom resources in VMware Aria Automation
Create resource actions in VMware Aria Automation

15. Capturing the vSphere Client Code

Use vSphere Client code capture to capture code in VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator workflow, JavaScript, PowerCLI or other languages
Use the captured code in VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator workflows or actions

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, you should have completed the following course:

VMware Aria Automation: Install, Configure, Manage [V8.10] course or equivalent knowledge

You should also have the following understanding or knowledge:

Knowledge of VMware vSphere
Working knowledge of scripting or programming using JavaScript, Windows PowerShell, Perl, Java, Python, or similar languages. All code is provided during class.

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