Course details

The course focuses on extensibility and advanced administration through the use of vCenter Orchestrator workflows in vCloud Automation Center.

Course Outline

1 - Course Introduction

  • Introduction and course logistics
  • Course objectives

2 - Cloud Orchestration and Extensibility Overview

  • Features, benefits, and components of vCenter Orchestrator and vCloud Automation Center 
  • vCenter Orchestrator and vCloud Automation Center integration, prerequisites, and deployment

3 - vCenter Orchestrator

  • vCenter Orchestrator client
  • vCenter Orchestrator content elements and vCenter Orchestrator inventory

4 - Using vCenter Orchestrator Workflow Components

  • vCenter Orchestrator workflow elements
  • Building and debugging vCenter Orchestrator workflows

5 - vCenter Orchestrator Workflow Development Concepts

  • vCenter Orchestrator workflow editor UI
  • vCenter Orchestrator workflow components
  • Information flow in vCenter Orchestrator workflows and parameter binding

6 - Developing Complex vCenter Orchestrator Workflows

  • Advanced vCenter Orchestrator workflow elements
  • Configuration and resource elements
  • Exception handling and user interactions
  • vCenter Orchestrator workflow input presentation

7 - Using VMware Infrastructure APIs with vCenter Orchestrator

  • vSphere automation and developer tools
  • VMware vCenter Server™ inventory structure

8 - Integrating vCenter Orchestrator with External Systems

  • vCenter Orchestrator integration strategy
  • vCenter Orchestrator plug-ins

9 - vCloud Automation Center IaaS Extensibility

  • vCloud Automation Center IaaS extensibility overview
  • vCloud Automation Center plug-in for vCenter Orchestrator
  • vCloud Automation Center plug-in functionality

10 - vCloud Automation Center XaaS

  • Overview of vCloud Automation Center anything as a service (XaaS)
  • Advanced Service Designer configuration
  • Custom resources
  • vCloud Automation Center XaaS blueprints

11 - Enhanced IT Service Delivery

  • IaaS and XaaS actions
  • Advanced Service Designer input presentation
  • Delivering a service solution

12 - Delivering vCenter Orchestrator Workflows

  • Transferring vCenter Orchestrator content elements to other vCenter Orchestrator servers
  • Synchronizing workflows among vCenter Orchestrator servers
  • Exporting and packaging workflows

13 - Installing and Configuring vCenter Orchestrator

  • Installing vCenter Orchestrator
  • Configuring vCenter Orchestrator

14 - vCenter Orchestrator Server Availability

  • vCenter Orchestrator availability 
  • vCenter Orchestrator clusters
  • Availability of vCenter Orchestrator workflows

Target Audience:

  • Experienced VMware administrators
  • Automation and orchestration specialists
  • System integrators
  • Private cloud and public cloud administrators
Updated on 08 November, 2015

About New Horizons Ireland

With a very convenient location next to Jervis street in Dublin 1, we offer a wide range of IT and business skills courses and we can also send our instructors to your location.

We are 100% Irish owned, but we are also part of the largest independent IT Training Provider, New Horizons Computer Learning Centres who deliver more courses than any other IT training company.

Because we're local, we understand the needs of business and individuals in our community. Whether you choose to take classes in person or online, you're always welcome to call or stop by.

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