VMware Aria Automation: Install, Configure, Manage [v8.17]

1 Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics

• Course objectives

2 VMware Aria Automation Overview and Architecture

• Describe the purpose and functionality of VMware Aria Automation

• Identify the key services offered by VMware Aria Automation

• Describe the VMware Aria Automation architecture

• Describe the use of VMware Identity Manager

• Describe the relationship between Kubernetes clusters, container, and VMware Aria Automation services

3 Installing VMware Aria Automation

• List the different VMware Aria Automation deployment types

• Describe the purpose of Easy Installer

• Describe the VMware Aria Automation installation process

4 Authentication and Authorization

• Identify the steps to integrating VMware Identity Manager with Active Directory

• Describe the features of VMware Identity Manager

• Describe the user roles available in VMware Aria Automation

• Identify the key tasks performed by each user role

• Define custom roles

• Configure branding and multitenancy

5 Basic Initial Configuration

• List the VMware Aria Automation basic configuration steps for creating and deploying a VMware Aria Automation template

• Create a basic configuration with a cloud account, cloud zone, project, flavor mapping, and image mapping

6 VMware Aria Automation Templates

• Configure and deploy a basic VMware Aria Automation template

• Create a VMware Aria Automation template that can run on any cloud

• Use cloudConfig and cloudbase-init to run commands, create users, and install software

• Use YAML for inputs, variables, and conditional deployments

7 Using VMware Aria Automation Tags

• Configure tags

• Describe functions of tags

• Manage tags

8 Configuring Storage in VMware Aria Automation

• Configure storage profiles

• Use tags and storage profiles

9 Integrating NSX With VMware Aria Automation

• List the capabilities and use cases of NSX

• Describe the NSX architecture and components

• Integrate NSX with VMware Aria Automation

• List the supported network profiles in VMware Aria Automation

• Use the NSX components to design a multitier application with VMware Aria Automation Templates

• Identify the network and security options available in design canvas

• Create and manage on-demand networks and security groups

• Configure NSX Day 2 actions

10 Integrating VMware Aria Automation with Cloud Systems

• Configure and use VMware Cloud Foundation® accounts

• Configure and use a VMware® Cloud Director™ account

• Configure and use an AWS cloud account

• Configure and use an Azure cloud account

• Configure and use a Google Cloud Platform cloud account

11 Using VMware Aria Automation Service Broker

• Release a VMware Aria Automation template

• Define content source and content sharing

• Define VMware Aria Automation policy enforcement

• Use custom forms for catalog items

12 VMware Aria Automation Extensibility

• Describe VMware Aria Automation extensibility

• Use event topics

• Create a subscription

• Call a VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator workflow

• Create ABX actions

13 Integration with Kubernetes

• Explore Kubernetes integration

• Describe a Tanzu Kubernetes cluster deployment

• Connect to an existing Kubernetes cluster

• Create a VMware Aria Automation template with Kubernetes components

14 Introduction to VMware Aria Automation Config

• Describe VMware Aria Automation Config

• Use VMware Aria Automation Config for software deployment

• Use VMware Aria Automation Config for configuration management

• Use VMware Aria Automation Config with event-driven orchestration

15 Troubleshooting and Integration with VMware Aria Suite

• Demonstrate how to monitor deployment history

• Demonstrate basic troubleshooting

• Execute CLI commands

• Explain how to collect logs

• Describe integration with VMware® Aria Operations™ for Logs

• Describe integration with VMware Aria Operations