VMware has released VMware vRealize Automation 8.11.0 as of Jan 2023. With this release, VMware has provided several enhancements and new Features. New Features New Consume tab This feature streamlines the vRealize Automation Service Broker user experience. Catalogs, resources, and supervisor namespaces (part of Cloud Consumption Interface which is currently under Initial Availability only in … Continue reading vRealize Automation 8.11.0 What’s New
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What’s new in VMware vRealize Automation 8.10.0
VMware has released VMware vRealize Automation 8.10 as of October 2022. With this release, VMware has provided several enhancements and new Features. New Features Cloud Guardrails (vRA Cloud Only) - Guided SetupA guided setup is now included in Guardrails. This feature takes you through guided steps to onboard the cloud environments into Guardrails and enforce … Continue reading What’s new in VMware vRealize Automation 8.10.0
vRealize Automation 8 Code Stream- Add Code Stream pipelines to the Service Broker catalog
As a service administrator, you can make Code Stream pipelines available in the Service Broker catalog by adding a Code Stream content source and sharing the pipelines. The pipelines are the continuous integration and delivery model of your software release process. Prerequisites: Verify that the pipelines that you are importing are enabled and released in Code Stream before you import it. … Continue reading vRealize Automation 8 Code Stream- Add Code Stream pipelines to the Service Broker catalog
vRealize Automation 8 Code Stream- Integrate Jenkins as Endpoint and create CI/CD Job
I got a use case to run Jenkins jobs through vRA code stream and publish it as a cataloge item. In this post I'll discuss about Code Stream and how to integrate Jenkins as a Endpoint in Code Stream and create a Pipeline. Code Stream provides a Jenkins plug-in, which triggers Jenkins jobs that build and … Continue reading vRealize Automation 8 Code Stream- Integrate Jenkins as Endpoint and create CI/CD Job
What’s New in vRealize Automation 8.6
Today I will discuss about the new capability and enhancement of vRealize Automation 8.6. The new vRealize Automation 8.6 platform is design to self-service clouds, multi-cloud automation with governance and DevOps based management and enhance security, IT agility, productivity and efficiency so that you plan and prepare your business for the future. The many benefits … Continue reading What’s New in vRealize Automation 8.6
How to configure Multiple vm Instance per request in vRA 8.x
I got a use case to deploy multiple vm instances in single catalog request, this feature is by default available in vRA 7.6 blueprint and easily visible but in vRA8 it's not an eye catcher. Today I will demonstrate how to configure your catalog item by giving your customer a choice to choose number of … Continue reading How to configure Multiple vm Instance per request in vRA 8.x
PowerShell for Action Based Extensibility (ABX) in vRealize Automation 8
In addition to Python and NodeJS, vRealize Automation 8 also supports PowerShell as a scripting language for writing Action Based Extensibility (ABX). This will allow administrators who have already knowledge of PowerShell as a scripting language to use their skills to quickly develop automation for the lifecycle of their Deployments. Here, in this post I … Continue reading PowerShell for Action Based Extensibility (ABX) in vRealize Automation 8
vRealize Automation Migration from 7.6 to 8.2
I was planning to test the Migration Assistant feature in vRA 8.x and got some free time to migrate vRA 7.6 to vRA 8.2 in my lab, it was great learning and thought to capture my experience for larger audience. There is an official guide, "vRealize Automation 8 Transition Guide". So will start with the … Continue reading vRealize Automation Migration from 7.6 to 8.2
vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager Migration from 2.x to 8.0.1
I got an opportunity to migrate my vRLCM 2.x to vRLCM 8.0.1, I enjoyed doing this in the lab and thought to capture the procedure. The migration requires few inputs, such as legacy vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager hostname, username, password, and SSH password. There are few prerequisites as well. Prerequisites: Verify that you have vRealize … Continue reading vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager Migration from 2.x to 8.0.1
Create Approval, Day-2 Actions and Lease policies in vRA 8.2
Providing a self-service catalog can be a great way to allow users in an organization to quickly get applications and services they need. However, when a catalog is presented to an organization it is important that there are some guardrails and governance around those requests from the catalog. Policies such as "Lease Times" help by … Continue reading Create Approval, Day-2 Actions and Lease policies in vRA 8.2
Publish a blueprint as Catalog items in vRA 8.x
In this post I will demonstrate how to publish a blueprint as a catalog items in vRA 8.2. A catalog item is a published blueprint that you can entitle to users. So, let's get started. 1. login to vRA portal. 2. Go to Cloud Assembly > Design > Cloud Template and select the Blueprint that … Continue reading Publish a blueprint as Catalog items in vRA 8.x
How to move vRealize Automation 7.x IaaS SQL database to new server
Recently I came across a situation where I have to move my IaaS SQL database connection to a new server. In this post we will see the steps to change the SQL database connection in vRealize Automation. So, let's get start. I have my existing SQL database server hosted on prem-vra-db01, now I have built … Continue reading How to move vRealize Automation 7.x IaaS SQL database to new server
vRealize Automation 8.x-Blueprint Development and Deployment
Today I am going to demonstrate the process to create and deploy blueprint in vRA 8.x. There are multiple steps to follow before your blueprint is ready to consume. vRealize Automation Cloud Assembly is a blueprint development and deployment service. Below are the steps we are going to perform to build our first blueprint and … Continue reading vRealize Automation 8.x-Blueprint Development and Deployment
Configure vRealize Orchestrator Client roles in vRealize Automation 8.x
In this post we will discuss about vRealize Orchestrator service roles, what features of the embedded vRealize Orchestrator Client users can access. There are two types of service Roles. Administrator: Can access all vRealize Orchestrator Client features and content, including the content created by specific groups. Responsible for setting user roles, creating and deleting … Continue reading Configure vRealize Orchestrator Client roles in vRealize Automation 8.x
Configure GitLab integration in vRealize Automation 8.1 and Sync vRA Blueprint
vRealize Automation Cloud Assembly supports integration with GitLab and GitHub repositories so that you can manage blueprints and action scripts under source control. In the post I'll demonstrate steps to integrate GitLab and sync vRA Blueprints. Let's get started.. We must have an appropriate local Git repository configured with access to set up Git integration … Continue reading Configure GitLab integration in vRealize Automation 8.1 and Sync vRA Blueprint
vRealize Automation 8.1 – vRO for Multi Tenancy
The vRealize Orchestrator concept for vRA 8.1 has been changed completely. The default tenant will have the embedded vRO integrated OOTB and the embedded vRO does not create new tenants means any additional tenants will not have any pre-registered vRO integration. As you can see below master tenant has embedded-vRO but our tenant, Tenant1 has … Continue reading vRealize Automation 8.1 – vRO for Multi Tenancy
Deployment of vRealize Automation 8.1 – Multi Tenancy
In today's topic we are going to cover Multi Tenancy setup. Multi-tenancy in vRA 8.1 is very different from what it was in vRA 7. In 8.1, the multi-tenancy is based on domain names, and not URLs as it was before. vRealize Automation enables customer IT providers, to set up multiple tenants, or organizations, within … Continue reading Deployment of vRealize Automation 8.1 – Multi Tenancy
Deployment of vRealize Automation 8.1 – Integrate Directory Services
vRealize Automation allows you to integrate active directory & other directories for authentication & user access in vRA portals. In this post we will learn how to integrate your enterprise directory with VMware Identity Manager to sync users and groups to the VMware Identity Manager service. Starting from vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.0, you can … Continue reading Deployment of vRealize Automation 8.1 – Integrate Directory Services
Configure vRealize Orchestrator – Add a vCenter Server Instance
In the post I will demonstrate how to configure the vCenter plug-in within the vRealize Orchestrator client: So, let's get stared. Log in to vRealize Automation Orchestrator client as a user having the appropriate permissions to use the Orchestrator client. In the left pane Click on Library and Workflows. In the workflow library, search for … Continue reading Configure vRealize Orchestrator – Add a vCenter Server Instance
Deployment of vRealize Automation 8.1 – Launch QuickStart
With the release of vRA 8 VMware added a "Launch QuickStart" option to helps, the cloud administrator, set up on-premises vCentre Server so that we can provision resources using vRealize Automation, populate the self-service catalog, and deploy our first blueprint to vSphere instance. This makes the setup and consumption of vCenter into vRA much easier … Continue reading Deployment of vRealize Automation 8.1 – Launch QuickStart
Deployment of vRealize Automation 8.1
The architecture of vRA 8 has been completely change from what it was till 7.6. The vRealize Automation 8.1 runs on Photon OS, with a broadly leveraged microservices architecture using Kubernetes and Docker. vRA is comprised of numerous services, running in separate containers, with a PostgreSQL database per container, RabbitMQ serves as the message broker. … Continue reading Deployment of vRealize Automation 8.1
Deployment of vRealize Orchestrator 8.1
In this post I will demonstrate how to deploy vRealize Orchestrator 8.1 step by step. vRO 8.1 is the latest version released few days ago. To start with deployment the very first step is to download the required ova 'O11N_VA-8.1.0.9326-15995344_OVF10.ova' from VMware site.We can then proceed to deploy the appliance from our vCenter Server. Login … Continue reading Deployment of vRealize Orchestrator 8.1
How to install PowerCLI module through Powershell
To automate vSphere task PowerCLI can make any Administrator’s job much easier. Here I’ll go step by step how to install PowerCLI module on your client system to administer your vSphere without every time login to vCenter UI console. Install VMware PowerCLI Module on a system with Internet connection. Open Powershell as ‘run as administrator’Type … Continue reading How to install PowerCLI module through Powershell
vRealize Automation 7.4 to 7.6 Upgrade through vRSLCM
Recently I got a change to upgrade vRealize Automation from 7.4 to 7.6 through vRealize Lifecycle Manager 2.1. In this post I'll demonstrate steps to upgrade vRealize Automation 7.4 to 7.6. So, let's get started. There are few pre-requisites to keep in mind before upgrading the environment. Add product Binaries to vRealize Suit Lifecycle Manager. … Continue reading vRealize Automation 7.4 to 7.6 Upgrade through vRSLCM
vRealize Automation 7.6 Part 3: Tenant & Users Initial configuration
In the previous posts we did installation & configuration of vRealize Automation 7.6 Small & Medium (with HA). We also verified that installation was successful, and we were able to login to vRA console page. In this post we will configure initial tenant configuration and domain user integration in vRA. Log in to vRA console … Continue reading vRealize Automation 7.6 Part 3: Tenant & Users Initial configuration
vRealize Automation 7.6 Part 2 – Medium (HA) Deployment through LCM 2.1
In previous post we did small deployment of vRealize Automation through LCM 2.1, in this post we are going to deploy vRealize Automation Medium Deployment with HA & Load balancer. Hardware Specification: vRealize Automation Hardware Specifications and Capacity Maximums can be find here. System Requirements: A medium deployment must meet the appropriate system configuration requirements. … Continue reading vRealize Automation 7.6 Part 2 – Medium (HA) Deployment through LCM 2.1
vRealize Automation 7.6 Part 1 – Small Deployment through LCM 2.1
In this post I am going to install vRA 7.6 through vRLCM 2.1. What is vRealize Automation? VMware vRealize Automation is a modern infrastructure automation platform that enables self-service multicloud environments. With vRealize Automation, customers can increase agility, productivity and efficiency through self-service automation, by reducing the complexity of their IT environment, streamlining IT processes … Continue reading vRealize Automation 7.6 Part 1 – Small Deployment through LCM 2.1
How to reset the lost or forgotten root password in vRealize Life Cycle Manager
To reset the lost forgotten root password in vRLCM Server Appliance follow the steps below: Take a snapshot of the vRealize Life Cycle Manager appliance before proceeding.Reboot the vRLCM Server Appliance.After the vRLCM Photon OS starts, press e key to enter the GNU GRUB Edit Menu.Locate the line that begins with the word Linux.Append these … Continue reading How to reset the lost or forgotten root password in vRealize Life Cycle Manager
Installation & configuration of vRealize Life Cycle manager 2.1 – Part-2
In continuation of the previous post Part-1 we are going to do initial configuration of vLCM 2.1. Procedure: Use a supported Web browser (Chrome, IE or Mozilla FireFox) to connect to your vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager appliance by using the appliance's IP address or host name. https://IP address/vrlcm Enter the administrator user name. admin@localhost Enter … Continue reading Installation & configuration of vRealize Life Cycle manager 2.1 – Part-2
Installation & configuration of vRealize Life Cycle manager 2.1 – Part-1
Today I am going to deploy vRealize Life Cycle Manager 2.1, before we can start deployment there are few system requirement & per-requisite, system requirement can be find on vmware site. Prerequisite: Log in to the vSphere Client with an account that has permission to deploy OVF templates to the inventory.Download vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager … Continue reading Installation & configuration of vRealize Life Cycle manager 2.1 – Part-1
How to Add Shared Disk in Virtual Machine
In some cases (MS Cluster) it may be necessary to share the same disk (vmdk or RMD) between 2 or more virtual machines on ESXi hosts. A shared disk is a VMDK file that two or more virtual machines can read and write at the same time. Virtual disks, which must be available simultaneously in … Continue reading How to Add Shared Disk in Virtual Machine
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