Getting started with VMware vRealize Automation 8.1

New to vRA and/or Automation? This course will take you from zero, to deploying your first blueprint in vRA!

What you'll learn
Basic vRA Concepts
How to Deploy vRA 8.1 in your Home Lab
How to Deploy your first Blueprint in vRA

Requirements
Should be familiar with vSphere/vCenter basics

Description
Want to learn vRealize Automation, but don't know how to even install it?

The objective of this course is to take you from zero knowledge on vRA, to being able to deploy it, and setup a basic blueprint, as well as present that blueprint in a self-service catalog. At the conclusion of this course, you'll have all of the tools, knowledge, and experience necessary to move into advanced vRA topics and deployments

VMware vRealize Automation (vRA) allows users to create self-service portals, automate the delivery of virtual machines, applications, and IT infrastructure. Automating the delivery of these services enables the consistent delivery of this infrastructure, which means we can ensure security is implemented correctly every time, and we can scale to very large deployments..

In this course, we'll cover the following:

vRA Basic Components (Architecture, Cloud Assembly, Service Broker, Code Stream)

vRA Platform Architecture

Deployment options

vRA 8.1 Installation

Home Lab Setup

Leverage vRealize Easy Installer

Basic Initial configuration of Cloud Assembly

Creating Cloud Accounts

Creating Cloud Zones

Creating a Project

Creating Image Mappings

Creating Flavor Mappings

Blueprints

Creating your first Blueprint (we will be deploying a virtual machine)

Deploying a Blueprint

Managing Blueprints

Service Broker

Releasing items to service broker

Setting up approval chains

Limiting deployment duration through lease policies

Restrict what your users can/can not due with day 2 policies

and more!

About your Instructor

Hi! My name is Mike, and teaching has been my passion for 10+ years. My background is primarily in Network, Virtualization, and Automation. I've spent time working for large organizations, both as a customer, a professional services engineer, and an architect. I also have experience working for several large OEMs. I firmly believe in learning by doing, so what you will not find in my courses is a lot of slides! I like to spend as much time as possible in the GUI/CLI as I believe that's where the real learning happens!

Who this course is for:
Anyone new to vRealize Automation