VMware Aria Automation: Install, Configure, Manage [V8.10]

Module 1: Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics

• Course objectives

Module 2: VMware Aria Automation Overview and Architecture

• Describe the purpose and functionality of VMware Aria Automation

• Describe VMware Aria Automation architecture

• Describe the use of VMware Workspace ONE Access™

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

• Identify the key services offered by VMware Aria Automation

Module 3: Installing VMware Aria Automation

• List different VMware Aria Automation deployment types

• Describe the purpose of Easy Installer

• Describe the VMware Aria Automation installation process

Module 4: Authentication and Authorization

• Identify the steps to integrate Workspace ONE® with Active Directory

• Describe the features of Workspace ONE

• Describe user roles available in VMware Aria Automation

• Identify key tasks performed by each user role

• Define custom roles

• Configure branding and multitenancy

Module 5: Basic Initial Configuration

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

Module 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

Module 7: Tags

• Configure tags

• Describe different types of tags

• Manage tags

Module 8: Storage Configuration

• Configure storage profiles

• Use tags and storage profiles

Module 9: Integrating NSX With VMware Aria Automation

• List the capabilities and use cases of VMware NSX®

• Describe NSX architecture and components

• Integrate NSX with VMware Aria Automation

• List supported network profiles in VMware Aria Automation

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

• Identify network and security options available in design canvas

• Create and manage on-demand networks and security groups

• Configure NSX day 2 actions

Module 10: Integrating with Public Clouds

• Configure and use VMware Cloud Foundation™ accounts

• Configure and use an AWS cloud account

• Configure and use an Azure cloud account

• Configure and use a Google Cloud Platform cloud account

Module 11: Using VMware Aria Automation Consumption

• Release a VMware Aria Automation template

• Define content source and content sharing

• Define VMware Aria Automation policy enforcement

• Use custom forms for catalog items

Module 12: VMware Aria Automation Extensibility

• Describe VMware Aria Automation Extensibility (ABX)

• Use event topics

• Create a subscription

• Call a VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator workflow

• Create ABX actions

Module 13: Using Kubernetes Clusters

• Describe Kubernetes

• Connect to an existing Kubernetes cluster

Module 14: Using VMware Aria Automation Config for Configuration Management

• 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

Module 15: VMware Aria Automation Troubleshooting and Integration

• 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

Prerequisites

Students must be able to perform the following tasks with no assistance or guidance before enrolling in this course:

• Create VMware vCenter objects, such as data centers and folders

• Create a virtual machine using a wizard or a template

• Modify a virtual machine’s hardware