Section 1: Install, Configure and Upgrade vRealize Suite Components |
Explain vRealize Suite Editions and Features |
Knowledge:
- Determine available features and third party integrations for different vRealize Suite editions
- Differentiate vCloud Air solutions
- Describe vRealize Automation/vCloud Air integration options
- Explain vRealize Business Standard key capabilities
- Describe available vRealize Suite editions
- Explain vRealize Application Services functionality
- Explain vRealize Orchestrator functionality
- Determine the appropriate vRealize Suite edition based on customer requirements
Tools:
- VMware vRealize Suite Getting Started Guide
- Foundations and Concepts
- vRealize Suite Solution Brochure
- VMware vRealize Suite Datasheet
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Install and Upgrade vRealize Suite Components |
Knowledge:
- Deploy and configure appliances for distributed vRealize deployment (e.g. SSO, automation, DB)
- Install or upgrade IaaS components
- Configure default tenant and any additional tenants
- Appoint administrators and configure load balancer(s)
- Integrate vRealize with external systems
- Manage SSL certificates
- Resolve deployment and configuration issues
- Perform upgrade of vCAC 6.1 to vRealize Automation
- Download and install updates to vRealize component appliances
Tools:
- vRealize Automation Installation and Configuration Guide
- Upgrading to vRealize from vCAC 6.1
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Configure and Administer vCloud Connector |
Knowledge:
- Explain vCloud Connector components and configuration
- Describe vApp copy process
- Determine virtual machine state
- Describe necessary configuration for Data Center Extension
- Differentiate between functionality of components of vCloud Connector
- Implement required network and security settings
- Determine storage requirements and add storage for vCloud Connector node
- Register vCloud Connector UI with vCenter Server
- Register vCloud Networking and Security Manager with the vCloud Connector server
- Troubleshoot common vCloud Connector installation and operational issues
- Create a vCloud Connector Content Library
- Publish vSphere folders and vCloud catalogs to a vCloud Connector Content Library
- Subscribe to/unsubscribe from published folders or catalogs
- Stretch deploy a virtual machine or vApp using Data Center Extension
Tools:
- Installing and Configuring vCloud Connector
- Using vCloud Connector
- vRealize Automation Installation and Configuration Guide
- vSphere Client and Web Client
- vCloud Connector vSphere Client Plug-In
- vCloud Connector Web UI
- vRealize Automation Web Console
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Configure vRealize Automation Settings |
Knowledge:
- Configure vRealize system notification and appearance settings
- Enable connections and set concurrency limits on IaaS server
- Configure datacenter locations
Tools:
- Configuring vRealize Automation
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Integrate vRealize Automation with vCloud Air |
Knowledge:
- Provision with vCloud Air or vCloud Director vApps
- Configure IaaS for vApps
- Create vApp and vApp component blueprints
- Configure advanced blueprint settings
- Monitor workflows and logs
- Manage machine life cycle and workflow states
- Configure an endpoint in vRealize Automation
- Configure vCloud Air OnDemand and Subscription endpoints
- Synchronize environment data from vCloud Air
- Deploy virtual machines
Tools:
- IaaS Configuration for Cloud Platforms
- IaaS Configuration for vCloud Air and vCloud Director
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Section 2: Administer vRealize Automation Users, Roles and Privileges |
Create Roles and Apply Privileges to Roles |
Knowledge:
- Configure system-wide roles and responsibilities
- Assign user roles within tenants
- Configure tenant roles and responsibilities
- Add identity stores
- Appoint tenant administrators
Tools:
- vRealize Automation Foundations and Concepts
- vRealize Automation Installation and Configuration
- Tenant Administration
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Configure AD/LDAP Integration |
Knowledge:
- Configure identity stores
- Associate an identity store with a tenant
- Configure a native Active Directory identity store
Tools:
- vRealize Automation Installation and Configuration
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Section 3: Create and Administer Cloud Networking |
Explain NSX Integration with vRealize Automation |
Knowledge:
- Manage network services with vRealize Automation
- Configure NSX integration
- Configure IaaS for network integration
Tools:
- IaaS Integration for Multi-Machine Services
- NSX Administration Guide
- vCloud Automation Center Web Console
- vSphere Web Client
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Configure and Manage vRealize Automation Networking |
Knowledge:
- Describe the available NSX for vSphere Edge network services
- Configure DHCP/NAT/VPN/Load balancer
- Sub-allocate IP pools
- Add static IP addresses
- Configure syslog
- Configure multi-machine blueprints for network virtualization
- Identify the NSX Distributed Firewall components
- Use logs to troubleshoot common network service issues
Tools:
- NSX Administration Guide
- IaaS Integration for Multi-Machine Services
- vRealize Automation Web Console
- vSphere Web Client
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Section 4: Configure and Administer Tenants and Business Groups |
Create and Manage Business Groups |
Knowledge:
- Describe specific privilege levels for different business group roles
- Manage user roles (e.g. business group manager and support)
- Assign Active Directory users and groups to business group roles
- Create and manage machine prefixes
- Identify and configure custom properties
Tools:
- vRealize Automation Foundations and Concepts
- vRealize Automation Tenant Administration
- Cloud Properties Reference
- vRealize Automation Web Console
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Create and Manage Tenants |
Knowledge:
- Configure branding for the vRealize Automation console
- Add and configure tenant-specific inbound and outbound email notifications
- Override/revert to system default email servers
- Identify and add identity stores in vRealize Automation
- Create and assign user roles to an identity store group
Tools:
- vRealize Automation Tenant Administration
- vRealize Automation Web Console
- vSphere Client and Web Client
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Section 5: Allocate and Manage vRealize Automation Resources |
Create and Manage Fabric Groups |
Knowledge:
- Add and configure endpoints for vSphere and vRealize Automation
- Map compute resources to endpoints
- Assign correct permissions to manage fabric groups
- Collect compute resource data
- Monitor resources
Tools:
- vRealize Automation Foundations and Concepts
- IaaS Configuration for Virtual Platforms
- vRealize Automation Web Console
- vSphere Client and Web Client
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Create and Manage Reservations |
Knowledge:
- Create and manage reservations
- Specify reservation information
- Select a reservation for a cloud based virtual machine
- Create an endpoint to reserve physical machine resources
- Determine where reservations have been over allocated
- Troubleshoot reservation over-allocation
Tools:
- System Administration
- IaaS Configuration for Virtual Platforms
- IaaS Configuration for Cloud Platforms
- vRealize Automation Web Console
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Create and Manage Reservation Policies |
Knowledge:
- Create, configure, and assign one or more reservations to a reservation policy
- Create, configure, and assign a reservation policy to one or more blueprints
- Create and assign a storage reservation policy
Tools:
- vRealize Automation System Administration
- IaaS Configuration for Virtual Platforms
- IaaS Configuration for Cloud Platforms
- vRealize Automation Web Console
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Section 6 :Create and Administer vRealize Automation Components |
Create and Manage Machine/Multi-Machine Blueprints |
Knowledge:
- Identify blueprint machine types (e.g. virtual, cloud, physical) and provisioning types (e.g. local and global)
- Differentiate different blueprint actions (e.g. create, clone, linked-clone)
- Explain run time property precedents
- Create single and/or multi-machine blueprints
- Create a build profile
- Configure appropriate blueprint security
- Configure approvals for a blueprint
- Given a scenario, determine the appropriate custom properties for the blueprint or build profile
Tools:
- System Administration
- IaaS Configuration for Virtual Platforms
- IaaS Configuration for Cloud Platforms
- vRealize Automation Web Console
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Create and Manage Service Catalog Items |
Knowledge:
- Create services, actions, entitlements and approval policies
- Configure catalog items and actions
- Understand the implications of activating and inactivating entitlements
Tools:
- vRealize Automation Foundations and Concepts
- vRealize Automation Tenant Administration
- vRealize Automation Web Console
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Create and Manage Service Catalog Blueprints |
Knowledge:
- Create and edit service blueprints
- Add new service blueprint forms and define appearance of catalog item details
- Determine roles required to create and manage service blueprints
- Publish a service blueprint as a catalog item
Tools:
- vRealize Automation Advanced Service Design
- vRealize Automation Web Console
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Create and Manage a Property Dictionary |
Knowledge:
- Describe functions of property definitions
- Create and manage property definitions and layouts
- Determine rights required to use property definitions and layouts
Tools:
- Cloud Properties Reference
- vRealize Automation Center Web Console
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Create and Manage Build Profiles |
Knowledge:
- Create and modify a build profile
- Create and modify a property set
- Add property sets to a build profile
Tools:
- IaaS Configuration for Virtual Platforms
- vRealize Automation Web Console
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Create Custom Services using Advanced Service Designer |
Knowledge:
- Describe vRealize Automation API extensibility options
- Create and manage custom services and service blueprints
- Describe tools and features for vRealize Automation extensions
Tools:
- vRealize Automation Advanced Service Design
- vRealize Automation Machine Extensibility
- vRealize Automation Web Console
- CloudUtil
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Section 7: Monitor and Troubleshoot a vRealize Automation Implementation |
Perform Basic vRealize Automation Troubleshooting |
Knowledge:
- Troubleshoot login issues
- Troubleshoot installation and upgrade issues
- Determine log file locations
Tools:
- vRealize Automation Installation and Configuration
- vRealize Automation Web Console
- vSphere Web Client
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Audit vRealize Automation Resources and Events |
Knowledge:
- Provide status details of managed virtual machines
- Determine status and history of workflows
- Identify event attributes
- Show display status
Tools:
- vRealize Automation Suite Log Locations
- vRealize Automation System Administration
- IaaS Configuration for Virtual Platforms
- IaaS Configuration for Cloud Platforms
- IaaS Configuration for vCloud Air and vCloud Director
- IaaS Integration for Multi-Machine Services
- IaaS Configuration for Physical Machines
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Map vRealize Automation Resources to vSphere Resources |
Knowledge:
- Create resource mappings
- Create and publish a resource action
- Associate icons to actions
Tools:
- vRealize Automation Using Application Services
- vRealize Automation Using Application Library Services
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Section 8: Configure and Administer vRealize Orchestrator |
Create and Modify Basic Orchestrator Workflows |
Knowledge:
- Describe Orchestrator workflows for converting virtual machines between Orchestrator and IaaS
- Describe different Orchestrator workflow types
- Create and manage Orchestrator endpoints to run workflows
- Use an Orchestrator workflow from an IaaS workflow
- Import Orchestrator workflows into vRealize Automation
- Configure the default workflow folder for a tenant
- Create and publish Orchestrator workflows as catalog items in a service blueprint
Tools:
- vRealize Automation Machine Extensibility
- Using the VMware vRealize Orchestrator Client
- vRealize Automation Advanced Service Design
- vRealize Automation Web Console
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Integrate vRealize Orchestrator with vRealize Automation Center |
Knowledge:
- Provision and modify custom resources
- Configure vRealize Automation to use external vRealize Orchestrator server
- Configure service endpoints
Tools:
- vRealize Automation Machine Extensibility
- vRealize Automation Advanced Service Design
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Section 9: Configure and Administer vRealize Business Standard |
Install and Configure vRealize Business Standard Appliance |
Knowledge:
- Describe system requirements
- Configure and access vRealize Business Standard with vRealize Automation
- Deploy vRealize Busness Standard in vCloud Director and/or vSphere
Tools:
- vRealize Business Standard Installation and Administration Guide
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Perform Basic Configuration of vRealize Business Standard Environment |
Knowledge:
- Manage connections from other VMware technologies such as vCenter Server, vCloud and SRM
- Manage connections and public cloud user accounts
- Update the reference database
- Calculate hardware cost depreciation
Tools:
- vRealize Business Standard Installation and Administration Guide
- vRealize Business Standard User's Guide
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Section 10: Configure and Administer vRealize Application Services |
Install and Configure vRealize Application Services Appliance |
Knowledge:
- Enable Application Services to use a proxy
- Register Application Services to vRealize Automation
- Setup application provisioning
- Manage the Application Services library
- Create, deploy and update applications
- Troubleshoot connection issues to Application Services
Tools:
- Using Application Services
- Using Application Services Library Services
- Application Services Troubleshooting
- vRealize Automation Web Console
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Create Basic Application Blueprints |
Knowledge:
- Describe Application Services privilege prerequisites for creating application blueprints
- Create and modify applications and application versions
- Determine application and application version requirements for creating application blueprints
- Model and create application blueprints
- Modify and manage existing application blueprints
Tools:
- Using Application Services
- vRealize Automation Web Console
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