Introductions and course logistics

Course objectives

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

List the different VMware Aria Automation deployment types

Describe the purpose of Easy Installer

Describe the VMware Aria Automation installation process

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

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

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

Configure tags

Describe functions of tags

Manage tags

Configure storage profiles

Use tags and storage profiles

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

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

Release a VMware Aria Automation template

Define content source and content sharing

Define VMware Aria Automation policy enforcement

Use custom forms for catalog items

Describe VMware Aria Automation extensibility

Use event topics

Create a subscription

Call a VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator workflow

Create ABX actions

Explore Kubernetes integration

Describe a Tanzu Kubernetes cluster deployment

Connect to an existing Kubernetes cluster

Create a VMware Aria Automation template with Kubernetes components

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

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