Recently I signed up with VMware vCloud Air, as I want to use it as an endpoint for machines provisioned in the lab by vRealize Automation. Before I could get to that, I need to link my vCenter to vCA, which turned out to be trickier then I first imagined… Continue reading
Author: Mark Brookfield
Building an advanced lab using VMware vRealize Automation – temporary stoppage in play
If you have been following my series on vRealize Automation then you will have noticed I have not posted anything in the last week.
This is due to an error I’ve encountered whilst trying to add a licence for the IaaS components. Once I have resolved this (or pulled out all my hair and called VMware!) I will continue on with the series.
Thanks for checking back.
Building an advanced lab using VMware vRealize Automation – Part 10: Configure tenants
In part 9 we installed and configured the IaaS platform for our lab.
In this part we discuss tenants. We configure the default tenant, and explain why you might need more than one. Continue reading
Building an advanced lab using VMware vRealize Automation – Part 9: Deploy and configure the IaaS platform
In part 8 we installed and configured the vRealize Automation Appliance into the lab.
In this part we deploy and configure the IaaS platform. This will involve building a Windows Server VM and installing the requisite components. Once done, we will secure the platform with an SSL certificate from our Certificate Authority. Continue reading
Wednesday Tidbit: Test an SRM Recovery Plan using PowerCLI
In the last Wednesday Tidbit I showed how to protect a VM using SRM and PowerCLI.
In this one I show how to test a failover plan so that in the event of a disaster we know what to expect. Once the failover has been performed and recorded as successful, I will back it out. Continue reading
Building an advanced lab using VMware vRealize Automation – Part 8: Deploy and configure the vRA Appliance
In part 7 we configured SSL certificates for our newly deployed vCenter Server Appliance. In this part, we deploy the vRealize Automation Appliance into the lab.
After deployment we will perform a number of tasks to enable the appliance to work in the lab environment.
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Wednesday Tidbit: Protect a VM using SRM and PowerCLI
When it was released last year, PowerCLI 5.5 brought with it the ability to do basic management of Site Recovery Manager. Whilst by no means trivial to configure, the functionality is there for when needed.
In this tidbit I will show how to connect to SRM, list the protection groups and add a VM to one. Continue reading
Building an advanced lab using VMware vRealize Automation – Part 7: Configure vCenter Server Appliance SSL certificates
In part 6 we installed and configured a vCenter Server Appliance in the lab. This will manage the various components, plus serve as an endpoint for vRealize Automation.
In this post we replace the default SSL certificates from the vCSA with trusted certificates from our in-house certificate authority. Continue reading
Building an advanced lab using VMware vRealize Automation – Part 6: Deploy and configure the vCenter Server Appliance
In part 5 of this series we created a Windows 2012 R2 Domain Controller to provide our authentication services for the environment.
In this part, we deploy the VMware vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 5.5. This will serve as the backbone to our infrastructure, as well as the endpoint for the majority of our VMware vRealize Automation deployments. Later in the series, we will configure other endpoints such as VMware’s vCloud Air or AWS. Continue reading
Building an advanced lab using VMware vRealize Automation – Part 5: Authentication services
In part 4 of this series we configured two ESXi hosts to host our lab. In this part we will setup a Windows Server 2012 R2 Core virtual machine and configure it as a domain controller in a separate root domain. We will then configure a forest trust to our production domain so that our users can authenticate. Continue reading
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