Detailed Course Outline
Module 1: Course Introduction
- Introduction and course logistics
- Course objectives
Module 2: Cloud Orchestration and Extensibility Overview
- Features, benefits, and components of vCenter Orchestrator and vCloud Automation Center
- vCenter Orchestrator and vCloud Automation Center integration, prerequisites, and deployment
Module 3: vCenter Orchestrator
- vCenter Orchestrator client
- vCenter Orchestrator content elements and vCenter Orchestrator inventory
Module 4: Using vCenter Orchestrator Workflow Components
- vCenter Orchestrator workflow elements
- Building and debugging vCenter Orchestrator workflows
Module 5: vCenter Orchestrator Workflow Development Concepts
- vCenter Orchestrator workflow editor UI
- vCenter Orchestrator workflow components
- Information flow in vCenter Orchestrator workflows and parameter binding
Module 6: Developing Complex vCenter Orchestrator Workflows
- Advanced vCenter Orchestrator workflow elements
- Configuration and resource elements
- Exception handling and user interactions
- vCenter Orchestrator workflow input presentation
Module 7: Using VMware Infrastructure APIs with vCenter Orchestrator
- vSphere automation and developer tools
- VMware vCenter Server™ inventory structure
Module 8: Integrating vCenter Orchestrator with External Systems
- vCenter Orchestrator integration strategy
- vCenter Orchestrator plug-ins
Module 9: vCloud Automation Center IaaS Extensibility
- vCloud Automation Center IaaS extensibility overview
- vCloud Automation Center plug-in for vCenter Orchestrator
- vCloud Automation Center plug-in functionality
Module 10: vCloud Automation Center XaaS
- Overview of vCloud Automation Center anything as a service (XaaS)
- Advanced Service Designer configuration
- Custom resources
- vCloud Automation Center XaaS blueprints
Module 11: Enhanced IT Service Delivery
- IaaS and XaaS actions
- Advanced Service Designer input presentation
- Delivering a service solution
Module 12: Delivering vCenter Orchestrator Workflows
- Transferring vCenter Orchestrator content elements to other vCenter Orchestrator servers
- Synchronizing workflows among vCenter Orchestrator servers
- Exporting and packaging workflows
Module 13: Installing and Configuring vCenter Orchestrator
- Installing vCenter Orchestrator
- Configuring vCenter Orchestrator
Module 14: vCenter Orchestrator Server Availability
- vCenter Orchestrator availability
- vCenter Orchestrator clusters
- Availability of vCenter Orchestrator workflows