Introduction to VMware vCloud Automation Center (vCAC)

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Course Summary

This course covers the basics of vCloud Automation Center, including features and functions, components, use cases, and architecture. This course applies to the VMware product that is now named vRealize Automation. Although the name has been updated, the product and material in this course is still the same.

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Course Description

This course is an introduction to VMware's vCloud Automation Center, which is an automation and self-service platform for enterprise infrastructures. It helps to provide ITaaS, federate workloads, and enable the orchestration of common tasks and delivery items. This course will go through the individual components that make up vCAC and the purposes they serve. It will also look at interactions between the components as well as external integrations for provisioning, resource management, and reporting. Additionally, we will look at how vCAC fits into overall enterprise vSphere deployments and some common use cases. Finally, an architecture and deployment overview will serve as a lead into the upcoming Part 2 of this topic which will be an install/configure course. This course applies to the VMware product that is now named vRealize Automation. Although the name has been updated, the product and material in this course is still the same.

Course Description

This course is an introduction to VMware's vCloud Automation Center, which is an automation and self-service platform for enterprise infrastructures. It helps to provide ITaaS, federate workloads, and enable the orchestration of common tasks and delivery items. This course will go through the individual components that make up vCAC and the purposes they serve. It will also look at interactions between the components as well as external integrations for provisioning, resource management, and reporting. Additionally, we will look at how vCAC fits into overall enterprise vSphere deployments and some common use cases. Finally, an architecture and deployment overview will serve as a lead into the upcoming Part 2 of this topic which will be an install/configure course. This course applies to the VMware product that is now named vRealize Automation. Although the name has been updated, the product and material in this course is still the same.

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Course Syllabus

Introduction to VMware vCloud Automation Center (vCAC)
- 4m 11s

—Introduction 0m 44s
—Course Prerequisites 0m 37s
—Course Outline 2m 50s

vCAC Overview
- 30m 6s

—Introduction 1m 26s
—What Is vCAC? 0m 57s
—What Is vCAC? (continued) 5m 54s
—What vCAC Isn't 3m 2s
—Features and Benefits 4m 34s
—Versions 0m 40s
—Versions (continued) 2m 40s
—Typical Use Cases 4m 38s
—Integration With the vSphere Ecosystem 2m 0s
—Integration With External Products 2m 51s
—Wrap-Up 1m 20s

vCloud Automation Center Identity Service
- 29m 13s

—Introduction 1m 27s
—vCAC Identity Service 2m 10s
—vCAC Sample Architecture 1m 59s
—Authentication Methods 1m 59s
—Component Integration 1m 57s
—External Requirements 2m 20s
—Organizations 6m 46s
—Organization Example 1m 28s
—Users and Groups 3m 8s
—System-Wide Administrative Roles 1m 34s
—Tenant Roles 2m 22s
—Wrap-Up 1m 55s

vCloud Automation Center Server Service
- 18m 59s

—Introduction 2m 6s
—vCAC Server Overview 1m 16s
—vCAC Sample Architecture 0m 55s
—Backend Database Connectivity 1m 24s
—Service Catalog Structure 3m 12s
—Blueprints 3m 54s
—Orchestration Workflows 2m 26s
—Provisioning to External Sources 1m 30s
—Wrap-Up 2m 12s

vCloud Automation Center IaaS
- 25m 23s

—Introduction 2m 25s
—vCAC IaaS 0m 29s
—Deployment Overview 2m 11s
—vCAC Sample Architecture 1m 34s
—Integration With vCAC Server 2m 20s
—Supported Endpoints 2m 31s
—Example Supported Endpoints 0m 45s
—Fabric Groups 1m 48s
—Compute Groups 2m 13s
—Example Compute Resources 0m 26s
—Business Groups 2m 31s
—External Data Collection 2m 4s
—Connecting to Public Clouds 1m 38s
—Wrap-Up 2m 22s

vSphere and Other Required Infrastructure Components
- 25m 46s

—Introduction 2m 26s
—Infrastructure Requirements 2m 40s
—Management Server Requirements 1m 32s
—Hypervisor Requirements 2m 47s
—Physical Management Interfaces 2m 21s
—Connecting to vCO 2m 24s
—Connecting to ITBM 4m 5s
—vCNS and NSX integration 3m 55s
—Wrap-Up 3m 31s

Architecture Overview and Deployment Options
- 24m 13s

—Introduction 2m 33s
—Architecture Overview 0m 48s
—Component and Service Locations 2m 32s
—Deployment Options 2m 34s
—Minimal Installation 0m 57s
—Distributed Installation 2m 7s
—Distributed Installation Components 1m 47s
—Enterprise vSphere Deployment Integration 1m 59s
—Sample Networking Topology 1m 48s
—Backup and Replication Integration 2m 22s
—Multi-Tenancy Design 2m 26s
—Wrap-Up 2m 16s