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Unleash the Power of vCenter Orchestrator to Automate Tasks and Improve Efficiency   Today, VMware administrators are responsible for far more infrastructure, servers, and services than ever before. To succeed, they must take full advantage of opportunities to automate and orchestrate their vSphere environments. In Automating vSphere with VMware vCenter Orchestrator, three-time vExpert Cody Bunch shows how to utilize VMware vCenter Orchestrator (vCO) 4.2 to achieve far higher levels of operational efficiency and effectiveness.   Bunch reveals what vCO can do, walks through each step of installation and configuration, explains how its “moving parts” work together, and thoroughly introduces both plug-ins and workflows. Building on this core knowledge, he presents several start-to-finish case studies showing how to use vCO to address real-world challenges ranging from provisioning to snapshots, cluster management to decommissioning.   Whatever your VMware virtualization environment, this book will help you do more with less, save time, eliminate errors, and improve both performance and reliability.   Coverage includes Understanding how vCO fits into your environment and identifying your best opportunities to use it Choosing the right installation scenario and efficiently managing the vCO installation process Configuring vCO: services, passwords, networking, LDAP, databases, SSL, licensing, plug-ins, backup, and more Interacting with vCO through actions, packages, plug-ins, web views, resources, and workflows Automating manual tasks with vCO’s extensive workflow library Creating sophisticated workflows with drag-and-drop components and JavaScript Using plug-ins to control infrastructure within and around your vSphere environment Bringing consistency to VM provisioning, overcoming “VM sprawl” and resource contention, and simplifying support Optimizing VM lifecycle management, all the way through decommissioning Automating all snapshot monitoring processes and components Exporting logs, finding/deleting orphaned files, and performing other day-to-day tasks Efficiently conducting mass VM migrations Quickly adding vCenter hosts and clusters, configuring shared storage, and adding hosts to new clusters Using vCO and third-party plug-ins to gain “private cloud” benefits and flexibility   Networking/Virtualization   vmware.com/go/vmwarepress  

Table of Contents:
Preface xv Part I Introduction, Installation, and Configuration Chapter 1 Introducing VMware vCenter Orchestrator 3 What Is VMware vCenter Orchestrator? 4 What Can vCenter Orchestrator Do? 5 Why Should You Use vCenter Orchestrator? 6     Do More with Less 6     Reduce the Risk of Human Error 7     Save Time 7 Who Should Use vCenter Orchestrator? 9     Snapshot Maintenance 9     Virtual Machine Lifecycle 10 When Should You Use vCenter Orchestrator? 11 Where Does vCenter Orchestrator Fit? 11 How to Get Started 13 Summary 13 Chapter 2 Installing vCenter Orchestrator 15 vCenter Orchestrator Installation Types 16     Installing vCO Alongside vCenter Server 16     Installing vCenter Orchestrator as a Standalone Server 19     Separating the vCO from the vCO Database 22     Installation Type Comparison 24 vCenter Orchestrator Installation 24     Obtain the Installation Files 26     Extract the Install Files and Open .\vCenter-Server\vCO\ 26     Run vCenterOrchestrator.exe 27     Agree to the License 27     Choose the Install Directory 28     Select the Install Type 28     Select the Location for Shortcuts 28     Install 30 The vCO Client 30 Summary 32 Chapter 3 Configuring vCenter Orchestrator 33 Starting the vCO Web Configuration Service 34 Changing the Default vCO Configuration Service Password 34 Configuring Networking 36 Configuring LDAP 37     Find Your LDAP Path 38     Fill In the Form 40 Database Configuration 41 Configuring SSL 43     Secure vCenter Communications 43     Configure the vCO Host Certificate 44 Licensing the vCO Server 45 Plug-In Configuration 46     Provide Plug-In Credentials 46     Enable Plug-Ins for vCO Startup 46     Install Additional Plug-Ins 47 Installing vCO as a Service 48 Backing Up the vCO Configuration 49 Summary 50 Part II Working with vCenter Orchestrator Chapter 4 Identifying the Moving Parts 53 Actions 53     Create an Action 55     Duplicate an Action 55     Import/Export Actions 56 Packages 57     Create a Package 59     Import/Export a Package 60     Set Permissions on Packages 61     Remove Packages 63 Plug-Ins 63 Web Views 65 Resources 65     View a Resource 66     Import an External Resource 66 Workflows 67 Summary 68 Chapter 5 vCenter Orchestrator Plug-Ins 69 The vCenter Orchestrator Plug-In Architecture 69 vCenter Orchestrator Default Plug-Ins 70     vCenter Server 71     vCO Library 74     Database 75     SSH 75     XML 76     Mail 76     Net 79     Enumeration 79     vCO Web Operator 79 Using the vCenter Orchestrator API Explorer 81 Summary 82 Chapter 6 Introduction to Workflow-Fu 83 Workflow Organization 83 Workflow Concepts 85     User Permissions 85     Credentials 86     Attributes 87     Parameters 87     Schema 87     Tokens 87     Locking 88     Presentation 88 Modifying the Built-In Workflows 88     Duplicate the Workflow 89     Edit the Workflow 90     Edit Schema 91     Edit the User Interaction 93     Edit the Scriptable Task 95 Creating New Workflows 98 Workflow Scheduling 98 Summary 100 Part III Amazing Smoothies, Inc. (a.k.a. Real-World Use Case) Chapter 7 Your First Day at Amazing Smoothies, Inc.: Network Orientation 103 A Brief History and Tour of Amazing Smoothies 104 The Network Layout 104 Amazing Applications 107 Systems Integration 108 Growing Pains 109 Summary 109 Chapter 8 Amazing Smoothies Day 2: Dealing with Snapshots 111 The Current Processes 112     Creating Snapshots 112     Committing Snapshots 113     Problems with the Process 114 Improving the Process 114     Size 115     Age 115     Decision 115     Process 115 Turning the Process into a Workflow 116     Net New Workflow 116     Modify the Existing Workflows 116     Use the Existing Workflow 116 Creating Snapshots 117     Schema 117     Scripting 118     Scheduling 121 Committing the Snapshots 122     Schema 122     Scripting 123     Scheduling 125 Real-World Application: Patch Cycles 126     Taking the Snapshots 126     Deleting the Snapshots 127 Summary 128 Chapter 9 Amazing Smoothies Day 3: VM Provisioning 129 The Current VM Provisioning Process 129     Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen 130     Too Many Templates 130 The vCO Way 131     Consistent VM Specifications 131     Golden Images 137     Customization with VMware VIX 140     Approval Process 146     All Together Now 148 Summary 153 Chapter 10 Amazing Smoothies Day 4: VM Decommissioning 155 Amazing Smoothies VM Decommissioning Process 155     Inconsistency 156     VM Sprawl 156     Management 156     Security 157 Optimizing the Decommissioning Process 157 vCenter Orchestrator Workflows 159     Power Management 159     Snapshot Management 160     Clone/Copy VM 161     Move VM 163     Delete VM 164     Notification and Approval (via Email) 165     Third-Party Cleanup 165 Tying It All Together 167     Power Off Virtual Machine/Remove All Snapshots and Others 168     Decommission VM — Clone and Decommission VM — Move 169     Is the VM Secret? How About Sensitive? 170 Summary 173 Chapter 11 Amazing Smoothies Day 5: Other VM Management 175 Exporting vCO Logs 176 Checking for Orphaned VM Files 178 Maintaining VMware Tools 181     Mount Tools Installer 182     Unmount Tools Installer 182     Upgrade Tools 183     Upgrade Tools at Next Reboot 184 Delete Unused Files 185 Mass VM Migration 188 Summary 188 Chapter 12 Amazing Smoothies Day 6: New Hardware 189 Add a New Host to vCenter Server 190 Add a Cluster to vCenter 192 Configure Shared Storage on Hosts 194     Add Inputs 194     Create the Schema 195     Link Inputs 196     Add the Scripting 196 Add the Hosts to the New Cluster 197 Tying It All Together 198     The Workflow 198     Add Standalone Host 201     Is Host Clustered? 202     Does the Cluster Exist? 203     Create Cluster 204     Add NFS Datastore 204     What Is My Cluster? 205     Move Host into Cluster 205     Running the Workflow 206 Summary 207 Part IV Appendices Appendix A Working with VMware Onyx 211 What Is Onyx? 211 Installing Onyx 212 Configuring Onyx Output for vCO 214 Using Onyx with the VI Client 214     Connecting 214     Example 216 Using Onyx with VMware PowerCLI 217     Connecting 218     Example 218 Summary 219 Appendix B Troubleshooting vCO Workflows 221 Basic Troubleshooting 222     Basic Troubleshooting 222     Knowing Where vCO Fits 223 Finding Information 224     Where vCO Hides Log Files 225     Configuring Logging Levels 227     Finding the Last Time a Workflow Ran 228 Debugging Workflows 229     Workflow Validation 229     System.Log(), Server.Log() 231     Locking 231     Other Resources and Techniques 232 Troubleshooting Examples 234     Unable to Add vCenter to vCO 235     Scheduled Workflow Failed to Run 237 Summary 238 Appendix C The vCenter Orchestrator vApp 239 Downloading 239 Deploying 240 Configuring the vApp 242     Change the Default Passwords 242     Enabling the vCenter Server 5 Plug-In 245 Summary 246 Appendix D VMware VIX Plug-In 247 What Is VMware VIX? 248 Preparing the VIX Installation 248 Installing the VIX Plug-In 251 Summary 252     9780321799913   TOC   2/9/2012  


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780321799913
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Vmware Press
  • Depth: 19
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 15 mm
  • Weight: 592 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0321799917
  • Publisher Date: 15 Mar 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 230 mm
  • No of Pages: 304
  • Series Title: Vmware Press Technology
  • Sub Title: With VMware vCenter Orchestrator: Technology Hand-On
  • Width: 180 mm


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