Objective Overview
Objective 1.2 - Deploy and Manage vRA Appliances and IaaS Servers in a Distributed Configuration
- Deploy vRA Appliances in a distributed / highly available configuration.
- Deploy virtual appliance in segregated role configuration(s).
- Acquire IaaS installation media from the virtual appliance.
- Perform initial configuration of vRealize Appliances and IaaS Servers.
- Configure IaaS in segregated role configuration(s).
- Enable Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) to communicate between all servers in deployment.
- Configure Windows Firewall to allow vRA components to communicate.
Objective Prerequisites
The following prerequisites are assumed for this Objective:
Written by Christopher Lewis on January 25, 2017 .
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Prerequisite Steps
Overview
The IaaS Installer ( setup__vra-appliance.fqdn@5480.exe ) file is used to install and configure the IaaS components. There are two ways to download / obtain the IaaS Software from the vRealize Automation Appliance:
Written by Christopher Lewis on January 24, 2017 .
This post is a part of a series of posts for preparation for the VCAP6-CMA Deploy exam. For the full exam prep resources check here .
Prerequisite Steps
- Deploy a supported Highly Available SSO Solution
- Create DNS A and PTR Records for:
- vRealize Automation VIP
- vRealize Automation Database VIP
- vRealize Automation Appliance 1
- vRealize Automation Appliance 2
- Create a Subject Alternative Name Certificate containing the following FQDNs:
- vRealize Automation VIP
- vRealize Automation Appliance 1
- vRealize Automation Appliance 2
- Deploy 2 x vRealize Automation Appliances ( HOWTO )
- Configure a Load Balanced VIP for the vRA Appliance ( DOC ).
- Configure a Load Balanced VIP for the vRA Database ( DOC ).
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Overview
- Add a 20GB Disk to each vRealize Automation Appliance.
- Configure each vRealize Automation Appliance Database for replication.
- Enable Postgres Database Replication
- Configure the Primary vRealize Automation Appliance
- Configure the Secondary vRealize Automation Appliance
Step by Step Instructions
Add a 20GB Disk to each vRealize Automation Appliance
Note: This should be completed to both vRealize Automation Appliances
Written by Christopher Lewis on January 24, 2017 .
This post is a part of a series of posts for preparation for the VCAP6-CMA Deploy exam. For the full exam prep resources check here .
Prerequisites
- Full deployment of vRealize Automation 6.x (Simple or Distributed)
- VMware vSphere Virtual Machine Deployed with a Snapshot.
Configuration Overview
Creating the Linked-Clone Blueprint is the same process whether it be for a Desktop or Server Operating System. As per the prerequisites, you will need to have already deployed Virtual Machine with a VM Snapshot which is used as the basis for the linked-clone.
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Objective Overview
Objective 1.5: Create fabric groups utilizing reservations and reservation policies
- Configure fabric group(s) for specific tenants
- Allocate resources to a fabric group
- Assign users the necessary permissions to provision reservations
- Configure reservations for Business Groups
- Configure reservation policies for all resource types
Objective Prerequisites
The following prerequisites are assumed for this Objective:
- A full deployed vRealize Automation 6.x solution (minimal or distributed).
Objective Breakdown
Configure Fabric Group(s) for specific Tenants
A Fabric Group consists of multiple Endpoints and is a way of grouping similar Compute Resources together. An example maybe a Production vCenter Server with multiple VMware Clusters. Each Cluster is considered a separate Compute Resource but they can be grouped into one or more Fabric Groups. Also Fabric Groups can contain Compute Resources from multiple Endpoints.
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Objective Overview
Objective 2.2 - Create/Modify a Business Group
- Evaluate a deployment plan to determine Business Group and Tenant requirements.
- Create a new Business Group.
- Modify an existing Business Group.
- Apply the three roles defined in a Business Group (Admin, support, user)
Objective Prerequisites
The following prerequisites are assumed for this Objective:
- A full deployed vRealize Automation 6.x solution (minimal or distributed).
- At least one Machine Prefix created by the Fabric Administrator.
Objective Breakdown
Note: You will notice I have moved the objectives around in this post. The reason for this was because I felt it made more sense to demonstrate the create of a Business Group before configuring the different roles within that group.
Written by Christopher Lewis on January 16, 2017 .
Objective Overview
Objective 1.4: Configure Infrastructure/Cloud-based Endpoints
- Create credentials with vRealize roles assigned according to a deployment plan
- Manage credentials for endpoints according to a deployment plan
- Edit Data Collection intervals for specific resources
- Configure endpoint parameters (credentials, hostname, etc-) for infrastructure and cloud endpoints
Objective Prerequisites
The following prerequisites are assumed for this Objective:
- A full deployed vRealize Automation 6.x solution (minimal or distributed).
Objective Breakdown
Before we break down the above objectives, whilst not explicitly stated as an objective, I think it is important to cover how to create an Endpoint. I have covered the creation of Infrastructure and Cloud Endpoints in separate post(s):
Written by Christopher Lewis on January 16, 2017 .
This post is a part of a series of posts for preparation for the VCAP6-CMA Deploy exam. For the full exam prep resources check here .
Prerequisites
- Deployment of vRealize Automation 6.x
- Configuration of Infrastructure Administrators
- Deployment of vRealize Automation IaaS Proxy Agent Server for vSphere.
Configuration Overview
Navigate to the Default Tenant vRealize Automation Portal ( https://vra.fqdn/vcac ).
Login with the Infrastructure Admin account.
Click Infrastructure.
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Objective Overview
Objective 2.1 - Configure Tenant Properties
- Configure the Default Tenant
- Create Tenants according to a deployment plan
- Configure an Identity Store for a Tenant
- Create Tenant Roles to meet deployment requirements
- Configure the branding for the default tenant
- Configure the branding for a non-default tenant
- Set Approval Policies for different departments
Objective Prerequisites
The following prerequisites are assumed for this Objective:
- Fully deployed vRealize Automation Solution (See Objectives within Section 1).
Objective Breakdown
Configure the Default Tenant
Navigate to the vRealize Automation Portal (https://vra.fqdn/vcac)
Written by Christopher Lewis on January 15, 2017 .
This post is a part of a series of posts for preparation for the VCAP6-CMA Deploy exam. For the full exam prep resources check here .
Prerequisites
- Deploy a Windows Virtual Machine to be used as a IaaS Server.
- Install and Configure the VMware vRealize Automation IaaS Prerequisites
- Configure Service Account permissions in SQL Server
- Download the IaaS Installer from the VMware vRealize Automation Appliance
Configuration Overview
The high level configuration steps for this are:
Written by Christopher Lewis on January 12, 2017 .
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