VMware vRealize Orchestrator Cookbook

✍ Scribed by Daniel Langenhan

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 556
• Edition: 2nd
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Over 90 recipes to satisfy all your automation needs and leverage vRealize Orchestrator 7.1 for your projects

About This Book

• Unleash the power of VMware vRealize Orchestrator 7 and automate your VMware infrastructure
• Customize and tune your orchestrator by programming and working with plugins
• Work through enticing recipes that can be implemented in your organization
• Explore the new and upcoming plugins of Puppet, Docker, Chef, and VMware Replication for VMware vRealize Orchestrator

Who This Book Is For

This book is for system administrators who are into VMware administration and are looking to automate their infrastructure. Basic knowledge about programming is needed. No previous knowledge of Orchestrator is required.

This book will also be good for you if you have just a basic knowledge with vRealize Orchestrator, as you can pick up any recipe and implement it for your enterprise.

What You Will Learn

• Configure an optimize vRO installations including vRO Clusters and vRA integrated vRO

• Design better clustered and distributed vRO solutions

• Work with vRO more efficient and created better workflows

• Access vRO workflows using REST, PowerShell and PHP

• Use all standard plugins such as XML, REST, PowerShell, AD, SQL, SSH, Mail and lotsmore

• Use additional plugins such as NSX, Horizon, vROPs, Replication and SRM

• Integrate and use vRO with vRealize Automation (XaaS and Event Manager)

In Detail

VMware vRealize Orchestrator is a powerfulautomation tool designed for systemadministrators and IT operations staff whoare planning to streamline their tasks andare waiting to integrate the functions withthird-party operations software. This bookis an update to VMware vRealizeOrchestrator Cookbook and is collectionof numerous recipes based on vRealizeOrchestrator 7.1.This book starts with installing andconfiguring vRealize Orchestrator. We willdemonstrate how to upgrade from previousversions to vRealize Orchestrator 7. Youwill be taught all about orchestrator pluginsand how to use and develop various pluginsthat have been enhanced in Orchestrator7. Throughout this book, you will explorethe new features of Orchestrator 7, such asthe introduction of the control center, as well as the new clustering method.This book not only focuses on vRealize Orchestrator but also explores the integration into vRealize Automation which is more and more becoming a standard tool.By the end of this book, you will be ableto get the most out of your Orchestratorinstallation, and will be able to developcomplex workflows and create your ownhighly integrated automation of your infrastructure.

Style and approach

This practical guide provides exciting and practical recipes on VMware vRealize Orchestrator 7 for those who are waiting to automate their infrastructure.

✦ Subjects

Network Administration;Disaster & Recovery;Email Administration;Linux & UNIX Administration;Storage & Retrieval;Windows Administration;Networking & Cloud Computing;Computers & Technology;Programming;APIs & Operating Environments;Algorithms;Apple Programming;Cross-platform Development;Functional;Game Programming;Graphics & Multimedia;Introductory & Beginning;Languages & Tools;Microsoft Programming;Mobile Apps;Parallel Programming;Software Design, Testing & Engineering;Web Programming;Computers &