Tag: automation

Automate All the Things #vBrownbag Follow-Up Todd Lewey (@tlewey) covering Autolab

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Todd Lewey (@tlewey) covers the installation and configuration of Autolab which will be used through out the Automate All the Things series. Getting Started with Autolab You can download Autolab here (http://www.labguides.com/) Google+ Community If you need help, have other questions or want to keep the conversation going, you can join the G+ Automate All
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Getting Started with VMware Automation

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This post is by Cody Bunch. I’ve had a request or two recently on how to get started with VMware automation, what resources are there, and what tool should I use. This post aims to at least address two out of the three. That is, how to get started and what resources. Tool selection has
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2013-06-27 ProfessionalVMware #vBrownBag LATAM, #VCAP DCA obj.6.3 Troubleshoot redes @elnemesisdivina

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The following content is in Spanish, the language in which the webinar is presented. el 27 de junio, 2013 en ProfessionalVMware #vBrownBag LATAM se presentó el obj.6.3 Troubleshoot Networking Performance & Connectivity por Raymundo Escobar @elnemesisdivina   Recursos y respuestas a algunas preguntas del público durante la sesión:   Updated VMware ESXi  – reference poster
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#vBrownBag Follow-up VMware vCloud Automation Center with Jon Harris (@Jon HarrisNM)

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In this episode of the ProfessionalVMware.com #vBrownBag, Jon Harris covers the requirements for installing VMware  vCloud Automation Center (vCAC) and also walks through a live installation ending with access to the vCAC management console. #vBrownBag Follow-up VMware vCloud Automation Center with Jon Harris (@Jon HarrisNM) from ProfessionalVMware on Vimeo. You can find this and other
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Upcoming vCloud Automation Center Series with Jon Harris (@jonharrisnm) #vBrownBag

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Building on the great feedback from the May 29th US #vBrownBag, Jon Harris will be scheduling several more including sessions on: Basic Install and Config of vCAC Install and Config for vCAC Endpoints/Agents (vCenter and vCD) Configuring Provisioning Groups, Blue Prints (vCenter/vCD), and Build Profiles Next vCAC session is scheduled for Wednesday June 26th at
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#vBrownBag Follow-up vCloud Automation Center with Jon Harris (@jonharrisnm)

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vExpert Jon Harris reviews the features of VMware vCloud Automation Center and deep dives into use case scenarios and configuration options.  If you take nothing else from the presentation (and I would be hard not to be wowed by vCAC), please know that it is pronounced “veeCake“!  Jon also has several blog posts on vCAC
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VMUG Follow-Up: DC & Chicago (Automate the Planet!)

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First, thank you to the VMUG organization and the respective VMUGs for making this happen. I hope the content was good and useful to y’all. Please drop a line if you have questions, need to know more, or need help getting started. Below are the slides and links from the session: Links: vCO Links https://vbrownbag.comm/vcenter-orchestrator/
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#vSensei – Automation Weapons Selection

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This one is also going to be a bit text heavy. The tl;dr version – Choose the right automation tool for the job. In preparation for a few upcoming VMUGs on automation, and the vScience conference in November (you really should sign up, here) I’m putting out a few posts on Automation / Orchestration to
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#vSensei Say: Automation make shovel *hit Faster

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This one is a bit text heavy, and is in advance of some of my upcoming VMUG visits. It should hopefully cover some content that one cannot fit into an hour session, that is demo heavy on Orchestrator. Process is Good Do you have an “operations manual”? One of those big dusty D ring binders,
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AutoLab automation uncovered, vCloud

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Alastair Cooke just released AutoLab v1.0 to production, and I wanted to talk a bit about the automation that went into the vCloud Director portion of the AutoLab. Before I get started, I’d like to point out a quote that’s attributed to Sir Isaac Newton, “If I have seen further, it is by standing on
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AutoLab 1.0 released

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Hi everyone, it’s Alastair again with more AutoLab news.  Today we have released version 1.0 of the AutoLab which is a huge leap.  As you may have seen on my Demitasse blog the AutoLab has a sponsor, Veeam are helping make the AutoLab better.  In AutoLab 1.0 we not only have the complete vSphere lab in a box but now also the ability to add Veeam Backup and Replication and Veeam ONE into the lab. This allows evaluation testing and training on these products without deploying onto your production vSphere.

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AutoLab automation uncovered, PowerShell

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It’s Alastair here with the latest AutoLab automation post, this one is a little about the PowerShell automation that helps bring the pieces together. The first AutoLab automation post is here, the second here and the third here.

One of my favourite automation tools for vSphere is the PowerCLI snapin to Microsoft PowerShell. If you are a Windows guy working in Virtualization then you should get to know PowerCLI.  I consider myself a real beginner with PowerCLI, I use it when I have a task to repeat but it’s not where I work all day.  There are some awesome scripters who are more comfortable on a command prompt than with a GUI, these are the guys whose scripts I have hacked to make my script and you can start by doing the same.  If you are a skilled scripter you may despair at my scripts, feel free to email me to recommend better ways.

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AutoLab automation uncovered, ESXi builds

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Hi, it’s Alastair again, this is the third post uncovering the automation that is in the AutoLab. If you don’t know what the AutoLab is then head to my AutoLab announcement post. If you missed the first article on AutoLab automation then you can head there now, then read the second post before returning here.

A rather important part of the AutoLab are the ESXi servers.  The server basic builds are automated using a PXE server and the Weasel installer that has been part of ESXi since 4.1. Weasel doesn’t require PXE, it is perfectly happy with CDROM or USB boot, the AutoLab uses PXE to allow central management which makes scaling easier. PXE requires two services, a DHCP service and a TFTP service. In the AutoLab both are provided by the DC VM, the DHCP service is the standard Windows DHCP and the TFTP service is the Jounin TFTP server. 

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Getting Started with pSphere on OSX

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Always on the search for new skills and new ways to work with vSphere & Virtualization, I’ve been turned on to pSphere (Python bindings for vSphere). However, getting this up and going on my Mac was not as straight forward as I’d have thought. Note: I’m not sure what is strictly required here, these are
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AutoLab automation uncovered, Windows builds

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Hi, it’s Alastair again, this is the second post uncovering the automation that is in the AutoLab, if you don’t know what the AutoLab is then head to my AutoLab announcement post. If you missed the first article on AutoLab automation then you can head there now, before returning here.

This article is all about how the windows servers in the AutoLab are built, there were a lot of Yaks to Shave before you can install the VMware goodness.

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APAC vBrownBag returning in July

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The APAC series of BrownBags will return at the start of July.  This series will focus on the What’s New of VCAP5-DCA as well as looking at a few other VMware products in real world use.  The schedule ahead is maintained on my blog and you can signup for the new series here: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/885241632 Get
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AutoLab Automation outline

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This is another post from Alastair. Just a reminder that Cody is no longer alone in posting on ProfessionalVMware.com. Earlier this month the AutoLab was announced right here on ProfessionalVMware and released on LabGuides.com. We’ve had a huge number of downloads and a great response.  For those who missed it the AutoLab is a package
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vSphere AutoLab first Bug report

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As expected when the AutoLab was released people wanted to use it, then found issues.  This is why I put version 0.5 on it! Erik Bussink has found that the Windows 2008R2 build automation for the Domain Controller and Virtual Center VMs is currently only compatible with the RTM release, it fails with the SP1
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