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Unleash the Power of vCenter Orchestrator to Automate Tasks and Improve EfficiencyToday, 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 includesUnderstanding 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/Virtualizationvmware.com/go/vmwarepress
Contents
Preface xvPart I Introduction, Installation, and ConfigurationChapter 1 Introducing VMware vCenter Orchestrator 3What Is VMware vCenter Orchestrator? 4What Can vCenter Orchestrator Do? 5Why Should You Use vCenter Orchestrator? 6Do More with Less 6Reduce the Risk of Human Error 7Save Time 7Who Should Use vCenter Orchestrator? 9Snapshot Maintenance 9Virtual Machine Lifecycle 10When Should You Use vCenter Orchestrator? 11Where Does vCenter Orchestrator Fit? 11How to Get Started 13Summary 13Chapter 2 Installing vCenter Orchestrator 15vCenter Orchestrator Installation Types 16Installing vCO Alongside vCenter Server 16Installing vCenter Orchestrator as a Standalone Server 19Separating the vCO from the vCO Database 22Installation Type Comparison 24vCenter Orchestrator Installation 24Obtain the Installation Files 26Extract the Install Files and Open .\vCenter-Server\vCO\ 26Run vCenterOrchestrator.exe 27Agree to the License 27Choose the Install Directory 28Select the Install Type 28Select the Location for Shortcuts 28Install 30The vCO Client 30Summary 32Chapter 3 Configuring vCenter Orchestrator 33Starting the vCO Web Configuration Service 34Changing the Default vCO Configuration Service Password 34Configuring Networking 36Configuring LDAP 37Find Your LDAP Path 38Fill In the Form 40Database Configuration 41Configuring SSL 43Secure vCenter Communications 43Configure the vCO Host Certificate 44Licensing the vCO Server 45Plug-In Configuration 46Provide Plug-In Credentials 46Enable Plug-Ins for vCO Startup 46Install Additional Plug-Ins 47Installing vCO as a Service 48Backing Up the vCO Configuration 49Summary 50Part II Working with vCenter OrchestratorChapter 4 Identifying the Moving Parts 53Actions 53Create an Action 55Duplicate an Action 55Import/Export Actions 56Packages 57Create a Package 59Import/Export a Package 60Set Permissions on Packages 61Remove Packages 63Plug-Ins 63Web Views 65Resources 65View a Resource 66Import an External Resource 66Workflows 67Summary 68Chapter 5 vCenter Orchestrator Plug-Ins 69The vCenter Orchestrator Plug-In Architecture 69vCenter Orchestrator Default Plug-Ins 70vCenter Server 71vCO Library 74Database 75SSH 75XML 76Mail 76Net 79Enumeration 79vCO Web Operator 79Using the vCenter Orchestrator API Explorer 81Summary 82Chapter 6 Introduction to Workflow-Fu 83Workflow Organization 83Workflow Concepts 85User Permissions 85Credentials 86Attributes 87Parameters 87Schema 87Tokens 87Locking 88Presentation 88Modifying the Built-In Workflows 88Duplicate the Workflow 89Edit the Workflow 90Edit Schema 91Edit the User Interaction 93Edit the Scriptable Task 95Creating New Workflows 98Workflow Scheduling 98Summary 100Part III Amazing Smoothies, Inc. (a.k.a. Real-World Use Case)Chapter 7 Your First Day at Amazing Smoothies, Inc.: Network Orientation 103A Brief History and Tour of Amazing Smoothies 104The Network Layout 104Amazing Applications 107Systems Integration 108Growing Pains 109Summary 109Chapter 8 Amazing Smoothies Day 2: Dealing with Snapshots 111The Current Processes 112Creating Snapshots 112Committing Snapshots 113Problems with the Process 114Improving the Process 114Size 115Age 115Decision 115Process 115Turning the Process into a Workflow 116Net New Workflow 116Modify the Existing Workflows 116Use the Existing Workflow 116Creating Snapshots 117Schema 117Scripting 118Scheduling 121Committing the Snapshots 122Schema 122Scripting 123Scheduling 125Real-World Application: Patch Cycles 126Taking the Snapshots 126Deleting the Snapshots 127Summary 128Chapter 9 Amazing Smoothies Day 3: VM Provisioning 129The Current VM Provisioning Process 129Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen 130Too Many Templates 130The vCO Way 131Consistent VM Specifications 131Golden Images 137Customization with VMware VIX 140Approval Process 146All Together Now 148Summary 153Chapter 10 Amazing Smoothies Day 4: VM Decommissioning 155Amazing Smoothies VM Decommissioning Process 155Inconsistency 156VM Sprawl 156Management 156Security 157Optimizing the Decommissioning Process 157vCenter Orchestrator Workflows 159Power Management 159Snapshot Management 160Clone/Copy VM 161Move VM 163Delete VM 164Notification and Approval (via Email) 165Third-Party Cleanup 165Tying It All Together 167Power Off Virtual Machine/Remove All Snapshots and Others 168Decommission VM - Clone and Decommission VM - Move 169Is the VM Secret? How About Sensitive? 170Summary 173Chapter 11 Amazing Smoothies Day 5: Other VM Management 175Exporting vCO Logs 176Checking for Orphaned VM Files 178Maintaining VMware Tools 181Mount Tools Installer 182Unmount Tools Installer 182Upgrade Tools 183Upgrade Tools at Next Reboot 184Delete Unused Files 185Mass VM Migration 188Summary 188Chapter 12 Amazing Smoothies Day 6: New Hardware 189Add a New Host to vCenter Server 190Add a Cluster to vCenter 192Configure Shared Storage on Hosts 194Add Inputs 194Create the Schema 195Link Inputs 196Add the Scripting 196Add the Hosts to the New Cluster 197Tying It All Together 198The Workflow 198Add Standalone Host 201Is Host Clustered? 202Does the Cluster Exist? 203Create Cluster 204Add NFS Datastore 204What Is My Cluster? 205Move Host into Cluster 205Running the Workflow 206Summary 207Part IV AppendicesAppendix A Working with VMware Onyx 211What Is Onyx? 211Installing Onyx 212Configuring Onyx Output for vCO 214Using Onyx with the VI Client 214Connecting 214Example 216Using Onyx with VMware PowerCLI 217Connecting 218Example 218Summary 219Appendix B Troubleshooting vCO Workflows 221Basic Troubleshooting 222Basic Troubleshooting 222Knowing Where vCO Fits 223Finding Information 224Where vCO Hides Log Files 225Configuring Logging Levels 227Finding the Last Time a Workflow Ran 228Debugging Workflows 229Workflow Validation 229System.Log(), Server.Log() 231Locking 231Other Resources and Techniques 232Troubleshooting Examples 234Unable to Add vCenter to vCO 235Scheduled Workflow Failed to Run 237Summary 238Appendix C The vCenter Orchestrator vApp 239Downloading 239Deploying 240Configuring the vApp 242Change the Default Passwords 242Enabling the vCenter Server 5 Plug-In 245Summary 246Appendix D VMware VIX Plug-In 247What Is VMware VIX? 248Preparing the VIX Installation 248Installing the VIX Plug-In 251Summary 2529780321799913 TOC 2/9/2012
