Getting started with vRealize Cloud Client
In this guide I will show you how to install and get started with the vRealize Cloud Client command line tool.
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How to change the vRA 7.2 All Services Icon
In this guide I will walk you through how to change that pesky All Services icon to one of your choice.
Getting started with vRealize Automation 7.2 video guide
This guide will show you how to quickly stand up a minimal installation of vRealize Automation 7.2 running in your environment. I will also show you how to create and publish your first blueprints so you can begin to evaluate and demonstrate the solution at your organization. vRA Minimal Deployment Continue reading Getting started with vRealize Automation 7.2 video guide
How to install the vRA Everlasting Blueprint
Have you every wanted to be sure that every part of vRA, vRO and vCenter were working and functioning properly? Oh, and before a user tells you that provisioning failed? While there are many resources available to monitor vRA services and logs, how do you really know until you provision Continue reading How to install the vRA Everlasting Blueprint
How to integrate vRealize Automation with the Puppet Plugin 2.0
The Puppet Plugin 2.0 for vRealize Automation is here so let’s put it to good use by integrating it with vRealize Automation Blueprints! Pre-Reqs: Puppet Plugin Installed and Configured. See my guide here A Puppet master server running Puppet Enterprise 2016.4 or newer, or open source Puppet 4.6.2 or Continue reading How to integrate vRealize Automation with the Puppet Plugin 2.0
Puppet Plugin 2.0 for vRO agent install workflow gotcha
If you are trying to use the new Puppet Plugin 2.0 for vRealize Automation workflows and you get an error when deploying a blueprint it is most likely The agent packages needed to support your platform, for example: el-7-x86_64 are not present on your Puppet Master. The error in the Continue reading Puppet Plugin 2.0 for vRO agent install workflow gotcha
Executing Day 2 Actions with the vRA 7 REST API
In this guide I will show you how to use the vRA 7 REST API to perform day 2 actions on a VM. This is common for users or developers that want to programmatically control the VM’s provisioned from vRealize Automation.
How to configure The Kubernetes Blueprint to Scale out with vRA 7.1
In this guide I will show you how to enable the new Scale out/in feature introduced in vRealize Automation 7.1 to allow your end users to scale their Kubernetes deployment in the portal. Let’s get started!
How to integrate Windows DNS with vRA 7.x Part II – Delete DNS Record
In Part I we learned how to create a DNS record on provisioning. In this guide I will show you how to setup vRealize Automation 7.x to automatically delete a static host A record and a reverse look up pointer in your Windows based DNS when a user destroys a Continue reading How to integrate Windows DNS with vRA 7.x Part II – Delete DNS Record