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VMware vRealize Orchestrator Cookbook - Second Edition

By : Daniel Langenhan
Book Image

VMware vRealize Orchestrator Cookbook - Second Edition

By: Daniel Langenhan

Overview of this book

VMware vRealize Orchestrator is a powerful automation tool designed for system administrators and IT operations staff who are planning to streamline their tasks and are waiting to integrate the functions with third-party operations software. This book is an update to VMware vRealize Orchestrator Cookbook and is blend of numerous recipes on vRealize Orchestrator 7. This book starts with installing and configuring vRealize Orchestrator. We will demonstrate how to upgrade from previous versions to vRealize Orchestrator 7. You will be taught all about orchestrator plugins and how to use and develop various plugins that have been enhanced in Orchestrator 7. Throughout this book, you will explore the new features of Orchestrator 7, such as the introduction of the control center, along with its uses. You will also come to understand visual programming, how to integrate base plugins into workflows, and how to automate VMware. You will also get to know how to troubleshoot vRealize Orchestrator. By the end of this book, you will be able to get the most out of your Orchestrator installation, and will be able to develop complex workflows and create your own highly integrated automations of vRealize environments.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
VMware vRealize Orchestrator Cookbook Second Edition
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
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Preface

SRM (Site Recovery Manager) integration


In this recipe, we will look into how to automate SRM (Site Recovery Manager).

Getting ready

You will need SRM installed and base configured. Meaning that SRM should be configured either with vSphere Replication or an SRA (Storage Replication Adapter) that connects to your storage. If you are new to SRM, have a look at the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drOdnRaDZ4Q .

Last but not least, you need the vSphere Replication plugin (see the introduction to this chapter).

How to do it...

This recipe is broken up into several sections.

Preparation

You need to make sure that the following things are set:

  • Orchestrator is authenticating to the PSC (vSphere authentications)

  • Orchestrator is configured to use both the protected and the recovery vCenter

  • The protected and the recovery vCenter must be in the same SSO domain

  • The user that is used in the vCenter connection should have SRM rights on both the protected and the recovery vCenter

Configuration

The following...