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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
www.PacktPub.com
Preface

Load-balancing Orchestrator


In this recipe, we will build a load-balancer and discuss the situation with certificates as well.

Getting ready

Here, we will be using VMware NSX, but the same methods apply to all load-balancers. So, for this recipe you need VMware NSX. If you don't have a license for NSX, check out F5 Networks, who have a trial program, or the Apache load-balancer. Alternatively, you could also use Nginx; see https://kb.vmware.com/kb/2058674 .

The NSX appliance needs to be deployed along with the controllers. If you need some help with that, check out these YouTube videos:

No VXLANs or any fancy configuration is needed.

How to do it...

I split this recipe into several parts for easier reading; execute them in sequence.

Creating a new NSX Edge

If you don't have an NSX Edge yet, let's get one running:

  1. Log in to vCenter and click on Network Security and then on NSX Edges.

  2. Click on the green plus...