The previous article described the vRealize Automation phpIPAM integration plugin. To organize efficient work with phpIPAM, you will need a package for vRealize Orchestrator, this will allow you to use IPAM in automation processes. The package includes a set of processes for calling the most requested phpIPAM functions.
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vRO: vRA 8 Management Pack v2
In the middle of 2020, a plugin for managing vRealize Automation appeared in vRO, but its functionality is not enough to work with vRA: most tasks are still solved only through the REST API. I propose to use a ready-made package, it is constantly being finalized and already includes more than 100 different processes.
Continue readingTerraform + vRA. Quick start
The vRealize Automation platform allows you not only to organize the work of the cloud, but also to work with it, describing the infrastructure as code (Incfastructure as Code – IaC ). One of the most common tools that implements this model and is already integrated with vRA is Terraform. Getting started with how Terraform and vRA 8 work together.
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Continuing smooth migration to vRealize Automation 8, API control is next in line. In vRO 7, the vCAC and vCACCAFE plugins were used to manage vRA, in the 8th version, only the REST API was used. There is no package from VMware yet, but processes are needed right now. To save time at the start, I suggest starting with a small set of basic processes.
Continue readingHarbor: managed via REST API
Harbor is a corporate registry of containers. Currently, VMware uses Harbor in its container management products: vSphere Integrated Containers (VIC) and Pivotal Container Service (PKS), in addition, you can install it and use it separately. Since management through a graphical interface does not allow automating work, we will get acquainted with managing Harbor through the REST API.
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