ABX Action to Auto Delete Failed or Canceled Deployments (SKKB1057)

In this blog post we are going to look at an ABX action that allows us auto delete failed or canceled deployments in VMware Cloud Assembly. Introduction Using the ABX Action Inputs Final Step   Update Log: Introduction Action features: AutoDelete failed or canceled deployments. Support failure during deployment create or update . Ability to […]

Zero2Hero: Constraint Tags & Placement (SKKB1056)

In this video we are going to talk about deployment decisions are being made in VMware Cloud Assembly and how we can affect these with Constraint and Capability Tags. Youtube Final Step   Update Log: Youtube Topics covered: Deployment Placement Decisions Extensibility Placement Decisions Using Constraint Tags to affect Placement Capability Tags Best Practices Tagging […]

ABX Action to Run Scripts on Cloud Assembly Deployments (SKKB1054)

In this blog post we are going to look at an ABX action that allows us to run any (Shell, PowerShell, or CMD) script on any Linux or Windows machine deployment in any (Amazon Web Services, Azure, vCenter, VMware Cloud on AWS) cloud account in VMware Cloud Assembly. Introduction Using the ABX Action Inputs Testing […]

Zero2Hero: ABX Actions – Part 2 (SKKB1053)

In this video we are going to look how we can use Action-Based Extensibility (ABX) in in Cloud Assembly. Youtube Final Step   Update Log: Youtube Part 2: Using Extensibility Tags with ABX Actions Working with Action Functions Using REST within ABX Actions Calling ABX Actions via REST and pulling Action Runs Calling ABX Actions […]

Zero2Hero: ABX Actions – Part 1 (SKKB1052)

In this video we are going to look how we can use Action-Based Extensibility (ABX) in in Cloud Assembly. Youtube Final Step   Update Log: Youtube Part 1:     Final Step If all went well, go grab a beer.

ABX Action to Sync Blueprints from Assembly to Gitlab (SKKB1050)

In this blog post we are going to look at how to use an ABX action to enable synchronization of blueprints and blueprint changes from VMware Cloud Assembly to a Gitlab repository. Also how to use AWS Secrets Manager to securely store secrets for our ABX Action. Introduction Using Blueprint Options in the Blueprint Using […]

ABX Action to Set a Tag to an Azure Resource Group (SKKB1049)

In this blog post we are going to look at how to assign a tag to an Azure Resource Group using an ABX Action during a VMware Cloud Assembly blueprint deployment. Introduction Preparing the Blueprint Creating the ABX Action Running the ABX Action Final Step   Update Log: Introduction When Assembly deploys resources in Azure […]

ABX Action to set SSH Key from URL (Gitlab, Github) in a Cloud Assembly Deployment (SKKB1045)

In this article, we will look how we can use a Action-Based Extendibility (ABX) action to fetch Gitlab or Github SSH Keys and use them in a VMware Cloud Assembly Blueprint Deployment. Lab Environment Introduction Issue and Solution Final Step   Update Log: Lab Environment The full lab logical design can be seen HERE. Introduction […]