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Configuring the vRealize Automation Plug-in for ITSM (ServiceNow) v1.0.0 – Part 1 (SKKB1038)

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It's only fair to share…FacebookTwitterLinkedinDiggPinterestTumblrPrintemail In this article we will take a look how to configure The vRealize Automation plugin for ServiceNow . The Plug-in enables ServiceNow users to deploy virtual machines and perform day 2 actions on CMDB resources using vRealize Automation catalog and governance capabilities. Lab Environment PART 1: Configuring a Management, Infrastructure Read more about Configuring the vRealize Automation Plug-in for ITSM (ServiceNow) v1.0.0 – Part 1 (SKKB1038)[…]

Unable to login to vRO with error Invalid Username or Password (SKKB1037)

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It's only fair to share…FacebookTwitterLinkedinDiggPinterestTumblrPrintemail In this post we will take a look at what can be the cause of not being able to login to vRO, especially in the embedded vRO in a distributed vRA deployment,  with [invalid username/password] error. Lab Environment Issue Cause Solution Final Step Update Log: Lab Environment The full lab Read more about Unable to login to vRO with error Invalid Username or Password (SKKB1037)[…]

vRO Architecture Considerations when Digitally Signing Packages (SKKB1036)

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It's only fair to share…FacebookTwitterLinkedinDiggPinterestTumblrPrintemail In this blog post we will take a look at how Digitally signing packages in VMware realize Orchestrator (vRO) may affect how you deploy vRO in your environment. Lab Environment Introduction Use Case 1 (Single Digital Signature Issuer) Use Case 2 (Multiple Digital Signature Issuers) Final Step Update Log: Lab Read more about vRO Architecture Considerations when Digitally Signing Packages (SKKB1036)[…]

vRO: Securing Your PowerShell Execution and Password in vRO (SKKB1035)

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It's only fair to share…FacebookTwitterLinkedinDiggPinterestTumblrPrintemail In this blog post we will take a look at how we can secure your end to end PowerShell Execution from vRO. Including how not to show passwords when using CredSSP in a double-hop authentication scenario. Lab Environment Introduction UseCase 1 (least secure) UseCase 2 UseCase 3 (most secure) Securing Read more about vRO: Securing Your PowerShell Execution and Password in vRO (SKKB1035)[…]

vRA Blueprint Deployment Fails with Error “Couldn’t find Host networks Expected [1], Got [0]” with NSX Components (On-Demand Load Balancer) (SKKB1034)

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It's only fair to share…FacebookTwitterLinkedinDiggPinterestTumblrPrintemail In this post we will take a look into what can be the cause of not being able to deploy an On-Demand Load balancer from a VMware vRealize Automation Blueprint. In more particular when the NSX Edge deployment fails with error similar to “Couldn’t find Host networks Expected [1], Got Read more about vRA Blueprint Deployment Fails with Error “Couldn’t find Host networks Expected [1], Got [0]” with NSX Components (On-Demand Load Balancer) (SKKB1034)[…]

BOOK: vRealize Orchestrator Cookbook (2nd edition) OUT !!! (SKKB1033)

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It's only fair to share…FacebookTwitterLinkedinDiggPinterestTumblrPrintemail The second edition of the VMware vRealize Orchestrator Cookbook is available for pre-order from Amazon. Written by my Daniel Langenhan with technical reviewers me, Burke Azbill , Christophe Decanini , and others… Key Features Unleash the power of VMware vRealize Orchestrator 7 and automate your VMware infrastructure Customize and tune Read more about BOOK: vRealize Orchestrator Cookbook (2nd edition) OUT !!! (SKKB1033)[…]

Migrating the vRO SQL Database to New Server (SKKB1032)

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It's only fair to share…FacebookTwitterLinkedinDiggPinterestTumblrPrintemail In this article we will look into how to migrate the VMware vRealize Orchestrator (vRO) database to new server. In particular we will migrate from Microsoft SQL Server 2014 to a new SQL Server 2016 server.  Introduction Lab Environment LB Pre-Migration Tasks vRO Pre-Migration Tasks SQL Server Migration vRO Post-Migration Read more about Migrating the vRO SQL Database to New Server (SKKB1032)[…]

How to Configure vRO to use SSL Connection to a SQL Server Database (SKKB1031)

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It's only fair to share…FacebookTwitterLinkedinDiggPinterestTumblrPrintemail In this article we will show how to configure VMware vRealize Orchestrator (vRO) to use an SSL connection when communicating with a Microsoft SQL Server database. Introduction Lab Environment Enabling SSL on the SQL Server Trusting the SSL Certificate Chain on the vRO Enabling SSL for the vRO Databse Connection Read more about How to Configure vRO to use SSL Connection to a SQL Server Database (SKKB1031)[…]

How to Add a Linux Machine as PowerShell Host in vRO (Linux PS over SSH) (SKKB1030)

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It's only fair to share…FacebookTwitterLinkedinDiggPinterestTumblrPrintemail In this article we will look into the alpha version of PowerShell v6 for both Linux and Windows. We will show how to execute PowerShell commands between Linux and Windows machines and Vmware vRealize Orchestrator (vRO) Introduction Lab Environment Installing and Configuring PowerShell 6 Setup on Windows Setup on Linux Read more about How to Add a Linux Machine as PowerShell Host in vRO (Linux PS over SSH) (SKKB1030)[…]

Troubleshooting Tips: Orchestrator PowerShell Plug-in (SKKB1028)

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It's only fair to share…FacebookTwitterLinkedinDiggPinterestTumblrPrintemail In this post we will take a look at some at some common issues that one might experience when using the VMware vRealize Orchestrator (vRO) PowerShell Plug-In and especially when using HTTPS protocol or Kerberos authentication for the PowerShell host (PSHost). Introduction Lab Environment Background and General Conciderations Troubleshooting issues Read more about Troubleshooting Tips: Orchestrator PowerShell Plug-in (SKKB1028)[…]

How to set vIDM (SSO) LDAP Site-Affinity for vRA (SKKB1024)

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It's only fair to share…FacebookTwitterLinkedinDiggPinterestTumblrPrintemail In this article we take a look into how can we set LDAP site affinity for VMware Identity Manager (vIDM) and VMware Identity Appliance (IDA) , especially when used as Identity Provider by vRealize Automation (vRA). We will look into native vIDM options that let us accomplish this as well Read more about How to set vIDM (SSO) LDAP Site-Affinity for vRA (SKKB1024)[…]

vRO and Microsoft Azure integration using PowerShell (SKKB1020)

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It's only fair to share…FacebookTwitterLinkedinDiggPinterestTumblrPrintemail In this article we will take a look on how to integrate VMware vRealize Orchestrator (vRO) and Microsoft Azure using Microsoft Windows PowerShell. Lab Environment Prerequisites Subscription Authentication Azure PowerShell Module Azure Configuration Initial Microsoft Azure configuration Cloud Services Storage Networks Directory Powershell Host Setup Installing the Azure PowerShell Module Read more about vRO and Microsoft Azure integration using PowerShell (SKKB1020)[…]

Wrong encoding or formatting of Linux configuration files can cause problems in VMware Appliances (SKKB1017)

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It's only fair to share…FacebookTwitterLinkedinDiggPinterestTumblrPrintemail Introduction Lab Environment Use Case: Malformed Krb5.conf file Introduction Correctly encoded and formated file Malformed file Fixing a malformed file vRO (Add A PowerShell Host) Workflow fails with “cannot locate default realm” error Introduction In this blog post we will look into some use cases that can lead to malformed Read more about Wrong encoding or formatting of Linux configuration files can cause problems in VMware Appliances (SKKB1017)[…]