Onboard existing workloads in Cloud Automation Services
Whenever I talk to customers regarding vRealize Automation or Cloud Automation Services the same questions/remarks pop up on how to onboard existing workloads. “This is probably only for green field deployments?!” “Can I use this to manage existing workloads? “What about my existing vSphere/AWS/Azure deployments?”…
Cloud Automation Services in action
On March 21 I presented at the Dutch VMUG. If you don’t know the Dutch VMUG, it’s the biggest VMware User Group event in the world and this year there were about 900 attendees. I had two sessions on VMware Cloud Automation Services (CAS), a…
Customizing your CAS deployment using Cloud-Init
In the previous post we’ve seen how to setup and configure Cloud Automation Services, how to use Cloud Assembly to create a fully Cloud agnostic blueprint, how to use input variables and how to integrate Cloud Automation Services with Puppet. In this post I will…
How to use remote access authentication in your Cloud Assembly deployments
In the previous post we’ve seen how to setup Cloud Automation Services, how to use Cloud Assembly to create a fully Cloud agnostic blueprint, how to use input variables and how to integrate Cloud Automation Services with Puppet. Now, I’ll discuss how to access your deployments…
Using input parameters to create dynamic blueprint requests in Cloud Automation Services
In my previous post, I integrated Puppet Enterprise with Cloud Assembly to be used with my vSphere blueprint for software installation during deployment. In this post I will walk you through how to use input parameters to make the blueprint more dynamic at request. For example,…
How to create a Cloud Agnostic service in Cloud Assembly
As discussed earlier, VMware released three new Cloud Automation Services at VMworld 2018. Cloud Assembly, Service Broker and Code Stream are the three new golden nuggets. I already discussed the role and functions of these three services and Dimitri already showed you how you can…
Integrate Puppet with Cloud Assembly
In my previous post I configured a vSphere blueprint which can be deployed to my on premises environment using Cloud Assembly. In this post I will walk you through how to integrate Puppet Enterprise with Cloud Assembly and use it in your blueprint so that…
Designing your first Cloud Assembly blueprint for vSphere
In my previous post I configured a vSphere Cloud Zone including Flavor- and Image Mappings, Storage- and Network Profiles. In this post I will walk you through how to design your first Cloud Assembly blueprint for vSphere using the Cloud Account, Cloud Zone and all…
Setting up a vSphere Cloud Zone in Cloud Assembly
In my previous post I deployed a Data Collector to connect my on-premises vSphere environment with Cloud Assembly and also configured a Cloud Account. In this post I will walk you through how to setup a vSphere Cloud Zone including Flavor- and Image Mappings, Storage-…
Deploying a Data Collector for Cloud Assembly
To connect your on-premises vSphere environment with Cloud Assembly, you have to deploy a Data Collector. This Data Collector discovers all kinds of information about your environment and makes it possible for Cloud Assembly to interact with components in your environment such as vCenter, vRealize…
So Cloud Automation Services are here, what’s next? How can I use it?
In previous posts on VMGuru.com we introduced VMware’s new SaaS-based Cloud Automation Services, Cloud Assembly, Service Broker and Code Stream. In our next series of posts Erik and I will explain several technical details of the different Cloud Automation Services and how to use them, starting…