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New vCloud Architecture Toolkit (vCAT 2.0) contains a bunch of vCO

VMware published a new version of the vCloud Architecture Toolkit (vCAT). This  set of documents contains definitions, design and operating recommendations and examples to build Private, Hybrid and Public Clouds with the vSphere Platform and vCloud Director.

vCenter Orchestrator is mentioned in several places, not only as part of the reference architecture, but also with good content about it. There are chapters about Availability, Scalability and Use-Case-Examples for vCO.

Very good reading, even when you don’t plan to use vCloud Director in your environment 😀 . There is enough vCO-related stuff in there for some other articles, so stay tuned…

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New Training available: VMware vCenter Orchestrator: Develop Workflows

UPDATE: To see the the currently scheduled classes, visit http://mylearn.vmware.com/portals/www/search/results.cfm?ui=www_edu&menu=search-results&searchtype=simple&category=schedule&id_subject=24347&deliveryType=1&filters=deliveryType

VMware offers a brand-new training for Orchestrator users: VMware vCenter Orchestrator: Develop Workflows

The course is designed for people new to vCO, it starts with Install & Config, important Orchestrator Basics and the Workflow Development Methodology. After that the “real Orchestration-Power” is touched (at least a part of it, limited to the 3-day timeframe 🙂 ) by starting to integrate vCO with external systems.

Besides the theoretical part there is a lot of lab time (50-70%), with realistic tasks & workflows taken from real admin-life. The packaging chapter at the end allows you to export your work from the labs and take it home.

The training focuses on re-using existing building-blocks in vCO, however some basic scripting is involved. So the knowledge of any programming or scripting language is quite useful for the best training experience.

Also included is a chapter about the vSphere API its inventory structure, the data model and some useful tools. This may be interesting for any other vSphere automation (like PowerCLI) as well!

If you are want to book the training, ask your VMware Education Rep., your VMware Authorized Training Center (VATC) or me (I’ll bring you in contact with the proper people 😎 )

(Course Datasheet: http://mylearn1.vmware.com/descriptions/EDU_DATASHEET_vCenterOrchestrator_V411.pdf)

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vCenter Orchestrator 4.2 released… and mentioned in vCloud Architecture Toolkit (vCAT)

VMware just released vCO 4.2, included in the vCenter 5.0. Not a big release for the platform, but focussing on all the Orchestrator Plugins in the last couple of weeks indeed was more important 🙂 .Release notes state that the missing Schema-Chart in the Webviews are fixed!

And, whith the new AMQP-Plugin for vCO and the “Call-Out”-Feature of upcoming vCloud Director 1.5 it’s possible to execute Workflows during vCD-Operations. For more information about this, visit http://www.vcoteam.info/learn-vco/extend-vcloud-director-with-vcenter-orchestrator.html

Another sign for the rising importance of vCO: It is mentioned in the new vCloud Architecture Toolkit (vCAT) 2.0: http://www.vmware.com/cloud-computing/cloud-architecture/vcat-toolkit.html

I’m looking to hear more at VMworld 2011 😎 !

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“Orchestrate Your Cloud” #vMeetup at VMworld 2011

Join the #vMeetup about vCO at VMworld 2011, to…

  • … meet other people in the (yet 😀 ) small Orchestrator universe
  • … share real-world experiences
  • … discuss Best-Practices for vCO projects
  • … learn the power of vCO
  • … lift its mystery

We will meet on Thursday, Sept. 1, 12pm at VMworld Community Lounge, just outside the Solution Exchange.

There are a lot of other interesting meetups, see the complete list on http://vmware.com/go/vmworld-meetups. I’m especially looking forward to the “Developer/Administrator #vMeetup” on Tuesday!

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vCenter Orchestrator@VMworld 2011

UPDATE: Don’t miss the Orchestrator-#vMeetup at Thursday, 12pm!

The Content Catalog & Session Builder for VMworld 2011 in Las Vegas is online:

https://vmworld2011.wingateweb.com/scheduler/newCatalog.do

Filter by “Orchestrator” you’ll find following Sessions about VMware’s Sleeper Cell: