1. $Conference = Upstate NY VMUG Users Conference $Speaker = Josh Atwell $Session = Get-Automation VMware Get-Knowledge $Conference $Session $Speaker Josh Atwell @josh_atwell

2. The Datacenter is Changing 3. Why We Need Automation? 4. Why We Need Automation?Without AutomationWith Automation 5. Without Automation Need Servers Today! Test EnvironmentMoreChallengeResourcesI Need a new VMConsumer Demands 6. Complexity does not disappear with cloud. It is the responsibility of todays IT departments to absorb the complexities of Cloud and make those complexities transparent to the user in order to improve their experience. Brian Cinque Service Management Leader Commercial Cloud General Electric 7. Customer IT Crowd 8. With Automation Whats Next? Need Servers Today! Test EnvironmentChallengeMore ResourcesI Need a new VMConsumer Demands 9. Self Service Portal OrchestrationWorkflow AutomationChallengeManagement VirtualizationHardware 10. Various Workflow Products 11. PowerCLI Pros Console Data Gathering Bulk Config Changes Some Workflow Logic Many Extensions Easy Setup Community!Cons Console Not Visual Digging into API takes experience No Sharing/Kickoff Interface 12. PowerShell PowerCLI VCDVUMVDSVDICisco UCSMicrosoftADExchNetApp VSC 13. vCO Pros Workflow Engine Many Plugins User Interaction Easy to Initiate workflows vCenter Integration (5.1) WebView - SharingCons Initial setup Java knowledge Smaller Community 14. Plugins Inventory 15. vCAC vCloud Automation Center 16. vCAC vCloud Automation Center 17. The Software Defined Datacenter 18. Awesome. Where Do I Start? 19. Initial PlanningConsider your TaskWhiteboardExecute ManuallyIdentify Components and Logic RequiredConsider Platforms 20. Start with Community!vCAC | http://killerclouds.comblog.mwpreston.net 21. Consistency and Compliance Snapshots Switch Naming Reporting on Usage Security ComplianceMGMT 22. Report DataMGMTGet-VM | select * 23. WorkflowVM Needs new VLAN UCS Add VLAN to UCSM Add VLAN to vNic ProfileESXi Add Portgroup with VLAN to ESX hostsVM Change NIC assignment to new Portg 24. UCS Configuration WorkflowESXi Host ConfigurationVM Adapter Configuration 25. OrchestrateNeed New VM 26. Get Practice - PowerCLI Sessions at Vmworld #vBrownBag Podcast PowerCLI Reference Managing VI w/ Windows PowerShell TrainSignal/PluralSight Mastering vSphere 5.5 VMware 2-Day Course #PowerCLI & @PowerCLI 27. Get Practice - vCO Sessions at VMworld #vBrownBag Podcast Automating vSphere with vCO VMware Training DevelopWorkflows 3 Days http://www.vcoteam.info #VCO & @vCOTeam 28. Get Practice - vCAC Sessions at VMworld and VMUGs The #vBrownBag Series http://www.vcacteam.info #VCAC & @vCACTeam 29. Get Practice - AutoLab Provides Full vSphere Lab with Minimal Config Workstation or ESXi Laptop or Desktop 64-Bit CPU 8GB Memory 60GB-200GB HD Space 30. Get Practice - AutoLabBaremetalCloud.com 31. #vBrownBag Automate All the Things 9/18/13 Introduction to automation products with Josh Atwell 9/25/13 Setting up your test environment using AutoLab with Todd Lewey 10/2/13 Intro to PowerCLI with Josh Atwell 10/9/13 PowerCLI for the infrastructure manager with Alan Renouf 10/23/13 PowerCLI for the VMware administrator with Alan Renouf 10/30/13 PowerCLI for the VDI geek with Andre Leibovici 11/13/13 PowerCLI futures with Alan Renouf 11/20/13 vCAC 101 with Jon Harris 11/27/13 vCAC 202 with Jon Harris 12/4/13 Hardcore vCAC with Jon Harris 12/11/13 vCenter Orchestrator 101 with Cody Bunch 12/18/13 vCenter Orchestrator Built in Workflows with Cody Bunch And more in the works! 32. Need Proof? 33. Never too early to start Automating!@Josh_Atwell #vBrownBag