vbrownbag us - what's new in vsphere 6 automation
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#vBrownBag USWhat’s New in vSphere 6
Automation Technologies
#vBrownBagJosh Atwell(@Josh_Atwell)Presented by ProfessionalVMware.com
[email protected]@josh_atwell#vBrownBag
Content Source
• Mastering vSphere 6
– Nick Marshall
– Grant Orchard
– Josh Atwellhttp://amzn.com/1118925157
One free copy tonight
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Technologies Updated
• PowerCLI
• vRealize Orchestrator (formerly vCenterOrchestrator)
• vMA / vCLI
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vMA / vCLI Updates
• New vifp listservers commands
• More securities in vMA-------------------------------
• New commands (vvols and nfs41)
• New requirement to point to a Platform Services Controller that includes SSO.
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vRealize Orchestrator Updates
• New Name – Same Product
• No longer in vCenter install
• Dynamic Types
• Switch Case for branching based on conditions.
• Global Error Handling
• REST API
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vRealize Orchestrator
• No longer installed by default.
• Windows installer being deprecated.
• Exists. Get your appliance on.
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Dynamic Types
• Faster integration with API driven targets such as applications and infrastructure.
• Not much out there on this yet.
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Switch Case
• Allows developers to run different code depending on the conditions in the workflow.
Image credits: http://automate-it.today/vrealize-orchestrator-6-new-features/
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PowerCLI Updates
• VSAN
• IO Filters (VAIO)
• vCloud Air
• Platform Services Controller
• Get-DRMInfo (Distributed Resource Manager
• 498 cmdlets
• Modules!?
• VVOLs?
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I Haz None
• I haz no VSAN
• I haz no vCloud Air subscription
– I haz On Demand but cmdlets not supported yet.
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No Fear! - vCloud Air
Connect to vCloud Network and find available compute resources! It’s a locator.- Only works with subscription = Not On Demand accounts = #SadPanda
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No Fear! - vCloud Air
vCloud Air uses vCloud Director….and the same cmdlets! BOOM!All vCloud Director end-points are supported.Module includes both administrator and tenant cmdlets
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IO Filters - VAIO
• Partner capability to put tech directly into the IO stream. O_o
• Waiting for partners to get solutions certified.
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PowerCLI 6.0
4 Snap-ins
7 Modules
New items are modules.
Core is still snap-in
More flexible. Easier to load
into the environment/script.
http://blogs.vmware.com/PowerCLI/2015/03/powercli-6-0-introducing-powercli-modules.html#vBrownBag
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