Course Agenda

1. Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course goals and objectives

2. VMware vCenter Orchestrator Overview

• Role of Orchestrator in the vSphere architecture
• Orchestrator use-cases

3. vCenter Orchestrator Setup

• Deployment strategies for vCenter Orchestrator
• Using VMware vCenter Orchestrator Appliance

4. Using the Orchestrator Client

• Orchestrator content elements
• Scheduling workflows
• Browsing inventory objects

5. Development Concepts

• Using the workflow editor for GUI
• Workflow schema elements
• Information flow in workflows
• Parameter binding
• vCenter inventory structure

6. Basics of Workflow Development

• Workflow design and development methodology
• Configuration and resource elements
• Types of workflows
• Boxing library workflows
• Creating loops within workflows

7. VMware vSphere API from an Orchestrator Perspective

• vSphere automation tools overview
• vSphere API developer tools (Manages Object Browser, Onyx, and others)
• Access vSphere API in Orchestrator workflows

8. Integrating Orchestrator

• Orchestrator integration strategies
• Interacting with external systems
• Using vCenter Orchestrator plug-ins
• Orchestrator integration in vSphere Web Client

9. Developing Workflows

• Documentation and version control of workflows
• Synchronizing workflows among Orchestrator servers
• Exporting and packaging workflows

10. Summary

• Resources and references
• Orchestrator adoption planning
• Next steps