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Learning SaltStack: a Cloud Template for vRA

Learning SaltStack: a Cloud Template for vRA

Michael Poore / October 21, 2020

Following VMware's acquisition of SaltStack, learn more about Salt. Try this vRA cloud template to deploy a simple Salt environment.

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Tags: VMwarevRASaltStackSaltConf
Preparing Vault for integration with vRA

Preparing Vault for integration with vRA

Michael Poore / September 29, 2020

Before vRA / vRO can automate Vault and create high-entropy passwords for new workloads, Vault must be prepared. This post explains the steps taken.

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Tags: HashiCorpVaultVMwarevRAvROvExpert
Creating unique passwords in Vault for new vRA workloads

Creating unique passwords in Vault for new vRA workloads

Michael Poore / September 24, 2020

Generate and secure unique complex passwords in HashiCorp Vault for new workloads provisioned by VMware vRealize Automation

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Tags: vRAVMwareHashiCorpVaultvROvSphere
Integrating VMware Code Stream and Packer

Integrating VMware Code Stream and Packer

Michael Poore / August 11, 2020

Not content to build vSphere templates periodically, this introduction shows how VMware Code Stream and Packer can be combined to trigger builds from Git updates.

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Tags: vExpertVMwareHashiCorpPackerHomeLabvRAvSphereCodeStream
Custom Naming in vRealize Automation 8.x (Pt. 2)

Custom Naming in vRealize Automation 8.x (Pt. 2)

Michael Poore / May 28, 2020

Having created a mechanism to generate unique hostnames previously, this article follows on with how to integrate the functionality with vRA 8.x.

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Tags: vRAvROVMwarevExpert
Custom Naming in vRealize Automation 8.x (Pt. 1)

Custom Naming in vRealize Automation 8.x (Pt. 1)

Michael Poore / May 26, 2020

vRA 8.x offers several built-in mechanisms for naming workloads. This article covers them briefly and starts the process to go fully custom.

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Tags: vRAvROvExpertVMware
Installing Ansible Tower on CentOS 8 for testing with vRA 8.1

Installing Ansible Tower on CentOS 8 for testing with vRA 8.1

Michael Poore / April 25, 2020

To try out the new integration with Ansible Tower from vRealize Automation 8.1 I'll need an Ansible Tower server. This is how I installed it on CentOS 8.

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Tags: vRAAnsiblevExpertvRealizeVMware
vRealize Automation 8.1 released

vRealize Automation 8.1 released

Michael Poore / April 17, 2020

vRealize Automation 8.1 is released now and there are some great blogs out there describing the new and changed features.

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Tags: vRAvRealizeVMwarevExpert
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Latest Posts

  • Learning SaltStack: a Cloud Template for vRA

    October 21, 2020
  • Preparing Vault for integration with vRA

    September 29, 2020
  • Creating unique passwords in Vault for new vRA workloads

    September 24, 2020

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