With the release of vRealize Automation 7.0 comes an updated API and Java SDK, along with a new version of the vRealize CloudClient command-line tool. These new resources provide a number of enhancements focused on simplifying self-service with vRealize Automation, and make it easier than ever to automate your private, public, or hybrid cloud environment.
Category Archives: Cloud Management
New Extensibility Features for Cloud Automation
With the recent update to VMware vRealize Automation (formerly vCAC) come a host of new extensibility features, including the release of the REST API and Java SDK, along with the introduction of the vRealize Cloud Client command-line tool.
Integrating VMware Horizon 6.0 and VMware vCAC 6.0.1
One of the challenges every customer faces when deploying VMware vCloud Automation Center (vCAC) is trying to figure out what services you want to offer, and to whom you want them offered. VMware and other third-party vendors have been creating different plug-ins and workflows to help customers along their journey to ITaaS, and these workflows can be found on the VMware Solution Exchange website. One of the latest plug-ins available is the Horizon 6.0 plug-in for vCenter Orchestrator (vCO) that allows administrators to run automated workflows with the VMware vSphere Web Client and VMware vCAC 6.0.1/6.1.
Developer Center Updates
We’re pleased to announce that Developer Center has released significant new features and expanded content for Virtual SAN, vCloud Automation Center, and NSX for vSphere, as well as a Cloud Management area where you can use as a starting point for quick access to all cloud management developer resources.
EMC, VMware and Pivotal (EVP): Software-Defined Data Center Architecture
Are you attending VMworld this year and looking to learn about how you can transform your data center into a Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC), which provides a solution for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Backup as a Service (BaaS), Storage as a Service (SaaS) as well as other data center capabilities? If so, here’s a great chance to gain in-depth knowledge on the new offering from EVP SDDC.
New Technical Paper: vCenter Operations Management Packs
VMware vCenter Operations Management Packs extend the capabilities of vCenter Operations Management Suite to third- party products and technologies to enable end-to-end operations intelligence with data visualizations, dashboards, reports, alerts, and actions. And now VMware has published a management pack technical white paper will give you insight into the types of management packs you can create and how to deliver them, along with examples of great management packs from other VMware partners.
Getting Started With the vSphere Management SDK
If you are a software developer new to the VMware management stack, you may have noticed that the learning curve is a little steep. This is due in part to the breadth of our offerings, and the number of different ways you may need to use VMware products. This can lead to an overload of information.
This is the first in a series of articles that will walk through the process of getting set up and using the vSphere Management SDK. It is targeted at developers of software products that will manage, monitor, analyze, automate or otherwise interact with virtual resource controlled by VMware infrastructure. I’m not addressing device drivers or low level development, nor am I addressing scripts to automate specific IT operations.