• Install and configure VMware Aria Automation.
• Understand Aria Automation architecture and multitenancy.
• Configure cloud accounts, projects, and resource mappings.
• Create and manage Aria Automation templates.
• Build self-service catalogs with Service Broker.
• Integrate NSX, VMware Cloud Foundation, and public clouds.
• Manage Kubernetes clusters and automation workflows.
• Use Aria Automation Config for software and configuration management.
• Troubleshoot Aria Automation using logs and CLI tools.

Module 1: Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives

Module 2: VMware Aria Automation Overview and Architecture

• Describe the purpose and functionality of VMware Aria Automation
• Identify the key services offered by VMware Aria Automation
• Describe the VMware Aria Automation architecture
• Describe the use of VMware Identity Manager
• Describe the relationship between Kubernetes clusters, containers, and VMware Aria Automation services

Module 3: Installing VMware Aria Automation

• List the different VMware Aria Automation deployment types
• Describe the purpose of Easy Installer
• Describe the VMware Aria Automation installation process

Module 4: Authentication and Authorization

• Identify the steps to integrate VMware Identity Manager with Active Directory
• Describe VMware Identity Manager features
• Describe user roles available in VMware Aria Automation
• Identify key tasks performed by each user role
• Define custom roles
• Configure branding and multitenancy

Module 5: Basic Initial Configuration

• List the basic configuration steps for creating and deploying a VMware Aria Automation template
• Create a basic configuration with a cloud account, cloud zone, project, flavor mapping, and image mapping

Module 6: VMware Aria Automation Templates

• Configure and deploy a basic VMware Aria Automation template
• Create a template that can run on any cloud
• Use cloudConfig and cloudbase-init
• Use YAML for inputs, variables, and conditional deployments

Module 7: Using VMware Aria Automation Tags

• Configure tags
• Describe tag functions
• Manage tags

Module 8: Configuring Storage in VMware Aria Automation

• Configure storage profiles
• Use tags and storage profiles

Module 9: Integrating NSX With VMware Aria Automation

• List NSX capabilities and use cases
• Describe NSX architecture and components
• Integrate NSX with VMware Aria Automation
• List supported network profiles
• Design multitier applications using Aria Automation Templates
• Identify network and security options in the design canvas
• Create and manage on-demand networks and security groups
• Configure NSX Day 2 actions

Module 10: Integrating VMware Aria Automation with Cloud Systems

• Configure and use VMware Cloud Foundation accounts
• Configure and use VMware Cloud Director accounts
• Configure and use AWS cloud accounts
• Configure and use Azure cloud accounts
• Configure and use Google Cloud Platform cloud accounts

Module 11: Using VMware Aria Automation Service Broker

• Release VMware Aria Automation templates
• Define content sources and content sharing
• Define policy enforcement
• Use custom forms for catalog items

Module 12: VMware Aria Automation Extensibility

• Describe VMware Aria Automation extensibility
• Use event topics
• Create subscriptions
• Call VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator workflows
• Create ABX actions

Module 13: Integration with Kubernetes

• Explore Kubernetes integration
• Describe Tanzu Kubernetes cluster deployment
• Connect to an existing Kubernetes cluster
• Create VMware Aria Automation templates with Kubernetes components

Module 14: Introduction to VMware Aria Automation Config

• Describe VMware Aria Automation Config
• Use Aria Automation Config for software deployment
• Use Aria Automation Config for configuration management
• Use Aria Automation Config with event-driven orchestration

Module 15: Troubleshooting and Integration with VMware Aria Suite

• Monitor deployment history
• Perform basic troubleshooting
• Execute CLI commands
• Collect logs
• Describe integration with VMware Aria Operations for Logs
• Describe integration with VMware Aria Operations

5 Days

• Install and configure VMware Aria Automation.
• Configure authentication and authorization.
• Configure cloud accounts, cloud zones, projects, and resource mappings.
• Create and deploy VMware Aria Automation templates.
• Work with YAML, inputs, variables, and conditional deployments.
• Configure and manage Aria Automation tags.
• Configure storage profiles and storage-related policies.
• Integrate NSX with VMware Aria Automation.
• Create multitier application deployments.
• Configure on-demand networks and security groups.
• Configure VMware Cloud Foundation and VMware Cloud Director accounts.
• Configure AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform cloud accounts.
• Create self-service catalog items using Service Broker.
• Configure content sources and sharing policies.
• Create subscriptions and ABX actions.
• Integrate and manage Kubernetes clusters.
• Use Aria Automation Config for software deployment and configuration management.
• Monitor deployments and perform basic troubleshooting.
• Execute CLI commands and collect logs.

• Exam: VMware Aria Automation 8.17 Professional
• Exam Code: 2V0-31.23
• Questions: 64
• Duration: 130 minutes
• Passing Score: 300 scaled score

• System Administrators
• System Integrators
• Cloud Automation Engineers
• VMware Administrators
• IT professionals responsible for designing, implementing, and managing VMware Aria Automation environments.

Participants should have strong knowledge of VMware vSphere fundamentals and be able to independently:

• Create vCenter objects such as data centers and folders.
• Create virtual machines using a wizard or template.
• Modify virtual machine hardware.
• Navigate the VMware vSphere Client.