VMware 2V0-31.24 VMware Aria Automation 8.10 Professional V2 Exam Practice Test

When there is a conflict between constraint tags at different levels, the project-level constraint tags take precedence over the template-level constraint tags. This ensures that governance and compliance requirements set at the project level are always enforced, overriding the constraints set at the template level.

Thus, when the template is provisioned, thelocation:londontag from the project will take precedence over thelocation:bostontag from the template.

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Using Automation Assembler project tags and custom properties

Using constraint tags in Automation Assembler

For the VMware Aria Automation onboarding plan to run successfully, two critical pre-requisites must be met:

Add the cloud account and create cloud zones for compute resources where machines to be onboarded are located:This ensures that the necessary cloud infrastructure is available and properly configured for onboarding. Cloud zones represent specific regions or sets of resources within the cloud provider that will host the onboarded machines.

Create a project with at least one user and give the project access to the cloud zones:Projects in VMware Aria Automation define boundaries for resource usage, permissions, and policies. By assigning at least one user to the project and ensuring the project has access to the relevant cloud zones, the onboarding process can allocate and manage resources as needed within the defined scope.

These steps ensure that the infrastructure and permissions are correctly set up to support the onboarding of virtual machines, providing a smooth and controlled process for integrating existing resources into VMware Aria Automation.

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VMware Aria Automation Documentation

VMware Aria Suite Overview

When creating a new flavor mapping in VMware vSphere, the allowed sizing options include specifying both the number of CPUs and the amount of memory. This dual specification enables the creation of custom configurations that meet the specific performance and resource requirements for different types of workloads.

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Learn more about workload placement

During the Quickstart process of VMware Aria Automation, the type of cloud account configured is VMware vCenter. This setup is essential for integrating vCenter resources into the VMware Aria Automation environment, allowing for efficient management and deployment of virtual machines and other resources within a vSphere environment.

The role required to create a content source and thereby import VMware Aria Automation templates into the catalog is the VMware Aria Automation Assembler Administrator. This role has the necessary permissions to manage content sources, including creating and configuring them to import templates. This role is responsible for setting up and maintaining the templates and blueprints used for provisioning resources within VMware Aria Automation, ensuring they are available in the catalog for users to deploy.

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VMware Aria Automation Roles and Permissions

VMware Aria Operations is the product within the VMware Aria Suite that assists administrators in understanding the monetary impact of deployments and managing costs in VMware Aria Automation. This product offers robust capabilities for capacity and cost management, performance monitoring, and optimization across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

VMware Aria Operations provides detailed insights into cloud costs through features such as cost dashboards, reporting, and capacity management. These tools help administrators track and analyze infrastructure consumption, optimize resource usage, and perform chargeback and showback for different departments or projects. This enables better financial control and ensures that cloud resources are used efficiently and cost-effectively.

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VMware Aria Suite Editions and Products

VMware Aria Operations: Journey To Success

Role-based access control (RBAC) is a crucial aspect of managing security and permissions within an organization. Two components that can be used for robust RBAC are:

VMware Aria Automation (A): This component allows administrators to define roles and permissions for different users and groups, ensuring that only authorized individuals can perform specific actions within the automation environment.

VMware Workspace ONE Access (D): This solution provides comprehensive identity and access management, enabling administrators to create detailed RBAC policies that control user access to applications and resources based on their role within the organization.

These components together help in managing and securing access to various resources and ensuring compliance with organizational policies.

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VMware Aria Automation Documentation

VMware Workspace ONE Access Documentation

In VMware Aria Automation Assembler, flavor mappings are configured within the context of projects. Projects define the scope and access for users and resources. By configuring flavor mappings within a project, administrators can control which flavor options are available for deployments under that project. This ensures that the appropriate resources and configurations are utilized for different environments or use cases.

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VMware Aria Automation Documentation

VMware Aria Automation User Guide

Within VMware Aria Automation Pipelines, Stages and Tasks are fundamental components that define the workflow. Here’s how they function:

A Task can run either in parallel or sequentially to other Tasks within the same Stage (A): This flexibility allows for efficient resource usage and optimization of deployment processes.

A Stage can run either in parallel or sequentially to other Stages within the same Pipeline (B): This enables complex workflows to be broken down into manageable segments, which can be executed based on dependencies or simultaneously if there are no interdependencies.

A Stage can have more than one Task (E): Each Stage can encapsulate multiple Tasks, allowing for intricate workflows within a single Stage.

A Pipeline can have more than one Stage (F): A pipeline is typically composed of multiple stages, each representing a different phase of the deployment process, such as development, testing, and production.

These configurations provide significant flexibility and control over the deployment processes within VMware Aria Automation Pipelines, facilitating sophisticated CI/CD workflows.

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Using VMware Aria Automation Pipelines

VMware Aria Automation Pipelines User Guide

In a VMware Aria Automation multi-organization tenant configuration, the setup allows for multiple tenants, where each tenant has the autonomy to manage its own projects, resources, and deployments. This configuration is essential for organizations that require segregation of duties and resources among different departments, business units, or customers. Each tenant operates independently, which provides flexibility and security, ensuring that the resources and deployments of one tenant do not interfere with another. This setup supports a scalable and manageable approach to infrastructure and service management across large and complex environments.

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VMware Aria Automation Multi-Organization Configuration Documentation

In a VMware Aria Automation multi-organization tenant configuration, the setup allows for multiple tenants, where each tenant has the autonomy to manage its own projects, resources, and deployments. This configuration is essential for organizations that require segregation of duties and resources among different departments, business units, or customers. Each tenant operates independently, which provides flexibility and security, ensuring that the resources and deployments of one tenant do not interfere with another. This setup supports a scalable and manageable approach to infrastructure and service management across large and complex environments.

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VMware Aria Automation Multi-Organization Configuration Documentation

In VMware Aria Automation SaaS, Pricing Cards are used to define and manage the cost estimation for deployments across various cloud services. One specific use case that can be implemented using Pricing Cards is providing a monthly price overview for AWS EC2 deployments. This overview helps organizations understand and manage their cloud costs by providing detailed information on the expenses associated with their AWS EC2 instances on a monthly basis. This functionality is crucial for budgeting, cost optimization, and financial planning within cloud environments.

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VMware Aria Automation Pricing Cards Documentation

In VMware Aria Automation, certain network types support the ability to deploy on-demand security groups. These include:

Routed Networks (A)- Routed networks, also known as routed network profiles, support the deployment of on-demand networks and security groups. This type allows dynamic creation of network segments with their own subnets, routers, and firewall rules.

Private Networks (E)- Private networks, while not publicly accessible, support on-demand security groups for isolating and securing the deployed resources within the private network scope.

These network types facilitate enhanced security and flexibility, allowing administrators to enforce network security policies dynamically as new workloads are deployed.

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VMware Aria Automation: Network Profile Configuration

Using Network Profiles for On-demand Security Groups

The VMware Aria Suite Easy Installer is a tool designed to streamline the installation process for several VMware products, including VMware Aria Automation. Among its functions, it provides the capability to register VMware Aria Automation with vCenter Single Sign-On (SSO). This integration is essential for enabling centralized authentication and ensuring seamless interaction between VMware Aria Automation and other VMware components within the vCenter infrastructure. The Easy Installer automates and simplifies this registration process, reducing the manual steps required and minimizing the risk of configuration errors.

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Installing VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle with Easy Installer for VMware Aria Automation and Workspace ONE Access

Install VMware Aria Automation by using VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Easy Installer

When requesting a catalog item in VMware Aria Automation, certain fields are mandatory to ensure proper configuration and resource allocation. Even if no additional inputs have been added to the automation template and the custom form is not enabled, the following fields are always required:

Project:This field specifies the project under which the deployment will be managed. It defines the scope and access permissions for the resources being deployed.

Deployment name:This field provides a unique identifier for the deployment, allowing administrators and users to easily manage and reference the specific deployment within the VMware Aria Automation portal.

These mandatory fields ensure that the deployment is correctly associated with the appropriate project and can be easily identified and managed.

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VMware Aria Automation Form Customization Guide

VMware Aria Automation User Guide

VMware Aria Automation supports multiple scripting languages for writing Action Based Extensibility (ABX) code, including PowerShell, Python, and NodeJS. These languages allow administrators to create custom automation scripts that can be executed in response to various events or as part of a workflow, providing flexibility and control over the automation processes within VMware Aria Automation.

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VMware Aria Automation Documentation

Create a new Image Mapping within VMware Aria Automation Assembler: This step involves creating an image mapping that references the base image. It ensures that your deployment configurations are applied to the correct base image.

Select the original Linux OS Virtual Machine template as the base image: Instead of creating a new template, use the existing Linux OS template, minimizing the number of templates required.

Add the required configuration into the cloud configuration: This step ensures that additional configurations, such as creating local users and groups, are applied during the deployment process irrespective of the cloud template.

Save the image mapping: Finalize and save the image mapping to make it available for use in deployments.

These steps minimize the number of VM templates by reusing the existing template and ensure that additional configurations are always applied through the cloud configuration.

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Getting Started with VMware Aria Automation

VMware Aria Automation 8.10 Reference Architecture Guide