This is part of a series of posts. Learn how to adopt CI/CD practices and a mature Software Development Lifecycle with vRealize Orchestrator and the VMware vRealize Build Tools.
Read MoreMicrosoft AD / DNS Integration over SSH
This is a retake on an older post of mine but now includes integration information for vRA 7. No more WinRM, no more Downloading and Installing stuff on DEMs. We just execute Powershell via SSH.
This post is seriously cool - it applies to technologies like Puppet, Chef and Ansible too.
In fact, I have some sample Ansible code that shows the use case here too.
Read MoreExecuting Powershell over SSH (no WinRM, no powershell plugin)
A simple, easy-to-implement, WinRM-Free solution for executing Powershell over SSH!
No more multi-hop nightmares and CredSSP woes!
Securing vRO with a CA SSL Certificate
Information on how to change the default SSL self-signed cert in a highly available configuration of vRO 6.x Appliances (Not tested on 7.x), using CA issued SAN certs or similar.
Read MoreApplying a vCenter Customization Spec Dynamically in vRA / vRO
This article shows you how to reduce or negate blueprint sprawl attributed to having multiple customization specs per environment, or per domain.
It involves some vRO integration, scripting, custom properties and a simple concept.
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