The name of the base system (platform): | VMware vRealize Suite |
Developers: | VMware |
Last Release Date: | 2020/04/21 |
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VMware vRealize Orchestrator is technology of simplification of automation of IT processes and support of integration with the VMware vCloud Suite components.
2020: vRealize Orchestrator 8.1
On April 21, 2020 it became known that the VMware company released update of the solution VMware vRealize Orchestrator 8.1. This means is intended for automation of workflows in virtual infrastructure at the expense of a skriptovaniye and orchestration of the sequence of routine transactions at management of virtual environment.
Changes and additions in vRO 8.1 mentioned by the developer:
- Treelike submission of hierarchical folders. Function which was in earlier versions and was gone then from vRO, returned and allows users to organize and browse conveniently objects in the form of a tree.
- The Run and Debug elements for workflows. Users can perform operations of start and debugging without the need for their adding in workflow.
- The scheme Debug workflow - it is possible to add the break point to certain elements in schemes for workflows.
- Opportunity a dense forest of set of changes during Git brunches. During the work with versions of content in a repository of Git, vRO allows users to select, configure and zapushit changes during different brunches. For this function the license vRealize Automation is necessary.
- Several languages for scripts: PowerShell, Node.js, Python. vRealize Orchestrator 8.1 adds support of PowerCLI 11/Powershell 6.2, Node.js 12, and Python 3.7. The license vRealize Automation is for this purpose also necessary.
- Support of Syslog service - it is possible to configure integration with services of logging for one or several remote servers of syslog.
- Graphic comparison of versions of schemes of workflows - this opportunity allows to define visually what changes were made to the next version of workflow.
- Update of API of plug-ins for support of vSphere 6.7.[1]
2016
Features of VMware vRealize Orchestrator
According to information for August, 2016 the product VMware vRealize Orchestrator is intended for setup and expansion of opportunities of providing IT services and management that provides effective interaction of the solution with the operating mechanisms, processes and elements of infrastructure.
Among features there are solutions:
- well-tried remedy of automation of workflows
- fast design and deployment of scalable workflows for automation of difficult IT tasks.
- the accelerated process automation
- use of workflows and the connected modules vRealize Orchestrator for expansion of opportunities of the solution VMware vCloud Suite and the vSphere platform. In Cloud Management Marketplace Online store on the VMware Solution Exchange portal the library of workflows and the connected modules for vRealize Orchestrator created by specialists of VMware and partners of the company is provided.
- effective abilities to manage
- creation of own connected modules for use in workflows, without waiting for updating existing or official release of new modules. The universal connected modules provide automatic creation of workflows using the SOAP protocol, the REST interface and scenarios of PowerShell.
- open, flexible architecture
- automation of tasks of management and operation for applications of VMware and third-party suppliers (including platforms of technical support, a change management system and IT resources).
- setup and expansion of means of providing IT services as a part of vRealize Automation
- automation of providing new IT services and change of parameters of the existing opportunities of infrastructure and services of the vRealize Automation applications using workflows and the connected modules vRealize Orchestrator.
- automation of troubleshooting using vRealize Operations
- use of workflows of vRealize Orchestrator for the automatic problem resolution of operation revealed using vRealize Operations by means of use of a packet of workflows of correction.
vRealize Orchestrator 7.1
On August 25, 2016 the VMware company submitted version 7.1 of the vRealize Orchestrator system.
The release of a product included changes[2]:
- an opportunity to start a configuration from one node on all others in a cluster, to reboot all nodes from one of nodes.
- monitoring of differences of configurations between cluster nodes using reference configurations which are performed or is expected in Control Center.
- support of the Swagger development environment for adding of a host through REST in a plug-in HTTP-REST.
- search capabilities in a plug-in Active Directory are upgraded.
- support of breakdown of information on pages for issue in results of requests of a plug-in Active Directory.
- support of REST API for some elements is added.
2015: Representation of VMware vRealize Orchestrator 6
Representation of software of VMware vRealize Orchestrator 6, (2015)