In VMware Aria Automation, to ensure that all VMs' computer accounts for HR associates are created in a specified Organizational Unit (OU) within Active Directory, the native integration with Active Directory can be leveraged. This integration allows the administrator to configure and automate the placement of computer accounts into specific OUs during the provisioning process. This ensures compliance with organizational policies and simplifies the management of computer accounts within the Active Directory.

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VMware Aria Automation AD Integration

VMware Aria Automation Assembler is the service within VMware Aria Automation that allows an administrator to import released cloud templates and Amazon Web Services (AWS) CloudFormation templates for deployment. This service provides a central point for designing, creating, and managing cloud templates and blueprints, facilitating a streamlined process for deploying cloud resources across different environments.

By using Aria Automation Assembler, administrators can leverage pre-built templates, customize them as needed, and ensure that users can deploy consistent and compliant resources.

References

VMware Aria Automation Assembler Documentation

Importing Templates in VMware Aria Automation

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

In VMware Aria Automation, Kubernetes Zones allow administrators to define policy-based placement of Kubernetes clusters, namespaces, and supervisor namespaces. This feature helps ensure that Kubernetes resources are deployed in accordance with organizational policies andgovernance requirements, facilitating efficient and compliant resource management within the cloud infrastructure.

References:

VMware Aria Automation Documentation

Using capability tags in Automation Assembler

When synchronizing a new VMware Aria Automation template from a GitHub repository to a project in VMware Aria Automation, it's essential that the template includes specific metadata within its YAML code. The necessary metadata includes:

Name: This identifies the template uniquely within the system.

Version: This specifies the version of the template, allowing for version control and updates.

Without this metadata, the system cannot correctly identify and import the template, which results in the synchronization process failing to recognize the new template. By ensuring the YAML code of the template includes both the name and version, the administrator can successfully synchronize the template into the App-Dev project.

References

VMware Aria Automation Template Synchronization Documentation

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.

References

VMware Aria Automation Documentation

VMware Workspace ONE Access Documentation

VMware Technical Support routinely requests diagnostic information when you submit a support request. This diagnostic information contains product-specific logs and configuration files from the host on which the product runs.

Automation Orchestrator Appliance logs are stored in the /data/vco/usr/lib/vco/app-server/logs/ directory. You export the logs of your Automation Orchestrator Appliance deployment by logging in to the appliance command line and running the vracli log-bundle command. The generated log bundle is saved on the root folder of your Automation Orchestrator Appliance.

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Aria-Automation/8.17/Installing-Configuring-Automation-Orchestrator/GUID-0BA1B08B-7A94-45AD-ADFF-3440529E5F59.html#:~:text=Automation%20Orchestrator%20Appliance%20logs%20are,%2Dserver%2Flogs%2F%20directory .