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DSM 2.2: Object Store Service (Video)
A short video on the new DSM 2.2 Object Store service to complement my earlier blog post on the new Data Service Manager 2.2 Object Store service. This service is delivered in partnership with MinIO. This will allow our customers to provision and monitor object stores on vSphere infrastructure. Note that this is a “tech preview” and should not yet be used in production. However, we encourage customers to try and it out and send us their feedback as part of a “proof of concept” or PoC. Also…Read More
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In this Part-2 recording I will cover the VMware Aria Automation Upgrade from 8.16 to 8.18 Using VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Manager aka vRLCM.
My Lab Environment:
VMware Aria Automation 8.16 – Single node instance
VMware Workspace One Access 3.3.7 (vIDM) -Single node instance
VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.18
Prerequisites: follow the VMware Aria Suites products upgrade sequences. in my case I have already upgraded the vRLCM 8.16 to 8.18 and vIDM 3.3.6 to 3.3.7 before starting the Aria Automation Upgrade.
I strongly recommend to read through the VMware Aria automation 8.18 release notes and Product Support Pack Release notes, make sure system requirements are met.
Before starting the upgrade check the VMware products interoperability and upgrade path using https://interopmatrix.broadcom.com/ portal.
Refer the VMware Aria Automation documentation for more information.
Lets take look at the vRA upgrade recording.
Part-1 VMware Aria Automation 8.16 Installation by Using VMware Aria Suite Easy Installer.
In this recording will cover the installation and Quick start launch of Aria Automation 8.16 using VMware Aria Suite Easy Installer.
The following steps need to complete before start installation.
1. Download the VMware Aria Automation lifecycle installer ISO
2. Pre-stage the DNS records for the following instances:
a. VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle aka vRLCM
b. VMware Identity Manager aka (vIDM)
c. VMware Aria Automation aka (vRA)
Note: This is lab environment I have installed standalone instance of vIDM and vRA for the Production deployment you must deploy the cluster instances which required the external load balancer.
References:
Install Aria Automation by using VMware Aria Suite lifecycle easy installer
VMware Aria Automation documentation
Part-2, VCF DSM 2.1.1, In this recording will cover the Installation and Basic configuration of DSM 2.1.1 Release.
The following steps are covered in this video:
1. Instatllion of DSM appliance using vCenter UI
2. DSM vCenter client plugin registration
3. Creation of DSM IT Policy using vCetner console (IT Policy, IP Pools, VM Class)
4. DSM User Permission and DSM Local user account creations (DSM Admin and DSM users account)
5. Active Directory Service integration with DSM (Import AD trusted root certificate)
6. Active Directory User Groups settings
7. Verification of DSM RBAC using both DSM users and AD users accounts.
8. Enable Data Services templates for MySQL and Postgres
9. Create or Provision PostgreSQL standalone instance
10. Connect to Postgres database instance using pgAdmin.
Refer the VMware documentation to know more about DSM 2.1.1 Installation and Configurations
VCF DSM or VMware Data Service Manager 2.1 and 2.1.1 release includes the following new features and improvements.
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