1. Course Introduction

• Introduction and course logistics
• Course objectives

2. Introducing VMware vCenter Orchestrator

• Features, benefits, and components of vCenter Orchestrator and vCloud Automation Center
• vCenter Orchestrator and vCloud Automation Center integration, prerequisites, and deployment

3. Working with VMware vCenter Orchestrator

• vCenter Orchestrator client
• vCenter Orchestrator content elements and vCenter Orchestrator inventory
• vCloud Automation Center and the vCloud Automation Center Advanced Service Designer interface

4. Using VMware vCenter Orchestrator Workflows to Build vCenter Orchestrator Components

• vCenter Orchestrator workflow elements
• Building and debugging vCenter Orchestrator workflows

5. VMware vCenter Orchestrator Workflow Development Concepts

• vCenter Orchestrator workflow editor GUI
• vCenter Orchestrator workflow components
• Information flow in vCenter Orchestrator workflows and parameter binding

6. Enhancing VMware vCenter Orchestrator Workflows

• Advanced vCenter Orchestrator workflow elements
• Configuration and resource elements
• Exception handling and user interactions
• vCenter Orchestrator workflow input presentation

7. Using VMware Infrastructure APIs with VMware vCenter Orchestrator

• vSphere automation and developer tools
• VMware vCenter Server inventory structure

8. VMware vCenter Orchestrator Workflows in the VMware vCloud Automation Center Machine Lifecycle

• Invoking vCenter Orchestrator workflows from vCloud Automation Center
• Managing vCloud Automation Center entities from vCenter Orchestrator
• Predefined vCloud Automation Center workflow templates

9. Working with the VMware vCloud Automation Center Advanced Service Designer

• Controlling vCenter Orchestrator services with the Advanced Service Designer
• Publishing vCenter Orchestrator workflows as vCloud Automation Center entities
• Creating vCloud Automation Center service blueprints that invoke vCenter Orchestrator workflows
• vCenter Orchestrator workflow resource actions and user interactions
• Advanced Service Designer endpoints

10. Integrating VMware vCenter Orchestrator with External Systems

• vCenter Orchestrator integration strategy
• vCenter Orchestrator plug-ins

11. Building VMware vCloud Automation Center Solutions

• Building and testing custom vCenter Orchestrator workflows for publishing with the Advanced Service Designer
• Extending, enhancing, and publishing custom vCenter Orchestrator workflows
• Testing vCloud Automation Center custom user request forms

12. Delivering VMware vCenter Orchestrator Workflows

• Documentation and version control of workflows
• Synchronizing workflows among vCenter Orchestrator servers
• Exporting and packaging workflows

13. Installing and Configuring VMware vCenter Orchestrator

• Installing vCenter Orchestrator
• Configuring vCenter Orchestrator

14. Making VMware vCenter Orchestrator Highly Available

• Configuring the SQL Server 2008 R2 database
• Configuring high availability using the Web interface and vCenter Orchestrator workflows
• Building custom vCenter Orchestrator workflows in vCenter Orchestrator instances  
• Testing vCenter Orchestrator high availability failover and failback features