CBT Nuggets - vCenter Orchestrator 5.5 Foundations for vSphere Administrators

This VMware vCenter Orchestrator 5.5 video training course with Greg Shields introduces the foundations of datacenter orchestration and automation using VMware solutions. It discusses topics that are specifically relevant to vSphere virtual administrators, walking the viewer through a real-world use case that can be immediately implemented in a production vSphere environment.
Recommended skills:

Familiarity with virtualization concepts
Familiarity with VMware Workstation, VMware vSphere, and VMware vCenter Server
Familiarity with basic installation of Windows Server 2012 R2

Recommended equipment:
One or more desktop or laptop computers with a combined 16 GB of RAM
One or more copies of VMware Workstation (latest version), VMware ESXi v5.5 or greater, and VMware vCenter Server v5.5 or greater
SSD hard disks recommende

Related job functions:
IT professionals
Server administrators
Virtual administrators
Storage administrators
Network administrators

Ever wanted a self-service VM provisioning tool that was actually useful… because you created it? You can have one with vCenter Orchestrator and the skills you'll learn in this course.

vCenter Orchestrator 5.5 is a powerful tool for automating IT tasks. Using Orchestrator's graphical workspace, you’ll connect pre-built activity objects to quickly construct complex automation tasks. Almost no scripting is required. Once built, those tasks can be executed and/or scheduled from within the vSphere client, a customized Orchestrator web site, or other triggering mechanisms.

The hardest part about using Orchestrator is knowing where to start. This tool can be overwhelming. In this short "Foundations" course, veteran CBT Nuggets instructor Greg Shields offers a quick introduction to a handful of Orchestrator's most-useful features for vSphere administrators. You’ll participate in a real-world exercise that’ll leave you with a Orchestrator-driven, production-ready, self-service provisioning tool that you can immediately implement in your vSphere environment.