<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>vrealize</title>
	<atom:link href="https://automationpro.co.uk/tag/vrealize/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>https://automationpro.co.uk</link>
	<description></description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 11:03:27 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-GB</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>
	hourly	</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>
	1	</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4</generator>

<image>
	<url>https://i0.wp.com/automationpro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-white_logo_black_background.png?fit=32%2C32&#038;ssl=1</url>
	<title>vrealize</title>
	<link>https://automationpro.co.uk</link>
	<width>32</width>
	<height>32</height>
</image> 
<site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">190265612</site>	<item>
		<title>Import Binaries for Aria Products into Aria Lifecycle Manager (8.18.1)</title>
		<link>https://automationpro.co.uk/import-binaries-for-aria-products-into-aria-lifecycle-manager-8-18-1</link>
					<comments>https://automationpro.co.uk/import-binaries-for-aria-products-into-aria-lifecycle-manager-8-18-1#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul_davey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 11:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Aria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LifeCycle Manager]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lifecycle manager]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vmware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vrealize]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://automationpro.co.uk/?p=1490</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s Simple Isn&#8217;t It? A few versions back you could configure access to your myvmware.com account which meant you could easily download and import into the vRLCM appliance, the installable binaries for Aria products. This is no longer available. Figure1: You can no longer configure access to what&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://automationpro.co.uk/import-binaries-for-aria-products-into-aria-lifecycle-manager-8-18-1/feed</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1490</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Getting Started with Aria Automation Config &#8211; Part Four</title>
		<link>https://automationpro.co.uk/getting-started-with-aria-automation-config-part-four</link>
					<comments>https://automationpro.co.uk/getting-started-with-aria-automation-config-part-four#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul_davey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Automation Config]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[automation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saltstack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vmware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vrealize]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://automationpro.co.uk/?p=1457</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[An Introduction to Jobs In a series of posts, I am going to take you through setting up the Automation Config product, manually enabling management of deployed systems, creating a custom desired state and eventually integrating with your Cloud templates. This specific post will take you through the&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://automationpro.co.uk/getting-started-with-aria-automation-config-part-four/feed</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1457</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Getting Started with Aria Automation Config &#8211; Part Three</title>
		<link>https://automationpro.co.uk/getting-started-with-aria-automation-config-part-three</link>
					<comments>https://automationpro.co.uk/getting-started-with-aria-automation-config-part-three#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul_davey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2022 12:46:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Automation Config]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[automation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saltstack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vmware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vrealize]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://automationpro.co.uk/?p=1427</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Manually Deploy Salt Minion In a series of posts, I am going to take you through setting up the Automation Config product, manually enabling management of deployed systems, creating a custom desired state and eventually integrating with your Cloud templates. This specific post will demonstrate how to install&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://automationpro.co.uk/getting-started-with-aria-automation-config-part-three/feed</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1427</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Getting Started with Aria Automation Config &#8211; Part Two</title>
		<link>https://automationpro.co.uk/getting-started-with-aria-automation-config-part-two</link>
					<comments>https://automationpro.co.uk/getting-started-with-aria-automation-config-part-two#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul_davey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2022 18:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Automation Config]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[automation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saltstack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vmware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vrealize]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://automationpro.co.uk/?p=1414</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[External Authentication In a series of posts, I am going to take you through setting up the Automation Config product, manually enabling management of deployed systems, creating a custom desired state and eventually integrating with your Cloud templates. This specific post will cover up configuring LDAP integration with&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://automationpro.co.uk/getting-started-with-aria-automation-config-part-two/feed</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1414</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Getting Started with Aria Automation Config &#8211; Part One</title>
		<link>https://automationpro.co.uk/getting-started-with-aria-automation-config-part-one</link>
					<comments>https://automationpro.co.uk/getting-started-with-aria-automation-config-part-one#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul_davey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Automation Config]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[automation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saltstack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vmware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vrealize]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://automationpro.co.uk/?p=1401</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Initial Deployment The Aria Automation Config system allows you to define the applications, files, and other settings that should be present on a given system. Once configured, the system is continuously evaluated against a configuration and changes are made as and when needed. Now tightly integrated into the&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://automationpro.co.uk/getting-started-with-aria-automation-config-part-one/feed</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1401</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Getting Started with Aria Automation Config</title>
		<link>https://automationpro.co.uk/getting-started-with-aria-automation-config</link>
					<comments>https://automationpro.co.uk/getting-started-with-aria-automation-config#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul_davey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Automation Config]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[automation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saltstack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vmware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vrealize]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://automationpro.co.uk/?p=1441</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[In a series of posts, I am going to take you through setting up the Aria Automation Config product (formerly known as Salt), manually enabling management of deployed systems, creating a custom desired state and eventually integrating with your Cloud templates (and hopefully even more!) Series Overview Part&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://automationpro.co.uk/getting-started-with-aria-automation-config/feed</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1441</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Preparing An Ubuntu 22.x VM for Cloud-init &#038; VMware Aria Automation</title>
		<link>https://automationpro.co.uk/preparing-an-ubuntu-22-x-vm-for-cloud-init-vmware-aria-automation</link>
					<comments>https://automationpro.co.uk/preparing-an-ubuntu-22-x-vm-for-cloud-init-vmware-aria-automation#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul_davey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Automation Config]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[automation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cloud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cloudinit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saltstack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vmware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vrealize]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://automationpro.co.uk/?p=1473</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Overview I recently wanted to create a template in vSphere that I would use from VMware Aria Automation. I did not want to use vSphere customisation specifications, but rather cloud-init (and just cloud-init). There are many posts out there all differing from one another on how to prepare&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://automationpro.co.uk/preparing-an-ubuntu-22-x-vm-for-cloud-init-vmware-aria-automation/feed</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1473</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>vRA8 Custom Properties &#8211; The Great Spring Clean</title>
		<link>https://automationpro.co.uk/custom-properties-the-great-spring-clean</link>
					<comments>https://automationpro.co.uk/custom-properties-the-great-spring-clean#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul_davey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 12:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[vRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[code]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[propertiesproperty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[standards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vexpert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vra8]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vrealize]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yaml]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://automationpro.co.uk/?p=1370</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Of late I have been working on a number of Cloud Templates that require quite an extensive set of custom properties to be set. These custom properties are used to enable further configuration to take place during the deployment process. Additionally, some contain computed values that are then&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://automationpro.co.uk/custom-properties-the-great-spring-clean/feed</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1370</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Jira integration with vRA8 Python ABX</title>
		<link>https://automationpro.co.uk/jira-integration-with-vra8-python-abx</link>
					<comments>https://automationpro.co.uk/jira-integration-with-vra8-python-abx#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul_davey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 22:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[vRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abx]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jira]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[python]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vexpert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vra8]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vrealize]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://automationpro.co.uk/?p=1352</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[I thought for a bit of a laugh I would challenge myself to create an ABX action to raise a Jira ticket when a deployment fails. In the end it wasn&#8217;t too difficult and it certainly shows that there could be some good further use cases for integration&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://automationpro.co.uk/jira-integration-with-vra8-python-abx/feed</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1352</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Outbound Notifications for LifeCycle Manager</title>
		<link>https://automationpro.co.uk/outbound-notifications-for-lifecycle-manager</link>
					<comments>https://automationpro.co.uk/outbound-notifications-for-lifecycle-manager#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul_davey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 13:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[LifeCycle Manager]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[automation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[config]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[configuration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[email]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lifecycle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lifecycle manager]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manager]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notifications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[slack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vmware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vrealize]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://automationpro.co.uk/?p=1292</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The release of vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.6 contained a new feature that may have flown under your radar, but I believe is a great addition to an already great product. Introducing Outbound Notifications! Introducing Outbound Notifications This new feature enables you to configure Lifecycle Manager to send&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://automationpro.co.uk/outbound-notifications-for-lifecycle-manager/feed</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1292</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>vRA8 Volume Expansion</title>
		<link>https://automationpro.co.uk/vra8-volume-expansion</link>
					<comments>https://automationpro.co.uk/vra8-volume-expansion#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul_davey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2022 10:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[vRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[issue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[log]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[size]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[var]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vrealize]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://automationpro.co.uk/?p=1284</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[So, first day back to work in the new year and I immediately have a problem in my home lab with vRA8. Simply put, it isn&#8217;t behaving. With some investigation I discovered that /var/log was full (100% utilised space on the volume). What to do? What to do?!?&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://automationpro.co.uk/vra8-volume-expansion/feed</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1284</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Simplistic considered coding practices</title>
		<link>https://automationpro.co.uk/simplistic-considered-coding-practices</link>
					<comments>https://automationpro.co.uk/simplistic-considered-coding-practices#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul_davey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2021 19:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[vRO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[best]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[code]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guidelines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[javascript]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vrealize]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vro]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://automationpro.co.uk/?p=1274</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Recently I have been asked about my methods for creating dummy data, coding styles, coding habits, how to &#8230;. well, just about every aspect of how I like to code in vRO. In fact, how I like to code in vRO is how I like to code in&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://automationpro.co.uk/simplistic-considered-coding-practices/feed</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1274</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Simple Testing of vRA Payloads in vRO</title>
		<link>https://automationpro.co.uk/simple-testing-of-vra-payloads-in-vro</link>
					<comments>https://automationpro.co.uk/simple-testing-of-vra-payloads-in-vro#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul_davey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2021 21:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[vRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[payload]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[subscriptions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vmware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vra8]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vrealize]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vro]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://automationpro.co.uk/?p=1258</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Something that I have had to do a lot of is working on subscription event based vRO workflows and ABX actions. The frustrating thing can be that you want to be able to develop in vRO using the vRA payload, without having to constantly ask vRA to create&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://automationpro.co.uk/simple-testing-of-vra-payloads-in-vro/feed</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1258</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>ABX Send Email via MS Exchange 2019 with Python</title>
		<link>https://automationpro.co.uk/abx-send-email-via-ms-exchange-2019-with-python</link>
					<comments>https://automationpro.co.uk/abx-send-email-via-ms-exchange-2019-with-python#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul_davey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2021 09:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[vRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2019]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abx]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[email]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exchange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[python]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vra8]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vrealize]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://automationpro.co.uk/?p=1240</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[If you have reviewed some of my other posts here on automationpro.co.uk, you will know that I&#8217;m a fan of the ABX functionality in vRA8. Something that I have been wanting to accomplish for a while is sending an email from an ABX. There are some awesome posts&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://automationpro.co.uk/abx-send-email-via-ms-exchange-2019-with-python/feed</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1240</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Panic! vIDM root password has expired &#038; cancelling ongoing resets</title>
		<link>https://automationpro.co.uk/panic-vidm-root-password-has-expired-how-to-cancel-ongoing-password-reset-requirements</link>
					<comments>https://automationpro.co.uk/panic-vidm-root-password-has-expired-how-to-cancel-ongoing-password-reset-requirements#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul_davey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 18:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[vidm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VMware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expiry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[identity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[identity manager]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manager]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[password]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[root]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tutorial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vrealize]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://automationpro.co.uk/?p=1226</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The problem Today I wanted to kick off a &#8216;Product Inventory Sync&#8217; of my global environment in Lifecycle Manager before performing some upgrades. But, after a few minutes it failed. The error message suggested that I check to see if the root password had expired. When I logged&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://automationpro.co.uk/panic-vidm-root-password-has-expired-how-to-cancel-ongoing-password-reset-requirements/feed</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1226</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Ansible &#038; vRA integration in the palm of your hand</title>
		<link>https://automationpro.co.uk/ansible-vra-integration-in-the-palm-of-your-hand</link>
					<comments>https://automationpro.co.uk/ansible-vra-integration-in-the-palm-of-your-hand#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul_davey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2021 10:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Ansible]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ansible]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[automation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cloud assembly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tutorial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vra8]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vrealize]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://automationpro.co.uk/?p=1039</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[If you just want the script without the reading, download it here Integrating Ansible into vRA is a fantastic feature and not that hard to setup. VMware document the process themselves, and there are other numerous blog posts covering it as well, like this one or this one.&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://automationpro.co.uk/ansible-vra-integration-in-the-palm-of-your-hand/feed</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1039</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>ABX Action &#8211; OpenSSH to a Windows Server</title>
		<link>https://automationpro.co.uk/abx-action-openssh-to-a-windows-server</link>
					<comments>https://automationpro.co.uk/abx-action-openssh-to-a-windows-server#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul_davey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2021 11:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[vRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abx]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[double]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[openssl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[remote]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vmware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vra8]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vrealize]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[winrm]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://automationpro.co.uk/?p=1026</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Recently I needed to create a connection to a Windows server and perform some operations on it. From there I wanted to run commands on the Windows server itself, and I didn&#8217;t want to have to worry about double hop WinRM issues from PowerShell. I wanted something flexible&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://automationpro.co.uk/abx-action-openssh-to-a-windows-server/feed</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1026</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>ABX Action Fails: &#8216;You are required to change your password immediately (password expired)&#8217;</title>
		<link>https://automationpro.co.uk/abx-action-fails-you-are-required-to-change-your-password-immediately-password-expired</link>
					<comments>https://automationpro.co.uk/abx-action-fails-you-are-required-to-change-your-password-immediately-password-expired#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul_davey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2021 10:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[vRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abx]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[issue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[troubleshoot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vmware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vra8]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vrealize]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://automationpro.co.uk/?p=1020</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Whilst working with a customer to provide extensibility through ABX actions, I came across a documented issue that I wasn&#8217;t previously aware of. Whilst testing an ABX action I received the following error message: abx-service [host='abx-service-app-5c578445f7-j2w6m' thread='parallel-47' user='' org='' trace='' component='GatewayActionProvider' method='convertExceptions:437' actionRunI d='8a7480a179b68ffb0179e552568b1e1a' context='87aad62e-0d90-4a61-b265-8b3720239a00' tokenId='8eb4435a-be1f-4921-9ca3-d809625dce4c' parentTokenId='8bdaa86c-1a01-4714-8c8f-9b1d41a5d98f'] c.v.a.a.p.i.g.Gate&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://automationpro.co.uk/abx-action-fails-you-are-required-to-change-your-password-immediately-password-expired/feed</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1020</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>ABX DNS management with Python</title>
		<link>https://automationpro.co.uk/abx-dns-management-with-python</link>
					<comments>https://automationpro.co.uk/abx-dns-management-with-python#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul_davey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2021 13:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[vRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abx]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[python]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vra8]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vrealize]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://automationpro.co.uk/?p=1007</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[I have been playing around with vra8 actions for a while now and whilst it is a handy function, I have found some issues with the PowerShell implementation. However, Python based actions seem to execute just fine. Whilst playing around I came across what looked like a really&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://automationpro.co.uk/abx-dns-management-with-python/feed</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1007</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>VMware vRA 8.3 and Puppet Enterprise Integration Configuration</title>
		<link>https://automationpro.co.uk/vmware-vra-8-3-and-puppet-enterprise-integration-configuration</link>
					<comments>https://automationpro.co.uk/vmware-vra-8-3-and-puppet-enterprise-integration-configuration#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul_davey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 09:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Puppet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[automation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[configuration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[puppet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vmware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vra8]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vrealize]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://automationpro.co.uk/?p=883</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Having installed Puppet Enterprise in my home lab I decided I should hook it up to my vRA 8.3 installation using the native integration feature. Doing a quick Google search yielded a clear and simple blog post that outlined how to configure it for vRA 8.1. Following this&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://automationpro.co.uk/vmware-vra-8-3-and-puppet-enterprise-integration-configuration/feed</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">883</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Extensibility &#038; PowerShell &#8211; Playing the Property Game</title>
		<link>https://automationpro.co.uk/extensibility-powershell-playing-the-property-game</link>
					<comments>https://automationpro.co.uk/extensibility-powershell-playing-the-property-game#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul_davey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 22:26:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[vRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abx]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[automation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cloud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cloud assembly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[code]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[powershell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tutorial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vmware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vra8]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vrealize]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://automationpro.co.uk/?p=859</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Recently I have been having some fun and games with vRA 8.2, in particular, with the extensibility capabilities. With the introduction of PowerShell support for vRA actions, I thought I would have a little play and see what I could break. I&#8217;m On A MetaData Hunt.. Ok, so&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://automationpro.co.uk/extensibility-powershell-playing-the-property-game/feed</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">859</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>VMware vRA8 &#8211; Are People Missing The Point?</title>
		<link>https://automationpro.co.uk/vmware-vra8-are-people-missing-the-point</link>
					<comments>https://automationpro.co.uk/vmware-vra8-are-people-missing-the-point#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul_davey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2020 10:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[vRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[automation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cloud assembly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vra8]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vrealize]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://automationpro.co.uk/?p=816</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Since the announcement of VMware vRealize 8, migration has been a popular topic. I don&#8217;t mean deployment of vRA8 itself; that is handled [editor: very nicely I might add] by the new version of VMware Lifecycle Manager. Follow the wizard and sooner rather than later you will have&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://automationpro.co.uk/vmware-vra8-are-people-missing-the-point/feed</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">816</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>VMware vRA8 &#8211; Adding Microsoft Azure As A Cloud Zone</title>
		<link>https://automationpro.co.uk/adding-ms-azure-as-a-cloud-zone</link>
					<comments>https://automationpro.co.uk/adding-ms-azure-as-a-cloud-zone#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul_davey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2020 23:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[vRA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[automation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[azure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cloud assembly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vra8]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vrealize]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vsphere]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://automationpro.co.uk/?p=809</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[VMware vRealize Automation 8 is a leap forwards and certainly a far cry from what we all knew as vRealize Automation 7.x. A new code base with a new look, if you have any familiarity with VMware vRealize Automation Cloud (formerly Cloud Automation Services) software as a service&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://automationpro.co.uk/adding-ms-azure-as-a-cloud-zone/feed</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">809</post-id>	</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Homelab &#8211; In A Tiny Box</title>
		<link>https://automationpro.co.uk/the-homelab-in-a-tiny-box</link>
					<comments>https://automationpro.co.uk/the-homelab-in-a-tiny-box#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul_davey]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2020 13:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Homelab]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homelab]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lab]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nuc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vrealize]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vsphere]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://automationpro.co.uk/?p=773</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Like most I need &#8216;something&#8217; of a home lab for learning, testing and developing solutions on. My requirements are pretty straightforward. I mainly need a simple vSphere setup with vRA, vRO and a Windows Domain Controller providing Active Directory, DNS and DHCP. I had been running various VMs&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://automationpro.co.uk/the-homelab-in-a-tiny-box/feed</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">773</post-id>	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
