Manage VMware Aria Suite Core Infrastructure

Managing an SDDC involves many, often repetitive, operations. In VMware Aria Suite, you can use VMware Orchestrator to manage complex processes through workflows.

With the cloud management layer, you can build macro-like workflows that automate manual processes. Orchestration makes it possible to deliver repeatable operations.

Within the cloud management layer, workflows can be triggered automatically or manually.

VVMware Automation can trigger VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator workflows.
You can also publish workflows in your service catalog and trigger them manually.

Establishing the orchestration engine early in the process benefits all levels of customer maturity and provides a foundation that the rest of the solution builds on. Deploy at least one vCenter Server instance for each vCenter Server system in your environment depending on your scale requirements.

The orchestration layer contains the following main elements.

VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator
VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator plug-ins

Orchestration Layer of VMware Aria Suite — Figure 1. Design of the VMware Aria Suite Orchestration Layer

Table 1. Components of the VMware Aria Suite Orchestration Layer
Component	Description
VMware Aria Automation OrchestratorAppliance	You can deploy VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator as a virtual appliance. The VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator Appliance, running in stand-alone mode, not HA, is the recommended approach for smaller deployments.
Authentication	Provided by Active Directory or vCenter Single Sign-On.
VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator configuration interface	Use the Web-based configuration interface to configure the appliance database, TLS certificate, license, and so on.
VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator designer interface	Use the Web-based designer interface to create and customize workflows.
vCenter Server plug-in	Use the VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator plug-in to manage multiple vCenter Server instances. The plug-in provides a library of standard workflows that automate vCenter Server operations.
Multi Node plug-in	Use the VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator multinode plug-in to remotely manage VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator and workflow execution.