Managing Hitachi Ops Center Automator (TSI2690)

This course provides the necessary tools to automate and simplify the end-to-end storage provisioning process for storage and data center administrators. The course covers the features and key concepts of Hitachi Ops Center Automator including the Service Builder. It defines the roles and responsibilities of the storage administrators. Hands-on labs provide the opportunity to practice the concepts learned during the course.

 

Course Objectives

When you complete this course, you should be able to:

  • Describe Hitachi Ops Center Automator
  • Use the GUI to perform basic administration tasks
  • Perform management tasks
  • Describe the usage of Smart Provisioning
  • Provide an overview of Service Builder
  • List the steps for creating and editing service templates
  • List the steps for creating and editing plug-ins
  • Describe how service templates are release processed
  • Use Ops Center Automator Command Line Interface
  • Describe and use Ops Center Automator REST API
  • Describe how Ops Center Automator REST API can be used for integration

 

Course Availability

  • Employees
  • Customers
  • Partners

 

Target Audience

  • Administration

 

Required Knowledge and Skills

  • Basic knowledge of Hitachi Ops Center
  • Basic knowledge of storage concepts

 

Prerequisites

  • TXI3932 - Working With Hitachi Ops Center (Recommended)

 

Supplemental Courses

  • TSI2929 - Managing Hitachi Ops Center Administrator
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Course Outline

1. Hitachi Ops Center Automator Overview

  • Module Objectives
  • Introducing Automator
  • Automator Features
    • Orchestrated Resource Management
    • Service Catalog
    • Simplified Workflow with HTML
    • From HDvM to Configuration Manager REST API Automator Transition
    • Automator Configuration
  • Automator Architecture
    • Hitachi Ops Center Automator
    • Ops Center Automator - Key Terms
    • Grouping Infrastructure and Access Control
  • Automator Use Cases
    • Automator: Key Use Cases
    • Smart Provisioning
    • ServiceNow Integration
    • 3rd Party Tools Integration
    • Cloud Environment Management
    • Online Migration

 

2. GUI Overview and Administration

  • Module Objectives
  • Login through Ops Center
  • Login directly to Automator
  • GUI Components
  • Dashboard Tab
  • Services Tab
  • Tasks Tab
  • Service Templates Tab
  • Administration Tab
  • Hitachi Ops Center Automator Administration
  • Automator – Set Up Workflow
  • Automator User Workflow by Role
  • Automator User Workflow – Use Cases and Core Features
  • Automator Grouping –
    • Service Grouping and Access Control
    • User Groups
    • Service Groups
    • Infrastructure Groups
    • Storage Profiles
    • Storage Profile (Default Setting)
    • Storage Profile and Infrastructure Group
  • Automator Web Service Connection Settings
  • User Management – Create Users

 

3. Services Management

  • Module Objectives
  • Automator User Workflow by Role
  • Automator Template and Service and Task Management
  • Automator Template and Service
  • Services Management
    • Create, Test, and Release a Service
    • Creating or Editing a Service
    • Testing a Service
    • Releasing a Service
  • Services Management
    • Request (Run) a Service
    • Submitting a Service
  • Services Management – Other Actions
    • Managing Tasks
    • Manage Tasks
    • Service Templates
    • Importing a Released Service Template
    • Exporting a Service Template
    • Updating a Service Template Version
  • Ops Center Automator Video – Service Management

 

4. Smart Provisioning

  • Module Objectives
  • Smart Provisioning
  • Value (Recap)
  • System Configuration
  • List of New Features
  • Step 1: Distribute Ports
  • Step 2: Specify Disk Type
  • Step 3: Ops Center Analyzer Integration
    • Prerequisite Setup
    • Performance Metrics
    • User Settings
    • Performance Criteria
    • Pool Selection Algorithm
  • Step 4: Host selection

 

5. Service Builder

  • Module Objectives
  • Service Builder Overview
  • Built-In Plug-In Components
  • Custom Plug-In Components
  • Service Builder Debugger
  • Active Learning Exercise: Writing Less-Than-a-Minute Paper
  • Service Development or Test Process
  • Service Builder Use Case: Overview
  • Service Builder Use Case Workflow:
    • Build the Service Template
    • Release the Service Template
    • Verify Service Template
  • Active Learning Exercise: Raise Your Hands If You Know It!
  • How to Create Service Template That Executes User Script
  • What You Can Do
  • How to Execute Script
  • How to Use “General Command Plug-in”
    • Using General Command Plug-in
    • How to Use General Command Plug-in
    • How Automator Accesses Host and Configures
  • How Automator Accesses to Host and Configures
  • Active Learning Exercise: Writing Less-Than-a-Minute Paper
  • Create Custom Plug-in
    • Workflow to Create Custom Plug-in
    • Active Learning Exercise: Group Discussion

 

6. Command Line Interface (CLI)

  • Module Objectives
  • Ops Center Automator CLI Overview
  • All Command List of CLI

 

7. Ops Center Automator REST API

  • Module Objectives
  • Ops Center Automator API Overview
  • Automator API List
  • Active Learning Exercise: Group Discussion
  • Automator API Use Case
    • User Case – API: Step 1-3
  • Integration With Third Party Tools
    • Integration Scenario
      • Calling Ops Center Automator Service From Third Party Tool
      • Calling Third Party Tool From Ops Center Automator Service
    • ServiceNow Workflow Integration Example
    • Service Definition: Allocate Volumes With Approval Service Process
    • ServiceNow Workflow Integration
  • Active Learning Exercise: Writing Less-Than-a-Minute Paper
  • Demo ServiceNow Workflow Integration – OPTIONAL

 

L A B S

Lab 1: Ops Center Automator Navigation

  • Activity 1: Login to Ops Center Automator
  • Activity 2: Install Automator License Key
  • Activity 3: Validate Storage Configuration
  • Activity 4: Navigate GUI

 

Lab 2: Ops Center Automator Administration

  • Activity 1: Configuring Connection Settings
  • Activity 2: Setup a User and Permissions
  • Activity 3: Create User Group
  • Activity 4: Create Infrastructure Group
  • Activity 5: Create Service Group

 

Lab 3: Service Management

  • Activity 1: Create Service
  • Activity 2: Test Service
  • Activity 3: Release Service
  • Activity 4: Submit Service (as End User)

 

Lab 4: Service Builder

  • Activity 1: Create Approval.cmd file
  • Activity 2: Create Agentless Remote Connection
  • Activity 3: Create Custom Plug-In (for Approval)
  • Activity 4: Create Service Template and Release
  • Activity 5: Create and Test Service

 

Lab 5: Ops Center Automator REST API

  • Activity: Use the Ops Center Automator REST API
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