HPE Morpheus Enterprise Software Automation and Advanced Provisioning

H45ZCS

Course ID

H45ZCS

Duration

3 days

Format

ILT, VILT

Overview

This hands-on lab course teaches you how to use the automation capabilities of the HPE Morpheus Enterprise platform, including archives, variables, HPE Morpheus Enterprise API, inputs and option lists, cascading option lists, tasks, workflows, script templates, application blueprints and deployments. You have access to the VMs, services and automation code necessary to complete this course, but back-end services are not provided.


Course ID

H45ZCS

Duration

3 days

Format

ILT, VILT

  • Audience

    This course is ideal for HPE Morpheus Enterprise administrators, DevOps engineers, and automation personnel.


  • Prerequisites

    There are no prerequisites for this course, but we recommend you have the following before attending:

    • An understanding of the HPE Morpheus Enterprise platform and it’s base concepts
    • Knowledge of how to navigate and manage the HPE Morpheus Enterprise platform
    • Completed the HPE Morpheus Enterprise Software Administration course
  • Objectives

    After completing this course, you should be able to:

    • Use the archives capability
    • Use HPE Morpheus Enterprise environment variables in application provisioning automation
    • Understand the HPE Morpheus Enterprise REST API
    • Create and use input and option lists
    • Use script and file templates
    • Build and provision full application stack blueprints
    • Create and provision deployments into existing infrastructure
  • Certifications and related exams

    This course prepares you for the HPE Morpheus Enterprise Software Advanced Automation Specialist exam.


  • Course outline

Module 1: Automation Building Blocks


  • Archives
  • Cypher
  • Tasks
  • Workflows
  • Script templates
  • File templates

Module 2: Variables

  • HPE Morpheus Enterprise variables overview
  • Variable contexts
  • Pre-provisioning variables

Module 3: HPE Morpheus Enterprise API


  • HPE Morpheus Enterprise API overview
  • Authentication
  • Access tokens
  • Header, body, and response codes
  • HPE Morpheus Enterprise CLI

Module 4: Inputs and Option Lists


  • Inputs
  • Option lists
  • Translation scripts
  • Request scrips
  • Test inputs
  • Modify an instance type

Module 5: Automating with Tasks and Workflows


  • Zabbix server automation
  • Zabbix agent automation and lifecycle

Module 6: Automating with Script Templates


  • Automation of a Postgres
  • Automation orchestration using script templates

Module 7: Application Blueprints

  • Multi-tier application blueprint

Module 10: Deployments

  • HPE Morpheus Enterprise application deployments

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  • Lab outline

Lab 1: HPE Morpheus Enterprise Archives


  • Add NFS share
  • Create archive and upload files
  • View file links and downloads

Lab 2: Variables


  • Review variables used in labs
  • Setting variables when provisioning instances
  • Dumping variables
  • Exporting variables when provisioning applications

Lab 3: HPE Morpheus Enterprise API


  • Using API and Postman
  • Using HPE Morpheus Enterprise CLI
  • Using the CLI to generate API requests

Lab 4: Inputs and Option Lists


  • JSON server instance type
  • Create inputs and option lists for department and application
  • Create inputs and options lists for service owners
  • Using inputs and option lists

Lab 5: Automating with Tasks and Workflows


  • Zabbix server installation
  • Zabbix agent installation
  • Zabbix agent registration
  • Zabbix agent lifecycle
  • Provision VM for monitoring

Lab 6: Automating with Script Templates


  • Review automation building blocks for Postgres cluster automation
  • Configure clustered Portgres instance type, layout, and node type
  • Configure standalone Postgres layout and node type
  • Add variable for DB IP and port
  • Provision Postgres cluster

Lab 7: Application Blueprints


  • Review and configure ToDo automation
  • Create custom ToDo instance type
  • Create a ToDo blueprint
  • Provision the ToDo application

Lab 8: Deployments


  • Set up HPE Morpheus Enterprise for deployment
  • Perform a deployment

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