Opalis IP for VMware Infrastructure 3
End-to-end automation for VMware Virtual Infrastructure
The Opalis Integration Pack for VMware Infrastructure 3 provides end-to-end IT process automation that leverages VMware virtual infrastructure, together enabling organizations to define and automate best practices in heterogeneous physical and virtual environments, including:
Incident and Problem Management
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Automate diagnostic tests to filter out false-positives
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Automate root-cause analysis to isolate whether the problem is physical or virtual
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Automate escalation and notification procedures
Change and Configuration Management
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Automate the provisioning and decommissioning of virtual machines
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Automate configuration of virtual machines by integrating with asset/capacity systems
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Apply patches and system updates to online and offline machines
Maintenance Procedures and Disaster Recovery
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Automate image archiving, snapshot, backup process, and restoration processes
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Pause monitoring of systems during maintenance hours to prevent alert storms
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Generate service desk tickets and update status during each step in the process
Example Policies
1. End-to-end provisioning process of a virtual machine
This Opalis policy orchestrates and integrates a service desk, CMDB, and network tool with VMware to automate the provisioning a new virtual server.
2. End-to-end change and configuration management process
This Opalis policy automates a patch deployment tool when a service desk ticket is created.
3. End-to-end disaster recovery and backup process
This Opalis policy tests the disaster recovery process when a service desk ticket is created.
4. Automate fault management to eliminate downtime & improve response time
Automating incident management tasks optimizes service levels and eliminates downtime by fixing issues quickly. With Opalis, you can integrate existing management with your virtual environment to detect errors, run root-cause analysis to isolate whether the issues is based on the physical host or a VM issue, and take corrective action by fixing the hardware issue or provisioning a new server to replace the server.
This Opalis policy determines the root cause of errors by automating diagnostic procedures and corrective actions to identify if an alert is caused by a Virtual Machine or the ESX Host.
5. Automate VM decommissioning to simplify management and eliminate unnecessary storage usage
Standardizing IT activity into repeatable, reliable and reportable processes enforces best practices and minimizes the time IT staff spend on repetitive maintenance and clean up tasks such as decommissioning expired VMs. Automating the removal of expired VMs also eliminates unnecessary usage of costly storage while ensuring VMs are under controlled management.
This Opalis policy checks for VMs that are no longer in use and removes them from the infrastructure to reduce unnecessary storage usage and prevent additional hardware costs.
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Supports VMware VirtualCenter 2 or later
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