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Administration |
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Multi-tenant support
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Supported
vCommander supports the concept of organizations to provide segregation between groups
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Supports both multiple users within an org or multiple orgs
https://docs.morpheusdata.com/en/3.5.0/administration/tenants/tenants.html
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Supported
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API published : click on details (i) for link
The vCommander REST API provides a comprehensive set of features, which are are highly beneficial to dev/test lab automation,
multi-tenant customer onboarding, and synchronization of asset inventory with third-party systems, to name a few.
http://ftp.embotics.com/REST/v2.5/vCommander%20REST%20API%20Getting%20Started%20Guide%20v2.5.pdf
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Yes
http://bertramdev.github.io/morpheus-apidoc/
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Click on details (i) for more info
https://docs.vmware.com/en/vRealize-Automation/7.3/vrealize-automation-73-programming-guide.pdf
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Configuration Management |
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Supported
You can configure vCommander to use the Chef IT automation platform. Requested VMs can be automatically deployed and configured as Chef nodes.
http://www.embotics.com/documentation/index.html?chef_integration.htm
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Natively integrates with Chef.
www.morpheusdata.com/integrations
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Supported, free plugin available via Chef
https://marketplace.vmware.com/vsx/solutions/chef-plugin-for-vrealize-orchestrator
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Supported
You can configure vCommander to use the Puppet Labs® IT automation system, Puppet. When you integrate vCommander with Puppet, you can automate repetitive configuration tasks for VMs provisioned with vCommander.
http://www.embotics.com/documentation/index.html?puppet_integration.htm
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Natively integrates with Puppet
www.morpheusdata.com/integrations
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Supported, free plugin available via Puppet. Paid plugin also available.
Plugin provided by Puppet: https://puppet.com/docs/pe/2017.2/vro_intro.html Paid plugin is available via Sovlabs - https://marketplace.vmware.com/vsx/solutions/puppet-enterprise-for-vrealize-automation
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Supported
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Natively integrates with Ansible
www.morpheusdata.com/integrations
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Only supported via paid plugin
Paid plugin is available via Sovlabs -Â https://marketplace.vmware.com/vsx/solutions/ansible-tower-for-vrealize-automation
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Supported
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Natively integrates with SaltStack
www.morpheusdata.com/integrations
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Supported, free plugin available via Saltstack
https://marketplace.vmware.com/vsx/solutions/vrealize-orchestrator-salt-plugin
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Ability to patch managed systems
Details
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Supported using scripting
User can apply update scripts that can be integrated into the vCommander change management workflows
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Supported
Workflows can be configured to do patch management
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Not supported
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Networking |
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Network Fencing isolation (Vmware only)
Provides the ability to deploy vCenter services to isolated networks where IP and MAC address conflicts are not possible, called fenced networks. To do so, a virtual router is deployed with the VMs or virtual services when you define a service as fenced. The deployment of the vRouter is handled entirely by vCommander, so you do not have to import the template or take any other action outside vCommander to make it available for use.
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Cisco ACI, VMware NSX, OpenStack Neutron
Cisco ACI, VMware NSX, OpenStack Neutron
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VMware NSX is fully supported
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Public cloud networking
Details
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Supports operational views. Deployment limited to use of templates (eg cloudformations)
Operational view capability summarised at http://docs.embotics.com/views_menu.htm
For details on network control see
http://docs.embotics.com/feature_support_matrix.htm
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Some mgmt visibility (eg of VPC). No ability to provision network resources
for more details see
https://support.morpheusdata.com/hc/en-us/articles/228499108-AWS-Integration
https://support.morpheusdata.com/hc/en-us/articles/228499128-Azure-Integration
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Public cloud networks are visible in vRealize Automation. Network creation/deletion is possible through vRealize Orchestrator.
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User-Defined Actions |
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Conditional Actions
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Supported
You can specify that workflow steps are executed only when specified conditions are met. Setting conditions can help you:
• Make a workflow more flexible - for example, you might want to install an antivirus program only on Windows VMs.
• Add an extra level of approval to a workflow - for example, if the user requests resource changes.
You can also make an entire workflow conditional by adding only a single conditional step to it.
http://www.embotics.com/documentation/index.html?manage_workflows.htm
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Yes
https://docs.morpheusdata.com/en/3.5.0/provisioning/automation/automation.html
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Yes, through vRealize Orchestrator
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Pre- and Post-Install Actions
Details
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Supported
Using Embotics® vCommander™, you can set up approval workflows pre-deployment, and completion
workflows post-deployment to help manage the service request process.
In addition, command workflows can be defined to allow tasks or commands to be carried out on deployed VMs.
http://www.embotics.com/documentation/index.html?manage_workflows.htm
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Yes
https://docs.morpheusdata.com/en/3.5.0/provisioning/automation/automation.html
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Yes, through the event broker and vRealize Orchestrator
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Scheduled Actions
Details
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Supported
vCommander provides a method of scheduling several types of tasks. Examples of these tasks are:
• Running a saved search
• Ggenerating a report
• Scanning a guest OS
• Purging historical data
http://www.embotics.com/documentation/index.html?scheduling_tasks.htm
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Yes
https://docs.morpheusdata.com/en/3.5.0/provisioning/automation/automation.html
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Yes, through vRealize Orchestrator
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Orchestration & Workflow |
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Supported
Using Embotics® vCommander™, you can set up approval workflows and completion workflows to help manage the service request process, and in addition, command workflows to allow tasks or commands to be carried out on deployed VMs.
http://www.embotics.com/documentation/index.html?manage_workflows.htm
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Yes
https://docs.morpheusdata.com/en/3.5.0/provisioning/automation/automation.html
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Supported
Workflow integration is possible through the vRA event broker and native integration with vRealize Orchestrator.
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3rd Party Orchestration
Details
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Supported via scripting framework
vCommander can call out to any other orchestration tool, like vRealize Orchestrator, HP Operations Orchestation, etc. Essentially if it has an API, then vCommander’s existing orchestration engine can call out to a third party passing the relevant context (tenant, application, cloud details, etc.).
http://www.embotics.com/support/kb/vcommander-scripting/
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Yes
HashiCorp Terraform and Microsot ARM
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Supported, through a vRealize Orchestrator plugins
https://solutionexchange.vmware.com/store/products/hp-operations-orchestration-plug-in-for-vmware-vcenter-orchestrator
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Supported
vCommander workflows allow you to add hooks in the workflows which are triggered by events. These can be triggered through a manual task, a scheduled task, a provisioning action, lifecycle activity, etc. When these events occur, there is the ability to trigger any arbitrary workflow. It is through this method that Webhooks is integrated as an orchestration tool http://www.embotics.com/support/kb/vcommander-scripting/
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Yes
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Not supported
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Third-Party Automation |
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Supported
capabilities for bi-directional integration between Embotics vCommander and the ServiceNow IT Service Management (ITSM) platform.
Integration provides streamlined automation of key processes and maintenance of accurate data within the Configuration Management Database (CMDB).
http://info.embotics.com/embotics_servicenow
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Supported
Morpheus is fully certified by ServiceNow. Create complete service catalog representations in service now of morpheus items as well as keep the CMDB records (CI Records) up to date. Use workflow approvals to tie directly into morpheus UI for handling pending requests.
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Supported
vRealize Automation now has OOTB support for ServiceNow.
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3rd Party Automation
Details
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Supported via scripting framework
vCommander’s workflow engine has the ability to integrate with 3rd party systems using various methods like calling out to
APIs, CLIs and scripts. It is through this method that HP Server Automation is integrated as a workflow tool
http://www.embotics.com/support/kb/vcommander-scripting/
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Yes
Chef, Salt, Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, ARM, Powrshell, Bash
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Supported, available (both free and paid) on marketplace.vmware.com
https://marketplace.vmware.com
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Supported
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ServiceNow or others via Webhook an API extensions
Product can integrate with any application with a published API as well as full integration with certified ServiceNow Plugin
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Supported
CMDB plugins (both free and paid) are available at https://marketplace.vmware.com. Plugins for ServiceNow, BMC Atrium, HP uCMDB and others are available.Â
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User-Defined Properties |
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Automatic hostname creation
Details
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Supported
Integration provides streamlined automation of key processes and maintenance of accurate data within the Configuration Management Database (CMDB).
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Multiple ways to auto-create hostnames
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Supported
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Configuration tags
Details
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Supported
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User-defined tags supported
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Supported
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Placement |
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Best Execution Venue -Â Performance
Details
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Supported
vCommander can use performance and capacity information to select the correct provisioning destination
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Displays best pricing
Cloud pricing comparison is included in the provisioning wizard
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Not supported
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Best Execution Venue - Security
Details
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Supported
Intelligent Placement features and policies, ensuring workloads are provisioned to the optimal cloud based on business priorities including resource consumption, cost, placement attributes and per-destination quotas.
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Displays best pricing
Cloud pricing comparison is included in the provisioning wizard
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Not supported
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Best Execution Venue - Cost
Details
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Supported
Intelligent Placement features and policies, ensuring workloads are provisioned to the optimal cloud based on business priorities including resource consumption, cost, placement attributes and per-destination quotas.
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Displays best pricing
Cloud pricing comparison is included in the provisioning wizard
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Limited, through vRealize Business for Cloud Advanced
Solution can provide recommendations, but placements is manual.
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Supported
vCommanders robust policy engine automates VM lifecycle management.
http://www.embotics.com/documentation/index.html?vm_lifecycle_mgmt.htm
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Supports runtime policies
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Supported
Reservation policies are supported. A reservation determines which resources are available for a specific workload.
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Provisioning |
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Bare-metal provisioning
Details
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Supported with use of 3rd party PXE boot solutions
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Supports bare-metal provisioning.
Built in PXE boot plus bare metal API integration with Cisco UCS and HPE OneView, Synergy, and BladeSystem
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Limited
Bare-metal provisionig is possible using custom vRO workflows.
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Reconfiguration & Expiration |
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Ability to change VM configuration
Details
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Supported
In vCommander, you can request a service, copy a new service request to quickly create a new one, or request a change
to a service the same way that a Service Portal user can make those requests. If workflows have been configured, the
requested service or change request automatically goes through the workflow process.
http://www.embotics.com/documentation/index.html?request_service_main.htm
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Guided rightsizing built-in. Supports for easy adjustment of CPU, memory, disk, and power scheduling
https://docs.morpheusdata.com/en/3.5.0/operations/guidance.html
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Supported
Some day 2 operations are available, custom day 2 operations can be added using vRealize Orchestrator. Reconfiguration of virtual machines as a result of capacity analysis is supported.
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Live change VM resources
Details
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Supported
In vCommander, you can request a service, copy a new service request to quickly create a new one, or request a change
to a service the same way that a Service Portal user can make those requests. If workflows have been configured, the
requested service or change request automatically goes through the workflow process.
http://www.embotics.com/documentation/index.html?request_service_main.htm
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Can increase CPU, memory, and disk without reboot
https://docs.morpheusdata.com/en/3.5.0/operations/guidance.html
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Limited, specific option through vRealize Operations is available
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Scheduled expiration
Details
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Supported
You can set expiry dates for existing services manually, or, set expiry information for new services in one of the following ways:
• Through the Default Attributes policy, which you can use to assign new services to an expiry group
• Through a completion workflow with a Set Expiry Date step
• When manually deploying a requested service, or when manually cloning a VM
http://www.embotics.com/documentation/index.html?managing_an_expiry_date.htm
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Yes
Expiration policies set an expiration timeframe for any instance provisioned into the cloud or group the policy is added to. When an instance expires, it is terminated and deleted. There are several configuration options for expiration using policies including external extention via ServiceNow
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Supported, using leases
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Uptime Management |
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Continuous Infrastructure Testing
Details
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Supported
vCommander is continuosly verifying connections to critial managed systems, cloud APIs and other infrastructure like Active Directory.
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Built-in and service aware monitoring plus incident management and alerting
https://docs.morpheusdata.com/en/3.5.0/monitoring/monitoring.html
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Supported, using vRealize Operations
vRealize Operations is part of vRealize Suite and comes with a management pack to monitor the availability of vRealize Automation. Self health analysis is supported by vRealize Operations.
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Supported
http://support.embotics.com/support/solutions/articles/8000036815-embotics-vcommander-high-availability
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Product supports distributed deployment and/or external database
Both Single VM and HA deployment modes are supported
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Supported
Clustered deployements are supported by vRealize Automation, vRealize Orchestrator and vRealize Operations. vRealize Business doesnt support a clustered deployment.
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