Automation 2.0 - Automation Tools for Hybrid Cloud Environments
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An overview on Datacenter- and Cloud-Automation tools for Microsoft private-, hybrid and public clouds as well as a sneak peak on upcoming versions.
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- 2. About_Me • Cloud Architect @ Itnetx Switzerland • Focused on Fabric / IAS / Automation • Microsoft MVP for Cloud and Datacenter Management • Blogging on www.miru.ch • Tweeting as: @drmiru
- 3. Session Objectives • Understand automation solutions from System Center and Microsoft Azure • Learn how the solutions work together • Sneak peak on the roadmap for System Center Orchestrator and Azure Automation
- 4. Use cases for IT process automation Central execution Line of business processes System deployment Maintenance tasks Self Service «…Automate things or get automated….»
- 5. System Center Orchestrator 2012 R2 • 32Bit-engine • Graphical process authoring • Integration Packs for 3rd party systems • oData Web Service API
- 6. SC Orchestrator 2012 Challenges Limited Powershell support IP development requires dev knowledge Scalability Parallel execution No pausing / resuming of runbooks
- 8. What is SMA? • A feature shipped with SC Orchestrator 2012 R2 • Scalable, 64bit automation engine based on Powershell Workflows • No drag n' drop GUI (yet) • Basic administration via Windows Azure Pack
- 9. SMA Architecture WAP Admin Portal REST API Web Service SMA DB WWorokrekrer Worker SCORCH SCOM SCSM SCCM SCVMM 3rd Party
- 10. What is WAP (Windows Azure Pack) ? • On premise collection of public Microsoft Azure features • HTML 5 Portal with REST APIs • Admin / Tenant cloud like experience • Self Service
- 11. Powershell Workflow • Part of Powershell / WinRM since version 3.0 • Common Powershell syntax • Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) execution • Supports checkpoints / resuming • Selective parallel / sequential execution OOB
- 12. Powershell Workflow Anatomy Runbook Input Get Variables, Credentials Logic / Work Inline Script
- 13. Assets Helper Objects that help to keep the runbook portable and clear of hardcoded values • Variables • Credentials • Connections • Modules
- 14. Inline Script • Creates a separate Powershell workspace (sandbox) • Used to execute code not available as native WF activity • Used for Remoting inside WF • No WF checkpoints inside
- 15. Runbook nesting • Invoke Inline: starting a Runbook by name • Parent and all nested compiled into one job • Output of all Runbooks will be ‘rolled up’ • Synchronous execution • Start-SmaRunbook: starting using PS cmdlet • Starts a second job • Output is specific to each job • Asynchronous execution
- 16. Returning Data • InlineScript $data = inlinescript { script content } • Inline runbook $data = invoked-runbook • Started runbook returns Job ID which can be used with Get-SMAJob -> only simple objects!
- 18. Which to choose? SC Orchestrator SMA Better together ?
- 19. When to go for SMA? • Powershell skills exist • If deploying private cloud with WAP • No IP for your 3rd party systems exist • Need for parallel execution, long running, suspendable / restartable jobs • If no SC Orchestrator investments / know how exist
- 21. Leverage Powershell Modules • SMA PS Module Start-SMARunbook • Orchestrator PS Module Start-OrchestratorRunbook
- 23. Azure Monitoring Systems Change Control Systems Anything Automation Azure Automation
- 24. Azure Automation Scenarios • Automate Azure operational tasks • Enhance ASR with pre/post processing runbooks • Automate on premise / hybrid processes
- 27. Orchestrator Roadmap System Center 2012 / SP1 • Orchestrator for traditional datacenter Automation • Heterogeneous support with Integration Packs System Center 2012 R2 • Updated Orchestrator with additional integration packs and customer feedback • Released Service Management Automation for the Azure Pack Azure Automation • Released Automation in Azure (Generally available now) • Multi-tenant solution for Azure operational tasks vNext • Single Automation solution for cloud and datacenter automation • Graphical authoring • Consistent solution delivered in Azure and on premises • Convert non-PowerShell-based runbooks to PowerShell Workflow runbooks. Convert integration packs to PowerShell modules
- 28. Coming up… One Automation Solution for Azure and On Premises User Interface • Web portal • Access Permissions (RBAC) Authoring • Graphical Authoring • PowerShell Authoring • Visualize end-to-end orchestration • Gallery • Service Administrator can create runbooks to automate all aspects of cloud infrastructure, plan delivery, and maintenance activities • Databus Runbook Engine • Highly available • PowerShell Workflow based engine Integration • PowerShell Module based integration • Use existing PowerShell modules for Microsoft and 3rd party systems • Create PowerShell modules for additional resources/systems Tools • Tools to convert SCO Integration Packs and runbooks
- 29. Graphical Authoring • Rich graphical authoring • Progress visualization • Data bus
- 30. Migration • Wizard driven • Integration Packs -> Modules • Runbooks -> PS Workflows
- 31. Notes from the field • Use modular runbook constructs • Use write-verbose | write-progress as much as you can • Use assets to keep runbooks reusable and elastic • Use credential assets instead of privileged service account
- 32. How to get started with SMA…. • SMA Whitepaper https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Service-Management-fcd75828 • Building Clouds Blog http://blogs.technet.com/b/privatecloud/ • Orchestrator Engineering Blog http://blogs.technet.com/b/orchestrator/ • Runbook authoring guidelines http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/26616.quick-tips-and- tricks-for-runbook-writing.aspx • Authoring SMA Runboooks using ISE http://blogs.technet.com/b/orchestrator/archive/2014/03/27/authoring-sma-runbooks- in-the-powershell-ise.aspx
- 33. Key Takeaways • System Center provides powerful automation solutions today for the datacenter and Azure Pack • Azure Automation enables you to move workloads to Azure and automate operational tasks • System Center Orchestrator & Azure Automation will unify technology for both datacenter, private and public cloud automation.
- 34. Q+A
- 35. © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.