An API token (also known as a refresh token) is a key assigned to an individual account used to authenticate to the service via an API. The API token can generate an access token, which can then be used to make API calls to the Organization.Follow these steps to create an API token: After logging...
VMware is responsible for performing updates on VMware Cloud on AWS SDDCs. These updates, known as SDDC upgrades, ensure that new features and bug fixes are continuously delivered and that software versions remain consistent across the SDDC fleet. Figure 8.17 shows the Maintenance tab of the...
VMware Aria Operations is an AI-driven platform for managing IT operations in private, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. It can perform continuous performance optimization, efficient cost management, intelligent remediation, and integrated compliance. In addition, the platform includes VMware...
Organizations can deploy monitoring and troubleshooting applications from VMware (including Aria Operations, Operations for Logs, and Operations for Networks) or other third-party vendors. The prerequisite gateway firewall rules should be configured for these tools to perform efficiently....
The VMC on AWS API is the primary method for automating and programmatically managing resources in a VMC on AWS Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC). This API provides a comprehensive set of actions that enables customers and partners to integrate their workflows and tools to manage and automate...
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is a method used to provision and manage IT infrastructure using code, rather than relying on manual configuration. IaC allows for greater automation, consistency, and the ability to recreate infrastructure management tasks. By leveraging IaC with VMware Cloud (VMC),...
A VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC comprises compute, storage, and networking resources and operates within an Amazon VPC. It offers a complete VMware stack, including vCenter Server, NSX software-defined networking, vSAN software-defined storage, and Amazon EC2-powered bare-metal ESXi hosts that provide...
Domain Name System (DNS) is a critical component of any IT infrastructure as it provides hostname-to-IP address resolutions that applications heavily rely on to establish connectivity with other systems and workloads in the organization. Organizations running VMware Cloud on AWS workloads can...
Amazon EFS is a scalable file storage solution that can grow from gigabytes to petabytes of data without pre-provisioning storage or managing storage capacity and performance. EFS supports full filesystem access semantics, including strong consistency and file locking. In addition, Amazon EC2...
AWS Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) is a service that distributes incoming application traffic to multiple targets and virtual appliances automatically. The targets can be EC2 instances, IP addresses, or lambda functions. When integrating with workloads on VMware Cloud on AWS, the target type is...
