Friday 13:th:)
Yesterday, 2018-04-12, meaning almost a year ago since latest version was release VMware released a new version of vRealize Automation. The new vRealize Automation (vRA) 7.4 formerly known as vCloud Automation Center (vCAC) includes bug fixes, enhancements and new features. My favourite enhancement is:
- Multitenancy in VMware vRealize Orchestrator (vRO) – Definitely my favourite enhancement!!!!
More enhancements and new features:
- Custom Request Form Designer
- Drag-and-drop controls and custom properties on the canvas
- Leverage blueprint schema – blueprint properties, custom properties, and profiles
- Use generated forms
- Save, clear, and revert customized forms
- Dynamically show or hide fields based on custom conditional logic
- Auto-fill and dynamically populate input values based on external and internal logic
- Use internal dependencies and external call outs with vRealize Orchestrator
- Apply constraints to input values
- Apply custom validation using regular expressions
- Apply custom help text and error messages
- Choose vRealize Orchestrator inventory objects
- Support for complex types like disk volumes and vRealize Orchestrator composite types
- Use advanced formatting and apply custom CSS to the blueprint request form
- Automatic form validation of blueprint definition during design time
- Export and import of customized form through GUI and CLI
- Improved Handling of Stuck Requests
- Message Board Portlet Security Enhancements
- Introducing a whitelist for URLs that can be displayed on the message board
Important: Support for Microsoft NT LAN Manager (NTLM) is deprecated in vRealize Automation 7.4
Check out the support matrix which you can find here before you upgrade.
Useful Links
- vRealize Automation 7.4 Download
- vRealize Automation 7.4 Release Notes
- vRealize Orchestrator 7.4 Download
- vRealize Orchestrator 7.4 Release Notes