UCSDAV - Advanced UCS Director Orchestration and Workflows

1. Advanced Orchestration

• Tasks and Workflows
• Workflow Templates
• Advanced Catalog
• Workflow Designer

2. Datacenter Operation

• Chargeback
• Reporting
• Building custom reports using the report builder

3. Application Containers

• Understanding Application Containers

4. Understanding Advanced Tasks

• Task Library and Inputs
• CLI and SSH Task
• Understanding Compound Tasks
• Custom Tasks

5. Open Automation Troubleshooting

• UCS Director Restart
• Module Loading
• Report Errors
• Feature loading
• Report Registration

6. REST API – Automation

• UCS Director Developer Tools
• Accessing REST using a REST client
• Accessing REST using the REST API browser

7. Open Automation SDK

• Overview
• Open Automation Vs Custom Tasks
• Use Cases

8. UCS Director PowerShell API

• Cisco UCS Director PowerShell Console
• Installing and Configuring
• Working with Cmdlets
• Working with Cmdlets

9. Cloupia Script

• Structure
• Inputs and Outputs
• Design
• Examples

• Create more complex self-service portals
• Provide advanced catalog options
• Designing an advanced workflow
• Deploy application containers
• Implement SSH scripting
• Develop compound tasks
• Deploy PowerShell scripting
• Use Cloupia script
• Create custom tasks using the API

Lab 1: Self Service Portal creation
Lab 2: Advanced Catalog Options
Lab 3: Designing an Advanced Workflow
Lab 4: Application Containers
Lab 5: SSH Scripting
Lab 6: Compound Task
Lab 7: PowerShell Scripting
Lab 8: Cloupia Script
Lab 9: Custom Tasks and the API

Familiarity with Cisco UCS Director

Individuals interested in learning how to configure UCS Director software to manage integrated infrastructure