Tech-Ed Israel 2010 - Opalis IT Process Automation - Introduction and Technical Overview

Opalis IT Process Automation Introduction and Technical Overview
Amit Gatenyo
Infrastructure & Security Manager, Dario
Regional Specialist – Windows Server & Security, Microsoft
054-2492499
Amit.g@dario.co.il

Topics to be covered today
What is Opalis?
How does it fit within System Center?
How to get started with IT Process Automation
Extending Opalis Integration
Demos, Demos and more Demos

What is Opalis?
Acquired by Microsoft in December 2009
Opalis is a powerful tool to automate IT Processes
Integration – Automation – Orchestration
Get ready for ‘The Cloud’

Topics to be covered today
What is Opalis?
How does it fit within System Center?
How to get started with IT Process Automation
Extending Opalis Integration
Demos, Demos and more Demos

What is Opalis?
Acquired by Microsoft in December 2009
Opalis is a powerful tool to automate IT Processes
Integration – Automation – Orchestration

Where Does Opalis fit?
OPALIS ACTION SERVICE
IT Process Automation Catalogs
OPALIS CLIENTS
OPALIS CLIENTS
Automation Platform
Clustered Database
Integrated Data Bus
Integration Packs, CLI (SSH, C:), Web Services, SNMP, Java, .Net
IT Enterprise Management Applications
EMC
VERITAS
Symantec
Peregrine
Custom Apps
NetIQ
Microsoft
HP
IBM
CA
BMC
VMware
CMDB / Asset DB / CMS
Client
Network
Storage
Server
Infrastructure

Opalis Solution Architecture

System Center delivers the Dynamic Datacenter
Data Protection & Recovery
Design, Configure & Deploy
IT Service Management
Monitor & Manage Service End to End
Virtualize, Deploy & Manage
IT Process Automation

IT Process Automation Examples
Automate provisioning, resource allocation and retirement
Extend virtual machine management to the cloud
Scale automated configuration across platforms and tools
Ensure reliable change with intelligent workflow branching
Orchestrate incident management and resolution
Integrate across monitoring tools, service desks and CMDBs
Automated Configuration Management
Incident Management
Virtual Machine Lifecycle Management

Getting to know Opalis
Orchestration Workflow canvas
Toolbox
Orchestration workflow
Integration Packs
Links
Orchestration workflow Navigation Pane
Logs, History and Auditing

Demo
Simple Incident Management

Processes and IT Silos
Incident Response
IT Silos Silo Processes
Event Mgmt
Cloud Computing
Virtual Service Management
Triage & diagnose
Change & Compliance
Provisioning
Service Desk
Integrate service desks with data center tools
Remove from
Ops Manager
Add to Ops Manager
Asset/CMDB
Update CI and assets systems
Monitor
Service
request
Update
request
Update
request
Update & close
request
Create
incident
Configuration
Coordinate audit, compliance and change
Create CI
Retire CI
Virtual
Orchestrate lifecycle management
Test VM
Deploy
Applications
Verify
Application
Security
Patch , user on-boarding, password reset
Stop VM
Clone new
VM
Update
properties
Storage
Provision, verify, manage & retire
Server
Detach Storage
Network
Detach Network Adapter

Demo
Cluster Patch Management

The Opalis Components

No IP? No Problem!
Quickly Develop Integrations
Simple APIs that are easy to learn and use
Easy wizard-driven approach to build integration
QIK is a Software Development Kit (SDK)
Programming Interface for .NET 2.0 (C#, VB) & Java SE5+
Wizard for packaging Integration Packs

Foundation ExtensibilityRun Program
The Run Program object can run any program or command on any computer in the domain in interactive or background mode.

Demo
Simple SAN Integration

Foundation ExtensibilityQuery Database
The Query Database object will query a database and return the resulting rows as Published Data. This object can also perform all CRUD operations.

Foundation ExtensibilityRun .NET Script
The Run .NET Script object can run scripts written in VB.NET, JScript, C#, and PowerShell.

Foundation ExtensibilityInvoke Web Services
The Invoke Web Service object will execute a web service with XML parameters specified.

Foundation ExtensibilityQuery WMI
The Query WMI object will send a WMI query to a specified system and return the results as Published Data.

Foundation ExtensibilityRun SSH Command
The Run SSH Command object opens an SSH connection to a remote server and runs shell commands on that server.

Foundation ExtensibilitySend SNMP Trap
The Send SNMP Trap object will raise an SNMP event that can be detected by a network systems manager application.

Demo
Complex Incident Remediation

Demo
Identity Management

Summary
Complex Patch Management
SAN Integration
Incident Remediation
Just to name a few possible usages…

Private Cloud (Not @ Empire Bank)
Dynamic provisioning of multi-tier applications
Orchestrating multi-vendor incident management solutions
Updating a custom-made CMDB

Opalis Resources
Dario Blog - Opalis
8 Minutes Videos
System Center Opalis Home
Microsoft Pathways – Opalis
TechNet Webcasts

Take your Tech-Ed Higher How to maximize your Knowledge and Experience
Opalis Hands-On Lab – Today @ 14:00
Ask The Expert – Today @ 17:15
Service Manager Session – Tuesday @ 8:15 (don’t sleep and come right from the party )
“Best of Tech-Ed” sessions at “Infrastructure & Management User Group” – first one is 14.12 @ 17:30, for more session dates join the LinkedIn group

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Infrastructure & Security Manager, Dario
Regional Specialist – Windows Server & Security, Microsoft
054-2492499
Amit.g@dario.co.il

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