Connecting to vRA servers

Using VMware vRealize Automation, you can create a web portal to automate the deployment and management of applications on multicloud environments, such as vSphere, vCloud Director, and Amazon Web Services. The service catalog provides items that users can request.

There are some differences between using the REST API of NSX and the REST API of vRA. The REST API of vRA uses JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) instead of XML. Instead of basic authentication, the REST API of vRA uses a bearer token. You get a bearer token by authenticating to the vRA identity service.

Tip

To test the examples about vRealize Automation in this chapter, you can use the VMware Hands-On Lab HOL-1721-USE-1 - vRealize Automation 7 Basics or any other vRealize Automation Hands-On lab available on http://labs.hol.vmware.com/ . You can use the SEND TEXT button in the Hands-On Lab to send a text to the console. The button is on the upper left-hand side of your window.

In the following example...