Open-source tooling to capture an Aria Automation 8.18 environment as YAML and rebuild it on VCF Automation 9.1, with a placement check that catches API calls returning HTTP 200 and doing nothing.
HPE Synergy SAN-boot blades show zero storage at install. Build a custom ESXi 9.0.2 ISO merging the VMware base depot with the HPE Synergy AddOn via PowerCLI Image Builder.
VMware vSphere 8.0 STIG compliance tooling for federal environments: train-vmware password fix, enhanced InSpec runner with -allhosts, and CKL→CKLB converter for STIG Viewer 3.x.
Two Python inventory generators bridging Aria Automation provisioning to Ansible: vSphere with intelligent IP resolution and HPE OneView 6.6/8.9/10.0 multi-version support.
Replace decades of bolted-on Windows post-deploy PowerShell with 10 idempotent Ansible roles. Desired-state dispatcher, vault-stored secrets, no more 8-minute sleep timers.
Three production vRO JavaScript actions: dynamic Service Broker dropdowns, intelligent network profile routing, and post-provision disk attach. When the blueprint isn’t enough.
A six-month VMware Aria Automation modernization journey: 50+ vRO workflows replaced with one self-service blueprint, BlueCat IPAM, NSX Federation, and 6 open-source repos.
One Aria Automation blueprint. Three OS families. Two datacenters. 26 inputs. The hybrid VLAN/NSX network pattern, count:0 conditional NICs, and dynamic catalog forms.
Python toolkit for Aria Automation IaC: aria_mapping.py, mapper.py with NSX multi-profile management, and Federation-aware cleanup. From 2,500+ stale entries to 155.
Production-grade BlueCat IPAM provider for VMware Aria Automation. Federation-aware, ABX-based, handles Strategy-4 prefix-stripping for NSX Global Manager segments.
