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This comprehensive guide contains 250+ carefully curated interview questions covering both Aria Automation and Orchestrator:

Aria Automation (vRA)

S. No.QuestionCategory
1What are the main components of the VMware Aria Automation appliance?Architecture and Components
2What is the purpose of VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator within the Aria Automation ecosystem?Architecture and Components
3What are the three containers that make up the VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator Service?Architecture and Components
4How does VMware Aria Automation integrate with VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle?Architecture and Components
5What ports are required for successful communication between VMware Aria Automation components in a clustered deployment?Architecture and Components
6What is the role of the Event Broker Service in VMware Aria Automation?Architecture and Components
7Describe the architecture differences between vRealize Automation 7.x and Aria Automation 8.x.Architecture and Components
8How does VMware Identity Manager (vIDM) integrate with Aria Automation?Architecture and Components
9What database does VMware Aria Automation use for storing configuration data?Architecture and Components
10How does the embedded vRealize Orchestrator differ from an external vRO instance?Architecture and Components
11What are the deployment models available for VMware Aria Automation (Easy Installer vs Manual)?Architecture and Components
12What is the purpose of a cloud zone in VMware Aria Automation?Cloud Accounts and Cloud Zones
13Which two types of cloud accounts support IP address assignment in a network profile?Cloud Accounts and Cloud Zones
14How do you configure a vSphere cloud account in Aria Automation?Cloud Accounts and Cloud Zones
15What is the difference between a cloud account and a cloud zone?Cloud Accounts and Cloud Zones
16Which public cloud accounts are supported by Aria Automation?Cloud Accounts and Cloud Zones
17What type of cloud account is configured during the Quickstart process?Cloud Accounts and Cloud Zones
18How do capability tags on cloud zones affect resource placement?Cloud Accounts and Cloud Zones
19Can you deploy workloads to VMware Cloud Foundation using Aria Automation cloud accounts?Cloud Accounts and Cloud Zones
20What information is required to configure an AWS cloud account?Cloud Accounts and Cloud Zones
21What is the purpose of syncing images from a cloud account?Cloud Accounts and Cloud Zones
22How do you configure multiple vCenter endpoints in Aria Automation?Cloud Accounts and Cloud Zones
23What are the benefits of using cloud zones for multi-cloud deployments?Cloud Accounts and Cloud Zones
24What is the purpose of a project in VMware Aria Automation?Projects and RBAC
25How does a project map compute resources to users and groups?Projects and RBAC
26What are the main VMware Aria Automation roles (system-wide vs tenant-specific)?Projects and RBAC
27Which role should be assigned to users who need to create VMware Aria Automation templates following the least privilege rule?Projects and RBAC
28How do you configure role-based access control (RBAC) in VMware Aria Automation?Projects and RBAC
29How do project constraints affect deployment behavior?Projects and RBAC
30What is the purpose of entitlements in VMware Aria Automation?Projects and RBAC
31How do business groups relate to reservations in vRealize Automation?Projects and RBAC
32Can you assign multiple cloud zones to a single project?Projects and RBAC
33What is the difference between formatVersion 1 and formatVersion 2 in cloud templates?Cloud Templates/Blueprints
34How do you make cloud templates more dynamic using inputs?Cloud Templates/Blueprints
35How do you reference image mappings in a cloud template?Cloud Templates/Blueprints
36What is the cloud-agnostic provisioning approach in Aria Automation?Cloud Templates/Blueprints
37How do you use constraint tags in cloud templates?Cloud Templates/Blueprints
38What is the purpose of capability tags in blueprints?Cloud Templates/Blueprints
39How do you create a multi-machine blueprint in VMware Aria Automation?Cloud Templates/Blueprints
40What are the considerations for network configuration in multi-machine blueprints?Cloud Templates/Blueprints
41How do you version and release a cloud template to the Service Broker catalog?Cloud Templates/Blueprints
42What is the purpose of cloudConfig in YAML cloud templates?Cloud Templates/Blueprints
43How should cloudConfig be aligned in the YAML structure?Cloud Templates/Blueprints
44Can you integrate cloud templates with Git repositories (GitLab/GitHub)?Cloud Templates/Blueprints
45What happens when you delete a cloud template from Aria Automation that’s synced with Git?Cloud Templates/Blueprints
46How often does Aria Automation sync with Git repositories for cloud template updates?Cloud Templates/Blueprints
47How do you create cloud templates using the visual designer vs YAML editor?Cloud Templates/Blueprints
48What are stateful configurations in cloud templates and when would you use them?Cloud Templates/Blueprints
49What is the purpose of image mappings in VMware Aria Automation?Image and Flavor Mappings
50How do flavor mappings work across different cloud accounts?Image and Flavor Mappings
51What steps are required to create an image mapping?Image and Flavor Mappings
52How do you minimize the number of VM templates using image mappings?Image and Flavor Mappings
53Can you apply cloud configuration scripts to image mappings?Image and Flavor Mappings
54What is the difference between global and tenant-specific image mappings?Image and Flavor Mappings
55How do you configure flavor mappings for different VM sizes (small, medium, large)?Image and Flavor Mappings
56What cloud-init and cloudbase-init formats are used in image mappings?Image and Flavor Mappings
57How do capability tags affect image mapping selection?Image and Flavor Mappings
58What happens when you specify both image and flavor in a cloud template?Image and Flavor Mappings
59What is the purpose of network profiles in VMware Aria Automation?Network Profiles and Networking
60What information can network profiles provide to virtual machines?Network Profiles and Networking
61How do you create an IP range in a network profile?Network Profiles and Networking
62What network types support on-demand security groups?Network Profiles and Networking
63What is the difference between routed networks and private networks?Network Profiles and Networking
64How do you configure DNS servers and default gateways in network profiles?Network Profiles and Networking
65How do you integrate NSX with VMware Aria Automation?Network Profiles and Networking
66What are fabric networks in the context of Aria Automation?Network Profiles and Networking
67How do you update fabric network properties using the API?Network Profiles and Networking
68What isolation types are available for network profiles?Network Profiles and Networking
69Can network profiles be shared across multiple cloud zones?Network Profiles and Networking
70How do you configure on-demand networks in cloud templates?Network Profiles and Networking
71What is the purpose of storage profiles in VMware Aria Automation?Storage Profiles and Configuration
72How do capability tags work with storage profiles?Storage Profiles and Configuration
73What storage parameters can be configured in a vSphere storage profile?Storage Profiles and Configuration
74How do you enforce thin or thick provisioning using storage profiles?Storage Profiles and Configuration
75What is the difference between dependent and independent disk types?Storage Profiles and Configuration
76How do you set maximum IOPS limits in storage profiles?Storage Profiles and Configuration
77What storage types are available for AWS regions in Aria Automation?Storage Profiles and Configuration
78How do storage profile tags affect disk placement during provisioning?Storage Profiles and Configuration
79What are the three types of tags in VMware Aria Automation?Tags and Placement
80What is the difference between capability tags and constraint tags?Tags and Placement
81How do standard tags differ from capability and constraint tags?Tags and Placement
82What VMware Aria Automation type automatically applies tags during provisioning?Tags and Placement
83How does tag precedence work when tags are defined at both project and template levels?Tags and Placement
84Where can capability tags be assigned (cloud zones, images, networks)?Tags and Placement
85How do constraint tags affect resource placement decisions?Tags and Placement
86What is the level of precedence in tagging (project vs template)?Tags and Placement
87Can you use tags to control day-2 action visibility?Tags and Placement
88How do tags contribute to governance in Aria Automation?Tags and Placement
89What is the purpose of VMware Aria Automation Service Broker?Service Broker and Catalog
90What content sources can be integrated with Service Broker?Service Broker and Catalog
91How do you publish a cloud template to the Service Broker catalog?Service Broker and Catalog
92What is the difference between IaaS catalogs and XaaS catalogs?Service Broker and Catalog
93How do you create custom categories in the Service Broker catalog?Service Broker and Catalog
94What are catalog items and how are they deployed?Service Broker and Catalog
95How do you configure approval policies for catalog items?Service Broker and Catalog
96What is the purpose of lease policies in Service Broker?Service Broker and Catalog
97How do resource quotas work in Service Broker?Service Broker and Catalog
98Can you aggregate content from multiple Aria Automation instances in Service Broker?Service Broker and Catalog
99How does the Service Broker integrate with ServiceNow?Service Broker and Catalog
100What is the purpose of content sources in Service Broker?Service Broker and Catalog
101What programming language does vRealize Orchestrator use for scripting?vRealize Orchestrator Basics
102What JavaScript engine version does vRO use?vRealize Orchestrator Basics
103What are the main components of a vRO workflow?vRealize Orchestrator Basics
104What is the difference between a workflow and an action in vRO?vRealize Orchestrator Basics
105How do you create input and output parameters in vRO workflows?vRealize Orchestrator Basics
106What are scriptable tasks in vRO workflows?vRealize Orchestrator Basics
107How do you use decision elements for branching in vRO?vRealize Orchestrator Basics
108What is the purpose of schema elements in vRO workflows?vRealize Orchestrator Basics
109How do you handle exceptions in vRO workflows?vRealize Orchestrator Basics
110What debugging capabilities are available in vRO?vRealize Orchestrator Basics
111How do you monitor variable values during workflow execution?vRealize Orchestrator Basics
112What are the polyglot capabilities of vRO (JavaScript, Python, PowerShell, Node.js)?vRealize Orchestrator Basics
113How do you create a vRO action with Python 3.7 runtime?vRealize Orchestrator Basics
114What is the handler function in Python-based vRO actions?vRealize Orchestrator Basics
115How do you use loops in vRO workflows?vRealize Orchestrator Basics
116How do you create and use configuration elements in vRO?vRealize Orchestrator Advanced
117What is the purpose of resources in vRO?vRealize Orchestrator Advanced
118How do you create and use packages in vRO?vRealize Orchestrator Advanced
119What are vRO plug-ins and how do you install them?vRealize Orchestrator Advanced
120How does the SSH plug-in work in vRO?vRealize Orchestrator Advanced
121How do you use the REST plug-in in vRO workflows?vRealize Orchestrator Advanced
122How do you use the PowerShell plug-in in vRO?vRealize Orchestrator Advanced
123What are dynamic types in vRO?vRealize Orchestrator Advanced
124How do you manage versioning in vRO?vRealize Orchestrator Advanced
125How does Git integration work with vRO?vRealize Orchestrator Advanced
126How do you use scheduling in vRO workflows?vRealize Orchestrator Advanced
127What are sleeping and waiting schema elements in vRO?vRealize Orchestrator Advanced
128How do you capture vSphere Client code for use in vRO workflows?vRealize Orchestrator Advanced
129What is the vRO HTML5 interface and how does it differ from the legacy client? If in case you worked with older versionsvRealize Orchestrator Advanced
130What is the Event Broker Service in VMware Aria Automation?Extensibility and Event Broker
131What are the main event topics available for subscriptions?Extensibility and Event Broker
132How do you create an extensibility subscription in Aria Automation?Extensibility and Event Broker
133What is the difference between blocking and non-blocking subscriptions?Extensibility and Event Broker
134How do you specify conditions for event subscriptions?Extensibility and Event Broker
135What information is included in the event payload?Extensibility and Event Broker
136How do you pass custom properties to extensibility workflows?Extensibility and Event Broker
137What is the syntax for extensibility custom properties (e.g., Extensibility.Lifecycle.Properties)?Extensibility and Event Broker
138What lifecycle states are available for machine extensibility?Extensibility and Event Broker
139How do you trigger vRO workflows during the machine lifecycle?Extensibility and Event Broker
140What is the difference between machine provisioning and compute allocation events?Extensibility and Event Broker
141How do you subscribe to deployment completion events?Extensibility and Event Broker
142What is the purpose of the deployment action requested event topic?Extensibility and Event Broker
143How do you configure subscription priority and timeout?Extensibility and Event Broker
144What happens when multiple subscriptions are triggered for the same event?Extensibility and Event Broker
145What is Action-Based Extensibility (ABX) in VMware Aria Automation?ABX Actions
146What programming languages are supported for ABX actions (Node.js, Python, PowerShell)?ABX Actions
147How does ABX differ from vRO workflows?ABX Actions
148What FaaS providers can execute ABX actions?ABX Actions
149How do you create an ABX action in Aria Automation?ABX Actions
150What is the purpose of the context and inputs parameters in ABX actions?ABX Actions
151How do you return outputs from ABX actions?ABX Actions
152What is the runtime environment concept in ABX?ABX Actions
153How do you troubleshoot ABX action failures?ABX Actions
154What is the difference between on-prem and auto-select FaaS providers?ABX Actions
155How do you use ABX actions in event subscriptions?ABX Actions
156Can you chain multiple ABX actions together?ABX Actions
157What is XaaS (Anything as a Service) in VMware Aria Automation?XaaS and Custom Resources
158How do you create custom resources in Aria Automation?XaaS and Custom Resources
159What is the purpose of resource actions?XaaS and Custom Resources
160How do you create custom day-2 actions using vRO workflows?XaaS and Custom Resources
161How do you create deployment-based custom actions?XaaS and Custom Resources
162What is the difference between resource actions and deployment actions?XaaS and Custom Resources
163How do you use vRO workflows as content sources in Service Broker?XaaS and Custom Resources
164What are the steps to publish a vRO workflow as an XaaS catalog item?XaaS and Custom Resources
165How do you customize input forms for XaaS items?XaaS and Custom Resources
166How do you use dynamic enums in custom forms?XaaS and Custom Resources
167Where can you find the VMware Aria Automation API documentation?API and Automation
168How do you authenticate to the Aria Automation API?API and Automation
169What is the purpose of the Blueprint API in Aria Automation?API and Automation
170How do you create a cloud template using the API?API and Automation
171How do you deploy a cloud template using the API?API and Automation
172What is the IaaS API and what resources does it manage?API and Automation
173How do you query vRO workflows using the REST API?API and Automation
174What is the syntax for using multiple conditions in vRO REST API queries?API and Automation
175How do you execute a vRO workflow using the REST API?API and Automation
176What authentication methods are available for vRO REST API (Basic, Bearer token)?API and Automation
177How do you use the vRO ControlCenter API?API and Automation
178What is the purpose of the composition-service API endpoint?API and Automation
179How do you integrate Aria Automation with ServiceNow?Integration and Plugins
180What is the VMware Aria Automation Plugin for ServiceNow?Integration and Plugins
181How do you integrate Ansible with VMware Aria Automation?Integration and Plugins
182What is the purpose of the Ansible configuration management resource in cloud templates?Integration and Plugins
183How do you integrate Chef with vRealize Orchestrator?Integration and Plugins
184What third-party systems can be integrated using vRO plug-ins?Integration and Plugins
185How do you configure Active Directory integration with vRO?Integration and Plugins
186How does the vRO PowerCLI plug-in work?Integration and Plugins
187What is the purpose of the NSX plug-in for vRO?Integration and Plugins
188How do you create custom plug-ins for vRO?Integration and Plugins
189What is VMware Aria Automation Config?Configuration Management
190How do you integrate Aria Automation Config with Aria Automation?Configuration Management
191What configuration management tools are supported (Puppet, Chef, Ansible)?Configuration Management
192How do you use Aria Automation Config for compliance enforcement?Configuration Management
193What is the purpose of Salt in Aria Automation Config?Configuration Management
194How do you configure software states using Aria Automation Config?Configuration Management
195What are the prerequisites for installing Aria Automation Config using Aria Suite Lifecycle?Configuration Management
196How does Aria Automation Config differ from traditional configuration management?Configuration Management
197What is the purpose of Kubernetes Zones in VMware Aria Automation?Kubernetes and Containers
198How do Kubernetes Zones enable policy-based placement?Kubernetes and Containers
199What is the Cloud Consumption Interface (CCI) in Aria Automation?Kubernetes and Containers
200What CCI template elements are available (Supervisor Namespace, Supervisor Resource, TKG Resource)?Kubernetes and Containers
201How do you deploy Kubernetes clusters using Aria Automation?Kubernetes and Containers
202What is a Supervisor Namespace in the context of vSphere with Tanzu?Kubernetes and Containers
203How do you create TKG resources in cloud templates?Kubernetes and Containers
204What are the benefits of using CCI for modern application deployment?Kubernetes and Containers
205How do you manage Kubernetes resources through Aria Automation Service Broker?Kubernetes and Containers
206What is the integration between Aria Automation and VMware Tanzu?Kubernetes and Containers
207What is VMware Code Stream (Aria Automation Pipelines)?Pipelines and Code Stream
208How do you create a pipeline in Code Stream?Pipelines and Code Stream
209What are stages and tasks in Code Stream pipelines?Pipelines and Code Stream
210Can tasks run in parallel or only sequentially within a stage?Pipelines and Code Stream
211How do you use vRO workflows in Code Stream pipelines?Pipelines and Code Stream
212What is the purpose of vRO endpoints in Code Stream?Pipelines and Code Stream
213How do you publish Code Stream pipelines to Service Broker?Pipelines and Code Stream
214What is the difference between CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure pipelines?Pipelines and Code Stream
215How do you collect log bundles using the vracli command?Troubleshooting and Monitoring
216Where are the vRO logs located in the log bundle?Troubleshooting and Monitoring
217What vracli commands are used to check cluster information?Troubleshooting and Monitoring
218How do you debug a failed deployment in Aria Automation?Troubleshooting and Monitoring
219Where can you identify the phase of provisioning lifecycle errors?Troubleshooting and Monitoring
220What information is available in the deployment topology view?Troubleshooting and Monitoring
221How do you troubleshoot customization specification errors?Troubleshooting and Monitoring
222What logs should you check for provisioning service errors?Troubleshooting and Monitoring
223How do you use the vRO log level settings?Troubleshooting and Monitoring
224What are common causes of blueprint deployment failures?Troubleshooting and Monitoring
225How do you troubleshoot network connectivity issues in deployments?Troubleshooting and Monitoring
226What tools are available for monitoring Aria Automation performance?Troubleshooting and Monitoring
227What is governance in VMware Aria Automation?Governance and Policies
228How do you enforce approval policies for resource provisioning?Governance and Policies
229What are resource quotas and how are they implemented?Governance and Policies
230How do day-2 action policies work in Service Broker?Governance and Policies
231What is the purpose of lease policies?Governance and Policies
232How do you configure deployment limits for projects?Governance and Policies
233What are the components of governance (blueprints, entitlements, approval policies)?Governance and Policies
234How do business groups support governance?Governance and Policies
235What is the purpose of policy definitions in Service Broker?Governance and Policies
236How do you create conditional approval workflows?Governance and Policies
237What are day-2 actions in VMware Aria Automation?Deployment and Day-2 Operations
238How do you perform a power cycle operation on a deployed VM?Deployment and Day-2 Operations
239What is the purpose of the resize disk day-2 action?Deployment and Day-2 Operations
240How do you create custom day-2 actions for deployments?Deployment and Day-2 Operations
241What conditions can be used to control day-2 action visibility?Deployment and Day-2 Operations
242How do you add a disk to a deployed virtual machine?Deployment and Day-2 Operations
243What is the difference between deployment actions and resource actions?Deployment and Day-2 Operations
244How do you configure change management for day-2 actions?Deployment and Day-2 Operations
245What information is required for custom forms in day-2 actions?Deployment and Day-2 Operations
246How do you resubmit a failed deployment?Deployment and Day-2 Operations
247What is onboarding in Aria Automation and how does it work?Deployment and Day-2 Operations
248How do you attach a cloud template to an onboarded deployment?Deployment and Day-2 Operations
249What is VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA?Private AI and Advanced Features
250What AI catalog items are available in Aria Automation (AI Workstation, AI RAG Workstation)?Private AI and Advanced Features
251What is the Triton Inferencing Server catalog item?Private AI and Advanced Features
252How do you deploy AI Kubernetes clusters using Aria Automation?Private AI and Advanced Features
253What is storage prioritization in Aria Automation 8.18?Private AI and Advanced Features
254What is the admin dashboard and launchpad feature?Private AI and Advanced Features
255Does Aria Automation support dark mode?Private AI and Advanced Features
256How do you configure multiple Aria Operations instances with Aria Automation?Private AI and Advanced Features
257How do you upgrade VMware Aria Automation to a new version?Migration and Upgrades
258What product must be used to upgrade Aria Automation deployments?Migration and Upgrades
259What are the considerations for migrating from vRA 7.x to Aria Automation 8.x?Migration and Upgrades
260How do you migrate blueprints from vRA 7.x to cloud templates in vRA 8.x?Migration and Upgrades

Aria Automation Orchestrator (vRO)

S. No.QuestionCategory
1How do you declare variables in vRO JavaScript?Orchestrator Coding and Scripting
2Write a sample vRO JavaScript code or algorithm that calls a REST endpoint and processes the JSON response.Orchestrator Coding and Scripting
3What is the typical structure and required entry function for a vRO polyglot Python action?Orchestrator Coding and Scripting
4How do you pass parameters from a vRO workflow into a scriptable task?Orchestrator Coding and Scripting
5What are best practices for exception handling in vRO actions using try/catch blocks?Orchestrator Coding and Scripting
6Demonstrate how to loop through an array in vRO JavaScript.Orchestrator Coding and Scripting
7How do you log output to the vRO execution log within JavaScript actions?Orchestrator Coding and Scripting
8What does the `System.getModule()` function do in vRO’s JavaScript API?Orchestrator Coding and Scripting
9How do you retrieve a configuration element property value using code in vRO?Orchestrator Coding and Scripting
10Show how to update a vRO resource element programmatically using JavaScript.Orchestrator Coding and Scripting
11How can you implement dynamic input validation for custom forms in vRO?Orchestrator Coding and Scripting
12What is the difference between synchronous and asynchronous workflow execution in vRO scripts?Orchestrator Coding and Scripting
13What is the difference between `var` and `const`?Orchestrator Coding and Scripting
14What built-in objects and methods does vRO’s JavaScript engine provide for array manipulation?Orchestrator Coding and Scripting
15What components make up the vRO 8.x architecture?vRO HTML Client Components and Extensions
16How do you add a custom plugin to the vRO HTML client?vRO HTML Client Components and Extensions
17What APIs are available for extending the vRO UI interface?vRO HTML Client Components and Extensions
18How do you identify failed workflow executions in the vRO HTML client execution logs?Troubleshooting vRO Workflows and Actions
19What tools or commands can help pinpoint script errors in vRO JavaScript-based actions?Troubleshooting vRO Workflows and Actions
20What is the role of `System.log()` versus `System.error()` in troubleshooting vRO JavaScript?Troubleshooting vRO Workflows and Actions
21What are common root causes when a workflow input parameter is not populated at runtime?Troubleshooting vRO Workflows and Actions
22How do you use `vracli status` to check the health of the Orchestrator appliance components?vracli & Command-line Troubleshooting
23What information does `vracli certificates` provide and how can it help with troubleshooting?vracli & Command-line Troubleshooting
24How do you collect a full support bundle using `vracli support-bundle`?vracli & Command-line Troubleshooting
25How do you reset admin passwords with `vracli`?vracli & Command-line Troubleshooting
26What is the difference between checking the cluster status vs service   status with `vracli`?vracli & Command-line Troubleshooting
27How do you list all pods running on a vRO-integrated Kubernetes cluster using `kubectl`?Kubernetes: kubectl Troubleshooting & Integration
28What command retrieves logs for a specific pod running a vRO extensibility service?Kubernetes: kubectl Troubleshooting & Integration
29What is name of the namespace where all core vRO pods run?Kubernetes: kubectl Troubleshooting & Integration
30How do you describe all deployments in the kube-system namespace relevant for Aria Automation integration?Kubernetes: kubectl Troubleshooting & Integration
31What is the `kubectl exec` command for running diagnostics inside a vRO extension pod?Kubernetes: kubectl Troubleshooting & Integration
32What is the endpoint URL format for executing workflows via vRO REST API?vRO REST API & ControlCenter
33How do you authenticate a REST API request to vRO using basic auth vs a Bearer token?vRO REST API & ControlCenter
34Show a sample request to list workflow executions using vRO REST API.vRO REST API & ControlCenter
35How do you declare and use anonymous functions in ES 5.1 vRO scripting?JavaScript 5.1 Basics in vRO Context
36How can you quickly sort an array?JavaScript 5.1 Basics in vRO Context
37How does JSON parsing and stringification work with vRO’s ES 5.1 engine?JavaScript 5.1 Basics in vRO Context
38How do you check for the existence of a property in a JavaScript object (ES 5.1) in vRO?JavaScript 5.1 Basics in vRO Context

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