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Foundations and Concepts 2
Before you begin working with vRealize Automation, you can familiarize yourself with basic
vRealize Automation concepts.
This section includes the following topics:
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Using Scenarios
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Using the Goal Navigator
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Introducing vRealize Automation
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Tenancy and User Roles
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Service Catalog
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Infrastructure as a Service
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XaaS Blueprints and Resource Actions
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Common Components
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Life Cycle Extensibility
Using Scenarios
You can use scenarios to build working samples of vRealize Automation functionality that you can learn
from or customize to suit your needs.
Scenarios walk you through the most common and simplified workflow to complete a vRealize Automation
task. They do not contain options or choices, and serve as introductory examples to both basic and
advanced vRealize Automation functionality.
For example, you can use Installing and Configuring vRealize Automation for the Rainpole Scenario to
install a working proof of concept vRealize Automation deployment into your existing vSphere
environment.
Using the Goal Navigator
The goal navigator guides you through high-level goals that you might want to accomplish in
vRealize Automation.
The goals you can achieve depend on your role. To complete each goal, you must complete a sequence
of steps that are presented on separate pages in the vRealize Automation console.
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