Let's introduce this blog

Welcome to the blog about task automation in virtual environments.
We will introduce the pretty cool functionality of the paap.
A Profession Automation Appliance for VMware vSphere.
Let's begin with some facts about the appliance:

• Easily deployed due to the .OVF format.
• Build with VMware Studio
• Based on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
• Contains tftpd for PXE boot and unattended installation
• Syncs system clock with ntp service
• Exclusively written in Perl
• Connects VMware vCenter Server with Perl SDK
• Configuration is stored in integrated mySQL Database
• Uses SSL Certificates, optional signed by your root authority

After setting it up, the appliance will work silently in the background. Each function can be used within the vSphere Client.

• Seamless integration into vSphere Client
• Plugin registration in the vCenter Server
• No setup on the machine running the vSphere Client
• Default menues and views in the vSphere Clients get extended by additional functionality.

Come back frequently and enjoy tutorials and showcases of the enormous functionality.
Learn how the paap can help making your administrative pain with vSphere a lot easier.