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Table Of Contents
- vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide
- Contents
- Updated Information
- About This Book
- Introduction to VMware vCenter Orchestrator
- The Orchestrator Client
- Managing Workflows
- Creating Resource Elements
- Using Plug-Ins
- Managing Actions
- Using Packages
- Setting System Properties
- Disable Access to the Orchestrator Client By Nonadministrators
- Disable Access to Workflows from Web Service Clients
- Setting Server File System Access from Workflows and JavaScript
- Set JavaScript Access to Operating System Commands
- Set JavaScript Access to Java Classes
- Set Custom Timeout Property
- Modify the Number of Objects a Plug-In Search Obtains
- Maintenance and Recovery
- Index
Policies
Policies are event triggers that monitor the activity of the system. Policies respond to predefined events issued
by changes in the status or performance of certain defined objects.
Policies are a series of rules, gauges, thresholds and event filters that run certain workflows or scripts when
specific predefined events occur. Orchestrator constantly evaluates the policy rules as long as the policy is
running. For instance, you can implement policy gauges and thresholds that monitor the behavior of vCenter
Server objects of the VC:HostSystem and VC:VirtualMachine types.
Orchestrator defines the following types of policy:
Policy Templates
Master policies. Policy templates are not linked to real objects. They are abstract
sets of rules that define the behavior to implement if a certain abstract event
occurs. You can see existing policy templates and create templates in the Policy
Templates view in the Orchestrator client.
Policies
Policies are instances of a template or standalone event triggers that are linked
to real objects, and that are triggered by real-life events. You can also create
policies without using a template. You can see existing policies and create
policies in the Policies view in the Orchestrator client.
You can organize policy templates into categories, for easier navigation.
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