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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
Linked Clone Workflows
You access these workflows from Library > vCenter > Virtual Machine Management > Clone > Linked
Clone.
Linked clone, Linux with
multiple NICs
Creates a linked clone of a Linux virtual machine, performs the guest operating
system customization, and configures up to four virtual network cards.
Linked clone, Linux with
single NIC
Creates a linked clone of a Linux virtual machine, performs the guest operating
system customization, and configures one virtual network card.
Linked clone, Windows
with multiple NICs and
credential
Creates a linked clone of a Windows virtual machine, performing the guest
operating system customization. Configures up to four virtual network cards
and a local administrator user account.
Linked clone, Windows
with single NIC and
credential
Creates a linked clone of a Windows virtual machine performing the guest
operating system customization. Configures one virtual network card and a
local administrator user account.
Linked clone, no
customization
Creates the specified number of linked clones of a given virtual machine.
Device Management Workflows
You access these workflows from Library > vCenter > Virtual Machine Management > Device
Management.
Convert disks to thin
provisioning
Converts thick-provisioned disks of virtual machines to thin-provisioned
disks.
Convert independent
disks
Converts all independent virtual machine disks to normal disks by removing
the independent flag from the disks.
Disconnect all
detachable devices from
a running virtual
machine
Disconnects floppy disks, CD-ROM drives, parallel ports, and serial ports from
a running virtual machine.
Move and Migrate Workflows
You access these workflows from Library > vCenter > Virtual Machine Management > Move and Migrate.
Migrate virtual machines
using vMotion/Storage
vMotion
Uses vMotion, storage vMotion, or both vMotion and Storage vMotion to
migrate a single virtual machine, a selection of virtual machines, or all available
virtual machines.
Quick virtual machine
migration
Suspends the virtual machine if it is powered on and migrates it to another host
using the same storage.
Quick migrate multiple
virtual machines
Suspends the virtual machines if they are powered on and migrates them to
another host using the same storage.
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