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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
Updated Information
This vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide is updated with each release of the product or when necessary.
This table provides the update history of the vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide.
Revision Description
EN-000226-05 Clarified the relation between the com.vmware.js.allow-local-process system property and the js-
io-conf file in “Set JavaScript Access to Operating System Commands,” on page 66.
EN-000226-04
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Added troubleshooting information in “Orchestrator Server Fails to Start,” on page 72.
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Added instructions about changing the server log level in “Define the Server Log Level,” on
page 76.
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Updated section “Workflow Credentials,” on page 30.
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Updated Chapter 6, “Managing Actions,” on page 53.
EN-000226-03
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Corrected description of Execute permission in “Set User Permissions on a Package,” on page 58.
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Removed cross-references before tables and figures.
EN-000226-02
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Added information about using Orchestrator administrative tools and defining user preferences in
Chapter 2, “The Orchestrator Client,” on page 15.
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Added a new section, Chapter 5, “Using Plug-Ins,” on page 43.
EN-000226-01
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Added a new section, “Orchestrator Log Files,” on page 74.
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Added instructions about responding to a user interaction request in “Respond to a Request for a User
Interaction,” on page 35.
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Added a procedure about restoring the default Orchestrator password in “Revert to the Default
Password for Orchestrator Configuration,” on page 72.
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Added instructions about changing the SSL certificate for Web views in “Change the Web View SSL
Certificate,” on page 73.
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Added a new section, Chapter 4, “Creating Resource Elements,” on page 37.
EN-000226-00 Updates for the release of Orchestrator 4.0.1:
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Added information about new workflows in the Orchestrator library in “Workflow Library
Additions,” on page 26.
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Added a new section, Chapter 8, “Setting System Properties,” on page 63.
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Added information about workflow user permissions and credentials in “Workflow User
Permissions,” on page 29 and “Workflow Credentials,” on page 30.
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Described the workflow locking mechanism in “Locking Mechanism,” on page 33.
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Added a new section, “Scheduling Workflows,” on page 35.
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Added information about the sample Orchestrator Web view in “Weboperator Web View,” on
page 22.
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Added a procedure about removing packages in “Remove a Package,” on page 61.
EN-000127-00 Initial release of Orchestrator 4.0.
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