5.5.2
Table Of Contents
- Using VMware vCenter Orchestrator Plug-Ins
- Contents
- Using VMware vCenter Orchestrator Plug-Ins
- Introduction to Orchestrator Plug-Ins
- Configure the Orchestrator Plug-Ins
- Using the vCenter Server Plug-In
- Configuring the vCenter Server Plug-In
- vCenter Server Plug-In Scripting API
- Using the vCenter Server Plug-In Inventory
- Access the vCenter Server Plug-In Workflow Library
- vCenter Server Plug-In Workflow Library
- Batch Workflows
- Cluster and Compute Resource Workflows
- Custom Attributes Workflows
- Datacenter Workflows
- Datastore and Files Workflows
- Datacenter Folder Management Workflows
- Host Folder Management Workflows
- Virtual Machine Folder Management Workflows
- Guest Operation Files Workflows
- Guest Operation Processes Workflows
- Power Host Management Workflows
- Basic Host Management Workflows
- Host Registration Management Workflows
- Networking Workflows
- Distributed Virtual Port Group Workflows
- Distributed Virtual Switch Workflows
- Standard Virtual Switch Workflows
- Resource Pool Workflows
- Storage Workflows
- Storage DRS Workflows
- Basic Virtual Machine Management Workflows
- Clone Workflows
- Linked Clone Workflows
- Linux Customization Clone Workflows
- Tools Clone Workflows
- Windows Customization Clone Workflows
- Device Management Workflows
- Move and Migrate Workflows
- Other Workflows
- Power Management Workflows
- Snapshot Workflows
- VMware Tools Workflows
- Using the Configuration Plug-In
- Using the vCO Library Plug-In
- Using the SQL Plug-In
- Using the SSH Plug-In
- Using the XML Plug-In
- Using the Mail Plug-In
- Using the Net Plug-In
- Using the Enumeration Plug-In
- Using the Workflow Documentation Plug-In
- Using the HTTP-REST Plug-In
- Using the SOAP Plug-In
- Using the AMQP Plug-In
- Using the SNMP Plug-In
- Using the Active Directory Plug-In
- Using the Dynamic Types Plug-In
- Configuring and Using the Multi-Node Plug-In
- Using the PowerShell Plug-In
- Using the PowerShell Plug-In Inventory
- Configuring the PowerShell Plug-In
- Running PowerShell Scripts
- Generating Actions
- Passing Invocation Results Between Actions
- PowerCLI Integration with the PowerShell Plug-In
- Sample Workflows
- Access the PowerShell Plug-In API
- Working with PowerShell Results
- Examples of Scripts for Common PowerShell Tasks
- Troubleshooting
- Index
Workflow Name Description
Delete all finished workflow runs Deletes all finished workflow runs from a remote workflow.
Delete a remote workflow Deletes a workflow from a remote Orchestrator server.
Deploy a workflow from a local server Deploys a workflow from a local Orchestrator server to a list of remote
Orchestrator servers.
Deploy a Package from a Local Server
You can run a workflow to deploy a package from a local Orchestrator server to remote Orchestrator
servers.
In this example, you can deploy a package from a local server to an array of remote servers.
Procedure
1 Log in to the Orchestrator client as an administrator.
2 Click the Workflows view in the Orchestrator client.
3 In the hierarchical list of workflows, select Library > Orchestrator > Remote Management and navigate
to the Deploy a package from a local server workflow.
4 Right-click the Deploy a package from a local server and select Start workflow.
5 Select the package to deploy from the local storage.
6 Select the remote servers to deploy the package to.
7 Select whether you want to overwrite the remote server packages.
Option Description
Yes
The packages on the remote server are replaced, discarding the version of
the packaged elements.
No
A version check of the server and the deploying packages is performed.
The packages are deployed after a successful check.
8 Click Submit to run the workflow.
After running the workflow, the status information is displayed in the log view and in the inventory of the
plug-in.
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