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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
Using the vCenter Server Plug-In Inventory
The vCenter Server plug-in exposes all objects of the connected vCenter Server hosts in the Inventory view.
You can use the Inventory tab to add authorization elements or to run workflows on vCenter Server objects.
If you enable the Use contextual menu in inventory option from the Inventory tab of the User preferences
tool, all of the workflows that you can run on the selected inventory object appear in a pop-up menu.
Access the vCenter Server Plug-In Workflow Library
You must use the Orchestrator client or the vSphere Web Client to access the elements from the
vCenter Server plug-in workflow library.
Prerequisites
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Configure the vCenter Server plug-in in the Orchestrator configuration interface.
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Log in to the Orchestrator client as a user who can run vCenter Server workflows.
Procedure
1 Log in to the Orchestrator client and select Design or Run from the drop-down menu in the left upper
corner.
2 Click the Workflows view in the Orchestrator client left pane.
3 Expand the hierarchical list to Library > vCenter.
What to do next
Review the workflow library.
vCenter Server Plug-In Workflow Library
The vCenter Server plug-in workflow library contains workflows that you can use to run automated
processes related to the management of vCenter Server.
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Batch Workflows on page 23
Batch workflows populate configuration elements or run workflows on a selected vCenter Server
object.
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Cluster and Compute Resource Workflows on page 24
With cluster and compute resource workflows, you can create, rename or delete a cluster, and enable
or disable high availability, Distributed Resource Scheduler, and vCloud Distributed Storage on a
cluster.
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Custom Attributes Workflows on page 25
With custom attributes workflows, you can add custom attributes to virtual machines or get a custom
attribute for a virtual machine.
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Datacenter Workflows on page 25
With datacenter workflows, you can create, delete, reload, rename, or rescan a datacenter.
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Datastore and Files Workflows on page 25
With datastore and files workflows, you can delete a list of files, find unused files in a datastore, and
so on.
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Datacenter Folder Management Workflows on page 26
With datacenter folder management workflows, you can create, delete, or rename a datacenter folder.
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