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
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Clone Workflows on page 33
With clone workflows you can clone virtual machines with or without customizing the virtual
machine properties.
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Linked Clone Workflows on page 34
With linked clone workflows, you can perform linked clone operations such as restoring a virtual
machine from a linked clone, creating a linked clone, and so on.
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Linux Customization Clone Workflows on page 34
With Linux customization workflows you can clone a Linux virtual machine and customize the guest
operating system.
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Tools Clone Workflows on page 35
With tools clone workflows you can obtain customization information about the operating system of
the virtual machine, information needed to update a virtual device, and so on.
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Windows Customization Clone Workflows on page 35
With Windows customization clone workflows you can clone Windows virtual machines and
customize the guest operating system.
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Device Management Workflows on page 36
With device management workflows you can manage the devices that are connected to a virtual
machine or to a host datastore.
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Move and Migrate Workflows on page 36
With move and migrate workflows, you can migrate virtual machines.
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Other Workflows on page 37
With other workflows, you can enable and disable Fault Tolerance (FT), extract virtual machine
information, and find orphaned virtual machines.
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Power Management Workflows on page 37
With power management workflows, you can power on and off virtual machines, reboot the guest
operating system of a virtual machine, suspend a virtual machine, and so on.
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Snapshot Workflows on page 38
With snapshot workflows, you can perform snapshot-related operations.
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VMware Tools Workflows on page 38
With VMware Tools workflows, you can perform VMware Tools-related tasks on virtual machines.
Batch Workflows
Batch workflows populate configuration elements or run workflows on a selected vCenter Server object.
You can access the batch workflows from Library > vCenter > Batch in the Workflows view of the
Orchestrator client.
Fill batch configuration
elements
Populates the configuration elements that the Run a workflow on a selection
of objects workflow uses. Performs the following tasks:
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Resets the BatchObject and BatchAction configuration elements.
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Fills the BatchObject configuration element with all of the workflows
that have only one input parameter.
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