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
Custom Attributes Workflows
With custom attributes workflows, you can add custom attributes to virtual machines or get a custom
attribute for a virtual machine.
You can access the custom attributes workflows from Library > vCenter > Custom Attributes in the
Workflows view of the Orchestrator client.
Add custom attribute to
a virtual machine
Adds a custom attribute to a virtual machine.
Add custom attribute to
multiple virtual
machines
Adds a custom attribute to a selection of virtual machines.
Get custom attribute
Gets a custom attribute for a virtual machine in vCenter Server.
Datacenter Workflows
With datacenter workflows, you can create, delete, reload, rename, or rescan a datacenter.
You can access the datacenter workflows from Library > vCenter > Datacenter in the Workflows view of the
Orchestrator client.
Create datacenter
Creates a new data center in a data center folder.
Delete datacenter
Deletes a data center.
Reload datacenter
Forces vCenter Server to reload data from a data center.
Rename datacenter
Renames a data center and waits for the task to complete.
Rescan datacenter
HBAs
Scans the hosts in a data center and initiates a rescan on the host bus
adapters to discover new storage.
Datastore and Files Workflows
With datastore and files workflows, you can delete a list of files, find unused files in a datastore, and so on.
You can access the datastore and files workflows from Library > vCenter > Datastore and Files in the
Workflows view of the Orchestrator client.
Delete all files
Deletes a list of files.
Delete all unused
datastore files
Searches all datastores in the vCenter Server environment and deletes all
unused files.
Export unused
datastore files
Searches all datastores and creates an XML descriptor file that lists all
unused files.
Find unused files in
datastores
Searches the vCenter Server environment for all unused disks (*.vmdk),
virtual machines (*.vmx), and template (*.vmtx) files that are not associated
with any vCenter Server instances registered with Orchestrator.
Get all configuration,
template, and disk files
from virtual machines
Creates a list of all virtual machine descriptor files and a list of all virtual
machine disk files, for all datastores.
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