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
Guest Operation Files Workflows
With guest operation files workflows, you can manage files in a guest operating system.
You can access the guest operation files workflows from Library > vCenter > Guest operations > Files in the
Workflows view of the Orchestrator client.
Check for directory in
guest
Verifies that a directory exists in a guest virtual machine.
Check for file in guest
Verifies that a file exists in a guest virtual machine.
Copy file from guest to
Orchestrator
Copies a specified file from a guest file system to an Orchestrator server.
Copy file from
Orchestrator to guest
Copies a specified file from an Orchestrator server to a guest file system.
Create directory in
guest
Creates a directory in a guest virtual machine.
Create temporary
directory in guest
Creates a temporary directory in a guest virtual machine.
Create temporary file in
guest
Creates a temporary file in a guest virtual machine.
Delete directory in
guest
Deletes a directory from a guest virtual machine.
Delete file in guest
Deletes a file from a guest virtual machine.
List path in guest
Shows a path in a guest virtual machine.
Move directory in guest
Moves a directory in a guest virtual machine.
Move file in guest
Moves a file in a guest virtual machine.
Guest Operation Processes Workflows
With guest operation processes workflows, you can get information and control the running processes in a
guest operating system.
You can access the guest operation files workflows from Library > vCenter > Guest operations > Processes
in the Workflows view of the Orchestrator client.
Get environment
variables from guest
Returns a list with environmental variables from a guest. An interactive
session returns the variables of the user who is currently logged in.
Get processes from
guest
Returns a list with the processes running in the guest operating system and
the recently completed processes started by the API.
Run program in guest
Starts a program in a guest operating system.
Stop process in guest
Stops a process in a guest operating system.
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