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
Contents
Using VMware vCenter Orchestrator Plug-Ins 9
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Introduction to Orchestrator Plug-Ins 11
Orchestrator Architecture 11
Plug-Ins Installed with the Orchestrator Server 12
Access the Orchestrator API Explorer 15
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Configure the Orchestrator Plug-Ins 17
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Using the vCenter Server Plug-In 19
Configuring the vCenter Server Plug-In 19
Configuration Workflows 19
Configure the Connection to a vCenter Server Instance 20
vCenter Server Plug-In Scripting API 20
Using the vCenter Server Plug-In Inventory 21
Access the vCenter Server Plug-In Workflow Library 21
vCenter Server Plug-In Workflow Library 21
Batch Workflows 23
Cluster and Compute Resource Workflows 24
Custom Attributes Workflows 25
Datacenter Workflows 25
Datastore and Files Workflows 25
Datacenter Folder Management Workflows 26
Host Folder Management Workflows 26
Virtual Machine Folder Management Workflows 26
Guest Operation Files Workflows 27
Guest Operation Processes Workflows 27
Power Host Management Workflows 28
Basic Host Management Workflows 28
Host Registration Management Workflows 28
Networking Workflows 29
Distributed Virtual Port Group Workflows 29
Distributed Virtual Switch Workflows 29
Standard Virtual Switch Workflows 30
Resource Pool Workflows 30
Storage Workflows 31
Storage DRS Workflows 31
Basic Virtual Machine Management Workflows 32
Clone Workflows 33
Linked Clone Workflows 34
Linux Customization Clone Workflows 34
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