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
Clone a Windows
machine with multiple
NICs and credential
Clones a Windows virtual machine performing the guest operating system
customization. Configures the local administrator user account and up to
four virtual network cards. Sysprep tools must be available on the vCenter
Server system.
Clone a Windows
machine with single NIC
Clones a Windows virtual machine performing the guest operating system
customization and configures one virtual network card. Sysprep tools must
be available on the vCenter Server system.
Clone a Windows
machine with single NIC
and credential
Clones a Windows virtual machine performing the guest operating system
customization. Configures one virtual network card and a local
administrator user account. Sysprep tools must be available on the vCenter
Server system.
Device Management Workflows
With device management workflows you can manage the devices that are connected to a virtual machine or
to a host datastore.
You can access the device management workflows from Library > vCenter > Virtual Machine management
> Device Management in the Workflows view of the Orchestrator client.
Add CD-ROM
Adds a virtual CD-ROM to a virtual machine. If the virtual machine has no
IDE controller, the workflow creates one.
Add disk
Adds a virtual disk to a virtual machine.
Change RAM
Changes the amount of RAM of a virtual machine.
Convert disks to thin
provisioning
Converts thick-provisioned disks of virtual machines to thin-provisioned
disks.
Convert independent
disks
Converts all independent virtual machine disks to normal disks by removing
the independent flag from the disks.
Disconnect all
detachable devices
from a running virtual
machine
Disconnects floppy disks, CD-ROM drives, parallel ports, and serial ports
from a running virtual machine.
Mount floppy disk drive
Mounts a floppy disk drive FLP file from the ESX datastore.
Move and Migrate Workflows
With move and migrate workflows, you can migrate virtual machines.
You can access the move and migrate workflows from Library > vCenter > Virtual Machine management >
Move and Migrate in the Workflows view of the Orchestrator client.
Mass migrate virtual
machines with storage
vMotion
Uses Storage vMotion to migrate a single virtual machine, a selection of
virtual machines, or all available virtual machines.
Mass migrate virtual
machines with vMotion
Uses vMotion, Storage vMotion, or both vMotion and Storage vMotion to
migrate a single virtual machine, a selection of virtual machines, or all
available virtual machines.
Migrate virtual machine
with vMotion
Migrates a virtual machine from one host to another by using the
MigrateVM_Task operation from the vSphere API.
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