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
Using the Mail Plug-In Sample Workflows
You can call the sample workflows of the Mail plug-in from custom workflows to implement email
functionality. You can run an example workflow to test interaction with email.
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Access the Mail Plug-In Sample Workflows on page 68
You must use the Orchestrator client to access the Mail plug-in sample workflows.
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Mail Plug-In Sample Workflows on page 68
You can enhance your custom workflows by integrating the sample Mail plug-in workflows.
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Test an Example Interaction with Email on page 69
You can run a workflow from the Orchestrator client to send an email to respond to a query, known as
a user interaction.
Access the Mail Plug-In Sample Workflows
You must use the Orchestrator client to access the Mail plug-in sample workflows.
Prerequisites
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Configure the Mail plug-in in the Orchestrator configuration interface.
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Log in to the Orchestrator client as a user who can run Mail workflows.
Procedure
1 Click the Workflows view in the Orchestrator client.
2 Expand the hierarchical list to Library > Mail.
What to do next
Review the sample workflows.
Mail Plug-In Sample Workflows
You can enhance your custom workflows by integrating the sample Mail plug-in workflows.
You can access the Mail workflows from Library > Mail in the Workflows view of the Orchestrator client.
Retrieve messages
Retrieves the messages of a given email account by using the POP3 protocol.
Retrieve messages (via
MailClient)
Retrieves the messages of a certain email account, without deleting them, by
using the new scripting API provided by the MailClient class.
Send interaction
Sends an email to answer a user interaction. The email body contains both
the URL to the direct answer, and an interaction URL to process this request.
If optional parameters are not specified, the workflow uses the default values
set in the Orchestrator configuration interface.
Send notification
Sends an email with specified content to a given email address. If optional
parameters are not specified, the workflow uses the default values set in the
Orchestrator configuration interface.
Send notification to
mailing list
Sends an email with specified content to a given email address list, CC list,
and BCC list. If optional parameters are not specified, the workflow uses the
default values set in the Orchestrator configuration interface.
Using VMware vCenter Orchestrator Plug-Ins
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