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 SOAP Plug-In 14
The SOAP plug-in allows you to manage SOAP Web services by providing interaction between vCenter
Orchestrator and SOAP hosts. You can define SOAP services as inventory objects by running configuration
workflows, and perform SOAP operations on the defined objects.
The plug-in contains a set of standard workflows related to managing SOAP hosts and invoking SOAP
operations. You can also generate custom workflows to automate tasks in a SOAP environment.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Configuring the SOAP Plug-In,” on page 85
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“Generate a New Workflow from a SOAP Operation,” on page 87
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“Invoke a SOAP Operation,” on page 88
Configuring the SOAP Plug-In
You must use the Orchestrator client to configure the SOAP plug-in.
Configuration Workflows
The Configuration workflow category contains workflows that allow you to manage SOAP hosts.
You can access these workflows from Library > SOAP > Configuration on the Workflows view in the
Orchestrator client.
Workflow Name Description
Add a SOAP host Adds a SOAP host to the plug-in's inventory.
Manage SSL certificates Verifies a host URL, and if required, shows a user interaction message for the
approval of SSL certificates.
Reload plug-in configuration Refreshes the list of SOAP hosts in the plug-in's inventory.
Remove a SOAP host Removes a SOAP host from the plug-in's inventory.
CAUTION When you remove a host from the inventory, all workflows generated
from it will stop working.
Update a SOAP host Updates a SOAP host in the plug-in's inventory.
Update a SOAP host with an
endpoint URL
Updates a SOAP host with a preferred endpoint address. The new endpoint
address is used for sending and receiving SOAP messages, instead of the endpoint
address defined within the WSDL.
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