5.5

Standard Workflows in the Workflow Library
Orchestrator provides a standard library of workflows that you can use to automate operations in the
virtual infrastructure. The workflows in the standard library are locked in the read-only state. To customize
a standard workflow, you must create a duplicate of that workflow. Duplicate workflows or custom
workflows that you create are fully editable.
For information about the different access rights that you can have when you work with the Orchestrator
server depending on the type of vCenter Server license, see Installing and Configuring VMware vCenter
Orchestrator.
The contents of the workflow library is accessible through the Workflows view in the Orchestrator client.
The standard workflow library provides workflows in the following folders.
Configuration
Configure authentication settings, database, certificates, licences, and
troubleshoot Orchestrator.
JDBC
Test the communication between a workflow and a database by using the
SQL plug-in shipped with Orchestrator.
Locking
Demonstrates the locking mechanism for automated processes, that allows
workflows to lock the resources they use.
Mail
Send and receive emails from workflows.
Orchestrator
Automate certain common Orchestrator operations.
SQL
Manage databases and database tables, as well as run SQL operations.
SSH
Implement the Secure Shell v2 (SSH-2) protocol. These workflows allow you
to run remote command and file transfer sessions with password and public
key-based authentication. The SSH configuration allows you to specify paths
to objects to expose in the Orchestrator inventory through secure
connections.
Troubleshooting
Export application settings and log files to a ZIP archive that you can send to
VMware support for troubleshooting.
vCenter Server
Access the functions of the vCenter Server API, so that you can incorporate
all of the vCenter Server functions into the management processes that you
automate by using Orchestrator.
Workflow
documentation
Export information about workflows or workflow categories as PDF files.
XML
A Document Object Model (DOM) XML parser that you can use to process
XML files in workflows.
Set User Permissions on a Workflow
You set levels of permission on a workflow to limit the access that users or user groups can have to that
workflow.
You can select the users and user groups for which to set permissions from the Orchestrator LDAP server.
Prerequisites
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Create a workflow.
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Open the workflow for editing in the workflow editor.
Using the VMware vCenter Orchestrator Client
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