4.2.1
Table Of Contents
- Developing with VMware vCenter Orchestrator
- Contents
- Developing with VMware vCenter Orchestrator
- Developing Workflows
- Principal Phases in the Workflow Development Process
- Accessing the Orchestrator Client
- Testing Workflows During Development
- Workflow Editor
- Provide General Workflow Information
- Defining Attributes and Parameters
- Workflow Schema
- Obtaining Input Parameters from Users When a Workflow Starts
- Requesting User Interactions While a Workflow Runs
- Add a User Interaction to a Workflow
- Set the User Interaction security.group Attribute
- Set the timeout.date Attribute to an Absolute Date
- Calculate a Relative Timeout for User Interactions
- Set the timeout.date Attribute to a Relative Date
- Define the External Inputs for a User Interaction
- Define User Interaction Exception Behavior
- Create the Input Parameters Dialog Box for the User Interaction
- Respond to a Request for a User Interaction
- Calling Workflows Within Workflows
- Running a Workflow on a Selection of Objects
- Developing Long-Running Workflows
- Configuration Elements
- Workflow User Permissions
- Validating Workflows
- Running Workflows
- Develop a Simple Example Workflow
- Create the Simple Workflow Example
- Define the Simple Workflow Example Parameters
- Create the Simple Workflow Example Schema
- Link the Simple Workflow Example Elements
- Create Workflow Zones
- Define the Simple Workflow Example Decision Bindings
- Bind the Simple Workflow Example Action Elements
- Bind the Simple Workflow Example Scripted Task Elements
- Define the Simple Example Workflow Exception Bindings
- Set the Simple Workflow Example Attribute Read-Write Properties
- Set the Simple Workflow Example Parameter Properties
- Set the Layout of the Simple Workflow Example Input Parameters Dialog Box
- Validate and Run the Simple Workflow Example
- Develop a Complex Workflow
- Create the Complex Workflow
- Define the Complex Workflow Example Input Parameters
- Create a Custom Action For the Complex Workflow Example
- Create the Complex Workflow Example Schema
- Link the Complex Workflow Example Schema Elements
- Create the Complex Workflow Example Zones
- Define the Complex Workflow Example Bindings
- Set the Complex Workflow Example Attribute Properties
- Create the Layout of the Complex Workflow Example Input Parameters
- Validate and Run the Complex Workflow Example
- Scripting
- Orchestrator Elements that Require Scripting
- Limitations of the Mozilla Rhino Implementation in Orchestrator
- Using the Orchestrator API
- Access the Scripting Engine from the Workflow Editor
- Access the Scripting Engine from the Action or Policy Editor
- Access the Orchestrator API Explorer
- Use the Orchestrator API Explorer to Find Objects
- Writing Scripts
- Add Parameters to Scripts
- Accessing the Orchestrator Server File System from JavaScript and Workflows
- Accessing Java Classes from JavaScript
- Accessing Operating System Commands from JavaScript
- Exception Handling Guidelines
- Orchestrator JavaScript Examples
- Developing Actions
- Creating Resource Elements
- Creating Packages
- Index
getVMDisksModes Action Element
The getVMDisksModes action element obtains the modes of the disks running in a virtual machine. The following
table shows the bindings that the getVMDisksModes action element requires.
Table 1-22. Bindings of the getVMDisksModes Action Element
Parameter Name Binding Type
Bind to Existing
or Create
Parameter? Binding Values
vm
IN Bind
n
Local parameter: vm
n
Source parameter: vm[attribute]
n
Type: VC:VirtualMachine
n
Description:
The current virtual machine
having a snapshot taken
actionResult
OUT Create
n
Local parameter: actionResult
n
Source parameter:
vmDisksModes[attribute]
n
Type: Array/String
n
Description:
The current Disks Modes of
the virtual machine
errorCode
Exception Create Local parameter: errorCode
Create Snapshot? Custom Decision Element
The Create Snapshot? custom decision element determines whether to take snapshots of virtual machines,
depending on the disk modes of the virtual machines. The following table shows the bindings that the Create
Snapshot? custom decision element requires.
Table 1-23. Bindings of the Create Snapshot? Decision Element
Parameter Name Binding Type
Bind to Existing
or Create
Parameter? Binding Values
vmDisksMode
IN Bind
n
Local parameter: vmDisksMode
n
Source parameter:
vmDisksMode[attribute]
n
Type: Array/String
n
Description:
The current Disks Modes of
the virtual machine
vm
IN Bind
n
Local parameter: vm
n
Source parameter: vm[attribute]
n
Type: VC:VirtualMachine
n
Description:
The current virtual machine
having a snapshot taken
The Create Snapshot? custom decision element custom decision element performs the following scripted
function.
//A snapshot cannot be taken if one of its disks is in independent mode
// (independent-persistent or independent-nonpersistent)
var containsIndependentDisks = false;
if (vmDisksModes!=null && vmDisksModes.length>0) {
for (i in vmDisksModes) {
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