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7 (Optional) Select the Secure channel check box to establish a secure connection to your vCenter Server
host.
8 In the Path text box, retain the default value, /sdk.
This value is the location of the SDK that you use to connect to your vCenter Server instance.
9 In the User name and Password text boxes, type the credentials for Orchestrator to use to establish the
connection to the vCenter Server host.
The user that you select must be a valid user with administrative privileges on your vCenter Server,
preferably at the top of the vCenter Server tree structure. Orchestrator uses these credentials to monitor
the vCenter Web service, typically to operate Orchestrator system workflows. All other requests inherit
the credentials of the user who triggers an action.
10 Select the method you use to manage user access on the vCenter Server host.
Option Description
Share a unique session
Allows Orchestrator to create only one connection to vCenter Server. Type
the credentials of a user who is a vCenter Server administrator.
Session per user
CAUTION Each user who logs in to Orchestrator creates a new session to
vCenter Server. This might rapidly use CPU, memory, and bandwidth.
Select this option if your vCenter Server is in an Active Directory domain.
Make sure that the user has the necessary permissions to perform the
required operations.
11 Click Apply changes.
The URL to the newly configured vCenter Server host is added to the list of defined hosts.
12 Repeat Step 3 through Step 11 for each vCenter Server instance.
vCenter Server 5.0.1Plug-In Scripting API
The vCenter Server scripting API contains classes, with their respective attributes, methods, and constructors
that allow interaction between vCenter Orchestrator and vCenter Server. You can use the API to develop
custom workflows.
For a list of available API objects, see
http://www.vmware.com/support/orchestrator/doc/vco_vsphere50_api/index.html.
Using the vCenter Server Plug-In Inventory
The vCenter Server plug-in exposes all objects of the connected vCenter Server hosts in the Inventory view.
You can use the Inventory view to add authorization elements or to run workflows on vCenter Server objects.
If the Use contextual menu in inventory option is enabled, all of the workflows that you can run on the selected
inventory object appear in a contextual menu.
Access the vCenter Server Plug-In Workflow Library
You must use the Orchestrator client to access the elements from the vCenter Server plug-in workflow library.
Prerequisites
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The vCenter Server plug-in must be enabled and configured in the Orchestrator configuration interface.
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You must be logged in to the Orchestrator client as a user who can run vCenter workflows.
Procedure
1 Click the Workflows view in the Orchestrator client.
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