5.5.1
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
- Index
Table 1‑2. Plug-Ins API Details (Continued)
Plug-In Input Types Scripting Objects
Active Directory
ActiveDirectopry
AdHost
AdPlugin
Attribute
ComputerAD
Favorites
Group
OrganizationalUnit
Unknown
User
UserGroup
AD_Computer
AD_FavoritesManager
AD_Group
AD_Host
AD_OrganizationalUnit
AD_ServerConfiguration
AD_Unknown
AD_User
AD_UserGroup
ActiveDirectopry
ConfigurationManager
vCO WebOperator None None
Plug-In Components
Each plug-in is a DAR file package. The DAR files are stored in Orchestrator_installation_path\app-
server\plugins on the Orchestrator server system. The components of each plug-in, such as workflow
categories and API modules, use different naming conventions.
Table 1‑3. Names of Plug-In Components
Plug-In Name in the
Configuration UI DAR File
Workflow
Categories API Module
vCenter Server 5.5
o11nplugin-vsphere.dar
vCenter
VC
vCO Configuration
o11nplugin-configurator.dar
Configuration
Configurator
vCO Library
o11nplugin-library.dar
Locking
Orchestrator
Troubleshooting
Not applicable.
SQL
o11nplugin-database.dar
JDBC
SQL
SQL
SSH
o11nplugin-ssh.dar
SSH
SSH
XML
o11nplugin-xml.dar
XML
XML
Mail
o11nplugin-mail.dar
Mail
Mail
Net
o11nplugin-jakartacommonsnet.dar
None
Net
Workflow
documentation
o11nplugin-wfdocs.dar
Workflow
documentation
Workflow documentation
Common
enumerated types
o11nplugin-enums.dar
None
Enums
Dynamic Types
o11n-plugin-dynamictypes.dar
Configuration
DynamicTypes
HTTP-REST Configuration
REST
SOAP
o11n-plugin-soap.dar
Configuration
SOAP
AMQP
o11n-plugin-amqp.dar
Configuration
AMQP
SNMP
o11n-plugin-snmp.dar
Device
Management
Query
Management
Trap Host
Management
SNMP
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