5.5.1

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Contents
Using VMware vCenter Orchestrator Plug-Ins 7
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Introduction to Orchestrator Plug-Ins 9
Orchestrator Architecture 9
Plug-Ins Installed with the Orchestrator Server 10
Access the Orchestrator API Explorer 15
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Configure the Orchestrator Plug-Ins 17
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Using the vCenter Server Plug-In 19
Configuring the vCenter Server Plug-In 19
Configuration Workflows 19
Configure the Connection to a vCenter Server Instance 20
vCenter Server Plug-In Scripting API 21
Using the vCenter Server Plug-In Inventory 21
Access the vCenter Server Plug-In Workflow Library 21
vCenter Server Plug-In Workflow Library 21
Batch Workflows 24
Cluster and Compute Resource Workflows 24
Custom Attributes Workflows 25
Datacenter Workflows 25
Datastore and Files Workflows 25
Datacenter Folder Management Workflows 26
Host Folder Management Workflows 26
Virtual Machine Folder Management Workflows 26
Guest Operation Files Workflows 27
Guest Operation Processes Workflows 27
Power Host Management Workflows 28
Basic Host Management Workflows 28
Host Registration Management Workflows 28
Networking Workflows 29
Distributed Virtual Port Group Workflows 29
Distributed Virtual Switch Workflows 29
Standard Virtual Switch Workflows 30
Resource Pool Workflows 30
Storage Workflows 31
Storage DRS Workflows 31
Basic Virtual Machine Management Workflows 32
Clone Workflows 33
Linked Clone Workflows 34
Linux Customization Clone Workflows 34
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