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
Change the Key Pair Passphrase
You can run a workflow from the Orchestrator client to change the passphrase for the key pair that you
generated last.
Prerequisites
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Configure the SSH plug-in in the Orchestrator configuration interface.
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Log in to the Orchestrator client as a user who can run SSH workflows.
Procedure
1 Click the Workflows view in the Orchestrator client.
2 In the workflows hierarchical list, open Library > SSH to navigate to the Change key pair passphrase
workflow.
3 Right-click the Change key pair passphrase workflow and select Start workflow.
4 Reset the key pair passphrase.
a Type the current passphrase.
b Type the new passphrase.
5 Click Submit to run the workflow.
Register an Orchestrator Public Key on an SSH Host
You can use a public key instead of a password. To register an Orchestrator public key on an SSH host, you
can run a workflow from the Orchestrator client.
Prerequisites
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Configure the SSH plug-in in the Orchestrator configuration interface.
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Log in to the Orchestrator client as a user who can run SSH workflows.
Procedure
1 Click the Workflows view in the Orchestrator client.
2 In the workflows hierarchical list, open Library > SSH to navigate to the Register vCO public key on
host workflow.
3 Right-click the Register vCO public key on host workflow and select Start workflow.
4 Provide the host and authentication information.
NOTE You must provide credentials that are registered on the SSH host.
5 Click Submit to run the workflow.
You can use public key authentication instead of password authentication when you connect to the SSH
host as the registered user.
Run an SSH Command
You can run a workflow from the Orchestrator client to run SSH commands on a remote SSH server.
Prerequisites
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Configure the SSH plug-in in the Orchestrator configuration interface.
Chapter 7 Using the SSH Plug-In
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