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Table Of Contents
- vCenter Orchestrator Installation and Configuration Guide
- Contents
- Updated Information
- About This Book
- Introduction to VMware vCenter Orchestrator
- Orchestrator System Requirements
- Orchestrator Components Setup Guidelines
- Installing Orchestrator
- Upgrade Orchestrator with vCenter Server
- Upgrade Orchestrator Standalone
- Upgrading Orchestrator Applications After Upgrading vCenter Server
- Uninstall Orchestrator
- Configuring Orchestrator
- Start the Orchestrator Configuration Service
- Log In to the Orchestrator Configuration Interface
- Change the Default Password
- Revert to the Default Password for Orchestrator Configuration
- Configure the Network Connection
- Change the Default Configuration Ports on the Orchestrator Client Side
- Import the vCenter SSL Certificate
- Configuring LDAP Settings
- Password Encryption and Hashing Mechanism
- Configure the Database Connection
- Server Certificate
- Configure the Default Plug-Ins
- Access Rights to Orchestrator Server
- Import the vCenter Server License
- Start the Orchestrator Server
- Export the Orchestrator Configuration
- Import the Orchestrator Configuration
- Configure the Maximum Number of Events and Runs
- Install an Application
- Start a Published Web View
- Change the Web View SSL Certificate
- Define the Server Log Level
- Where to Go From Here
- Index
Introduction to VMware vCenter
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VMware vCenter Orchestrator is a development and process-automation platform that provides a library of
extensible workflows to allow you to create and run automated, configurable processes to manage the VMware
vCenter infrastructure as well as other VMware and third-party technologies.
Orchestrator exposes every operation in the vCenter Server API, allowing you to integrate all of these
operations into your automated processes. Orchestrator also allows you to integrate with other management
and administration solutions through its open plug-in architecture.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Key Features of the Orchestrator Platform,” on page 9
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“Orchestrator User Roles and Related Tasks,” on page 10
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“Orchestrator Architecture,” on page 11
Key Features of the Orchestrator Platform
Orchestrator is composed of three distinct layers: an orchestration platform that provides the common features
required for an orchestration tool, a plug-in architecture to integrate control of subsystems, and a library of
workflows. Orchestrator is an open platform that can be extended with new plug-ins and libraries, and can be
integrated into larger architectures through a SOAP API.
The following list presents the key Orchestrator features.
Persistence
Production grade external databases are used to store relevant information,
such as processes, workflow states, and configuration information.
Central management
Orchestrator provides a central way to manage your processes. The application
server-based platform, with full version history, allows you to have scripts and
process-related primitives in one place. This way, you can avoid scripts without
versioning and proper change control spread on your servers.
Check-pointing
Every step of a workflow is saved in the database, which allows you to restart
the server without losing state and context. This feature is especially useful for
long-running processes.
Versioning
All Orchestrator Platform objects have an associated version history. This
feature allows basic change management when distributing processes to
different project stages or locations.
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