5.1

Add a vCloud Automation Center Host
You can run a workflow to add a vCloud Automation Center host and configure the host connection
parameters.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have the permissions to perform this task.
Procedure
1 From the drop-down menu in the Orchestrator client, select Run or Design.
2 Click the Workflows view.
3 In the hierarchical list of workflows, select Library > vCloud Automation Center > Configuration and
navigate to the Add a vCAC host workflow.
4 Right-click the Add a vCAC host workflow and select Start workflow.
5 In the Name text box, type a unique name for the host.
6 In the Host text box, type the address of the host.
7 (Optional) In the Connection timeout (seconds) and Operation timeout (secounds) text boxes, type the
timeout interval.
8 Click Next.
9 Select a host authentication type and click Next.
Option Description
Basic
Provides basic access authentication.
Select the session mode.
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If you select Shared Session, provide credentials for the shared session.
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If you select Per User Session, the Orchestrator client retrieves
credentials from the user who is logged in.
NTLM
Provides NT LAN Manager (NTLM) access authentication within the
Window Security Support Provider (SSPI) framework.
Select the session mode.
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If you select Shared Session, provide credentials for the shared session.
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If you select Per User Session, the Orchestrator client retrieves
credentials from the user who is logged in.
Provide the NTLM settings.
10 Click Submit to run the workflow.
11 Repeat steps 4-10 for each vCloud Automation Center host.
Using the vCloud Automation Center Plug-In Standard Workflows
You can use the vCloud Automation Center workflows to provision virtual machines and to run basic or CRUD
operations.
You can access these workflows from Library > vCloud Automation Center in the Workflows view of the
Orchestrator client.
Using the vCenter Orchestrator Plug-In for vCloud Automation Center 5.1
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