5.1

Introduction to the VMware vCenter
Orchestrator Plug-In for
vCloud Automation Center 1
The vCloud Automation Center plug-in (VMware vCenter Orchestrator plug-in for vCloud Automation
Center) allows interaction between vCenter Orchestrator and vCloud Automation Center.
You can use the vCloud Automation Center plug-in to provision virtual machines, take post-provision actions,
and run Create, Read, Update, and Delete (CRUD) operations on the vCloud Automation Center model.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Role of vCenter Orchestrator with the vCloud Automation Center Plug-In,” on page 7
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“Installing the vCloud Automation Center Plug-In,” on page 7
Role of vCenter Orchestrator with the vCloud Automation Center Plug-
In
You must use the Orchestrator configuration interface to install the vCloud Automation Center plug-in. You
use the Orchestrator client to run and create workflows and access the plug-in API.
The vCloud Automation Center plug-in is powered by vCenter Orchestrator. Orchestrator is a development
and process-automation platform that provides a library of extensible workflows to manage the VMware
vCenter infrastructure and other technologies.
Orchestrator allows integration with management and administration solutions through its open plug-in
architecture.
Installing the vCloud Automation Center Plug-In
You must use the Orchestrator configuration interface to install the vCloud Automation Center plug-in.
vCloud Automation Center Plug-In Functional Prerequisites
To be able to install and use the vCloud Automation Center plug-in, your system must meet certain functional
prerequisites.
vCenter Orchestrator
Verify that you have a running instance of Orchestrator. You can log in to the Orchestrator configuration
interface at http://orchestrator_server:8283. Version 5.1 of the plug-in works with vCenter Orchestrator 5.1.
For information about setting up Orchestrator, see Installing and Configuring VMware vCenter Orchestrator.
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