5.1
Table Of Contents
- Installing and Configuring VMware vCenter Orchestrator
- Contents
- Installing and Configuring VMware vCenter Orchestrator
- Updated Information
- Introduction to VMware vCenter Orchestrator
- Orchestrator System Requirements
- Orchestrator Components Setup
- Installing and Upgrading Orchestrator
- Configuring the Orchestrator Server
- Start the Orchestrator Configuration Service
- Log In to the Orchestrator Configuration Interface
- Configure the Network Connection
- Orchestrator Network Ports
- Import the vCenter Server SSL Certificate
- Selecting the Authentication Type
- Configuring the Orchestrator Database Connection
- Server Certificate
- Configure the Default Plug-Ins
- Importing the vCenter Server License
- Start the Orchestrator Server
- Additional Configuration Options
- Change the Password of the Orchestrator Configuration Interface
- Change the Default Configuration Ports on the Orchestrator Client Side
- Uninstall a Plug-In
- Activate the Service Watchdog Utility
- Export the Orchestrator Configuration
- Import the Orchestrator Configuration
- Configure the Maximum Number of Events and Runs
- Import the Plug-In Licenses
- Orchestrator Log Files
- Configuration Use Cases and Troubleshooting
- Registering Orchestrator with vCenter Single Sign On in the vCenter Server Appliance
- Setting Up Orchestrator to Work with the vSphere Web Client
- Check Whether Orchestrator Is Successfully Registered as an Extension
- Unregister Orchestrator from vCenter Single Sign On
- Enable Orchestrator for Remote Workflow Execution
- Changing SSL Certificates
- Back Up the Orchestrator Configuration and Elements
- Unwanted Server Restarts
- Orchestrator Server Fails to Start
- Revert to the Default Password for Orchestrator Configuration
- Setting System Properties
- Disable Access to the Orchestrator Client By Nonadministrators
- Disable Access to Workflows from Web Service Clients
- Setting Server File System Access for Workflows and JavaScript
- Set JavaScript Access to Operating System Commands
- Set JavaScript Access to Java Classes
- Set Custom Timeout Property
- Modify the Number of Objects a Plug-In Search Obtains
- Modify the Number of Concurrent and Delayed Workflows
- Where to Go From Here
- Index
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“Upgrading Orchestrator 4.0.x and Migrating the Configuration Data,” on page 30
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“Uninstall Orchestrator,” on page 30
Download the vCenter Server Installer
You must download the installer for vCenter Server, the vSphere Client, and associated vCenter components
and support tools.
Procedure
1 Download the zip file for vCenter Server from the VMware downloads page at
http://www.vmware.com/support/.
2 Extract the files from the zip archive.
Install Orchestrator Standalone
For production environments and to enhance the scalability of your Orchestrator setup, install Orchestrator
on a dedicated Windows machine.
You can install the Orchestrator server only on a 64-bit operating system platform.
The Orchestrator client can run on both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows machines.
You can install the Orchestrator client on a 32-bit machine. For more information, see “Install the Orchestrator
Client on a 32-Bit Machine,” on page 25.
NOTE If you try to install Orchestrator 5.1 on a 64-bit machine on which an instance of Orchestrator 4.0.x is
running, the 64-bit installer does not detect the earlier version of Orchestrator. As a result, two versions of
Orchestrator are installed and coexist.
Prerequisites
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Verify that your hardware meets the Orchestrator system requirements. See “Hardware Requirements for
Orchestrator,” on page 15.
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Download the vCenter Server 5.1 installer from the VMware Web site.
Procedure
1 Start the Orchestrator installer.
In the software installer directory, browse to the C:\
install_directory
\vCenter-Server\vCO\ folder and
double-click vCenterOrchestrator.exe.
The file contains installers for the client and the server components.
2 Click Next.
3 Accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next.
4 Either accept the default destination folders or click Change to select another location, and click Next.
CAUTION You cannot install Orchestrator in a directory whose name contains non-ASCII characters. If
you are operating in a locale that features non-ASCII characters, you must install Orchestrator in the
default location.
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