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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
8 Select the method you want to use to manage user access on the vCenter Server system.
Option Description
Share a unique session
Allows Orchestrator to create only one connection to vCenter Server.
In the User name and Password text boxes, type the credentials for
Orchestrator to use to establish the connection to the vCenter Server host.
The user that you select must be a valid user with privileges to manage
vCenter Server extensions and a set of custom defined privileges.
Orchestrator uses these credentials to monitor the vCenter Web service,
typically to operate Orchestrator system workflows.
Session per user
Creates a new session to vCenter Server. This might rapidly use CPU,
memory, and bandwidth.
Select this option only if your vCenter Server is in an Active Directory
domain or if vCenter Server Sign On is enabled.
The user that you select must be a valid user with privileges to manage
vCenter Server extensions.
You can leave the User name and Password text boxes empty, because the
credentials are used only for connection check.
The user account that you select is also used by the policy engine to collect statistical and other data. If the
user that you select does not have enough privileges, the policy engine cannot access the necessary parts
of the vCenter Server inventory and thus cannot collect the necessary data.
9 Click Apply changes.
The URL to the newly configured vCenter Server host is added to the list of defined hosts.
10 Repeat Step 2 through Step 9 for each vCenter Server instance.
Installing a New Plug-In
After you configure the default Orchestrator plug-ins, you might want to install a new plug-in.
All Orchestrator plug-ins are installed from the Orchestrator configuration interface. The allowed file
extensions are .vmoapp and .dar. A .vmoapp file can contain a collection of several .dar files and can be installed
as an application, while a .dar file contains all the resources associated with one plug-in.
You install .vmoapp files from the General tab of the Orchestrator configuration interface, and .dar files from
the Plug-ins tab.
Install a New Plug-In as a DAR File
After you configure the default Orchestrator plug-ins you might want to install a new .dar plug-in.
Procedure
1 Log in to the Orchestrator configuration interface as vmware.
2 Click the Plug-ins tab.
3 Click the magnifying glass icon under Install new plug-in.
4 Browse to locate the .dar file, and click Open.
5 Click Upload and install.
The installed plug-in file is stored in the
install_directory
\app-server\server\vmo\plugins folder.
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