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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
Table 5-4. Orchestrator Server Modes (Continued)
vCenter Server License Edition vCenter Orchestrator Mode Description
Essentials Player You are granted read privileges on all
Orchestrator elements. You can run
workflows but you cannot edit them.
Evaluation Server You are granted full read and write
privileges to all Orchestrator elements.
You can run and edit workflows.
NOTE All predefined workflows are locked as read-only by design. To edit a standard workflow, you must
duplicate the workflow and make changes to the duplicated workflow.
Start the Orchestrator Server
To work with Orchestrator, ensure that the Orchestrator server service has started.
When you install Orchestrator separately from vCenter Server, you must first install the Orchestrator server
as a service. You can install the Orchestrator server as a service from the Startup Options tab of the Orchestrator
configuration interface. When you do this, you can start, stop, and restart the service from the Orchestrator
configuration interface.
Prerequisites
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If you installed Orchestrator standalone, verify that your system has at least 2GB of RAM. The Orchestrator
server might not start if your system does not meet this requirement.
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All of the status indicators must display a green circle. You cannot start the Orchestrator server if any of
the components is not configured properly.
Procedure
1 Log in to the Orchestrator configuration interface as vmware.
2 Click Startup Options.
3 (Optional) Click Install vCO server as service.
The Orchestrator server is installed as a Windows service.
4 Click Start service.
The Orchestrator server status appears as Service is starting. The first boot can take 5-10 minutes
because it is installing the Orchestrator plug-ins content in the database tables.
A message states that the service is started successfully. The Orchestrator server status appears at the
bottom of each configuration tab, and is one of the following:
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Running
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Not available
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Stopped
5 (Optional) To see the Orchestrator server status, update the page by clicking the Refresh link.
What to do next
Log in to the Orchestrator client, run, and schedule workflows on the vCenter Server inventory objects or other
objects that Orchestrator accesses through its plug-ins. If you installed Orchestrator together with
vCenter Server, log in as a user from the vCenter Server administrator group. Any user from the
vCenter Server administrator group that you have provided during the vCenter Server installation, is an
Orchestrator administrator.
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