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
installing Orchestrator
vCenter Orchestrator client installers 25
vCenter Orchestrator standalone installer 24,
28
internationalization 16
J
JavaScript 88
js-io-rights.conf file 84, 86
js-io-rights.conf file, content 85
js-io-rights.conf file, rules 85
L
LDAP
browsing credentials 42
connection URL 40
LDAP Server Signing Requirements 39
lookup paths 42
SSL certificate 39
LDAP errors
525 44
52e 44
530 44
531 44
532 44
533 44
701 44
773 44
775 44
levels or rights, js-io-rights.conf file 85
license
adding vCenter Server license manually 57
importing plug-in licenses 65
importing vCenter Server license 56
Orchestrator server access rights 57
load balancing 53
log files 69
login 32
logs
non-persistent logs 66
persistent logs 66
M
maximum concurrent workflows 90
maximum pending workflows 90
N
non-ASCII characters 16, 24, 28, 46
O
operating system commands, accessing 87
Orchestrator, register as an extension 73
Orchestrator API
file system access 84, 86
js-io-rights.conf file 84, 86
Orchestrator architecture 13
Orchestrator client
change the SSL certificate 77
disable access 83
Orchestrator configuration interface, change SSL
certificate 77
Orchestrator elements, back up 78
Orchestrator installed on a 64-bit machine 27
Orchestrator overview 11
overview of, vCenter Single Sign On 36
P
password 59
persistence 11
plug-ins
removing a plug-in 60
searching 89
plug-ins configuration
Mail plug-in 53
SSH plug-in 53
vCenter Server plug-in 54
policy engine 11
R
remote workflows 74
replicate SSL certificate 74
right denial, js-io-rights.conf file 85
right permission, js-io-rights.conf file 85
rules, js-io-rights.conf file 85
runs 64
S
scalability 19
scenario 71
scripting
access to Java classes 88
accessing operating system commands 87
shutter system property 88
scripting engine 11
security 11
server certificate
CA-signed 49, 50
exporting 49, 51
importing 50
removing 51
self-signed 49
server log
exporting 67
log level 67
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