5.2

Using the vCloud Automation Center
Plug-In 3
The vCloud Automation Center plug-in workflow library contains workflows that you can use to provision
virtual machines and take post-provision actions.
You can use the scripting API of the plug-in to develop custom workflows. You can use custom HTTP
headers, such as the vCloud Automation Center specific headers Tasks and Identity, and apply them in the
CRUD, provisioning, and post-provisioning workflows.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Using the vCloud Automation Center Plug-In Standard Workflows,” on page 13
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“Using the vCloud Automation Center Plug-In Extensibility Workflows,” on page 15
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“Using the vCloud Automation Center Plug-In Inventory,” on page 16
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“Access the vCloud Automation Center Plug-In API,” on page 16
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“Examples of Scripts for CRUD vCloud Automation Center Tasks,” on page 16
Using the vCloud Automation Center Plug-In Standard Workflows
You can use the vCloud Automation Center workflows to provision virtual machines and to run basic or
CRUD operations.
You can access these workflows from Library > vCloud Automation Center in the Workflows view of the
Orchestrator client.
Workflow Name Description
Create a vCAC model
entity
Creates and persists an entity for a specified vCloud Automation Center model.
Delete a vCAC model
entity
Deletes a specified vCloud Automation Center model entity.
Invoke a post-
provisioning action
Invokes a specified post-provisioning action on a given virtual machine.
Provision a virtual
machine from a blueprint
Provisions a virtual machine from a vCloud Automation Center blueprint.
Read a vCAC entity by
custom filter
Reads a list of vCloud Automation Center entities by using a custom filter. If you do not
specify a filter, all entities are returned as a result.
Read a vCAC model
entity
Reads a vCloud Automation Center model entity by its ID.
Update a vCAC model
entity
Updates a vCloud Automation Center model entity by its ID.
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