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3 Add the following line to the vmo.properties configuration file.
#Disable Orchestrator client connection
com.vmware.o11n.smart-client-disabled = true
4 Save the vmo.properties file.
5 Restart the Orchestrator server.
You disabled access to the Orchestrator client to all users other than members of the Orchestrator
administrator group.
Disable Access to Workflows from Web Service Clients
You can configure the Orchestrator server to deny access to Web service requests, to prevent malicious
attempts from Web service clients to access sensitive servers.
By default, Orchestrator permits access to workflows from Web service clients. You disable access to
workflows from Web service clients by setting a system property in the Orchestrator configuration file,
vmo.properties.
IMPORTANT If the vmo.properties configuration file does not contain this property, or if the property is set to
false, Orchestrator permits access to workflows from Web services.
Procedure
1 On the Orchestrator server system, navigate to the folder that contains configuration files.
Option Action
If you installed Orchestrator with
the vCenter Server installer
Go to
install_directory\VMware\Infrastructure\Orchestrator\app-
server\conf.
If you installed the standalone
version of Orchestrator
Go to install_directory\VMware\Orchestrator\app-server\conf.
If you downloaded and deployed
the virtual appliance
Go to /etc/vco/app-server/.
2 Open the vmo.properties configuration file in a text editor.
3 Add the following line to the vmo.properties configuration file.
#Disable Web service access
com.vmware.o11n.web-service-disabled = true
4 Save the vmo.properties file.
5 Restart the Orchestrator server.
You disabled access to workflows Web service clients. The Orchestrator server only answers Web service
client calls from the echo() or echoWorkflow() methods, for testing purposes.
Installing and Configuring VMware vCenter Orchestrator
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