5.5.1
Table Of Contents
- Installing and Configuring VMware vCenter Orchestrator
- Contents
- Installing and Configuring VMware vCenter Orchestrator
- Updated Infromation
- Introduction to VMware vCenter Orchestrator
- Orchestrator System Requirements
- Hardware Requirements for Orchestrator
- Hardware Requirements for the Orchestrator Appliance
- Operating Systems Supported by Orchestrator
- Supported Directory Services
- Browsers Supported by Orchestrator
- Orchestrator Database Requirements
- Software Included in the Orchestrator Appliance
- Level of Internationalization Support
- Setting Up Orchestrator Components
- Installing and Upgrading Orchestrator
- Download the vCenter Server Installer
- Install Orchestrator Standalone
- Install the Orchestrator Client on a 32-Bit Machine
- Install the Client Integration Plug-In in the vSphere Web Client
- Download and Deploy the Orchestrator Appliance
- Upgrading Orchestrator 4.0.x Running on a 64-Bit Machine
- Upgrading Orchestrator 4.0.x and Migrating the Configuration Data
- Upgrade Orchestrator Standalone
- Updating Orchestrator Appliance 5.5.x
- Upgrading Orchestrator Appliance 5.1.x and Earlier to 5.5.x
- Upgrade an Orchestrator Cluster
- Uninstall 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 Orchestrator Plug-Ins
- Importing the vCenter Server License
- Selecting the Orchestrator Server Mode
- Start the Orchestrator Server
- Configuring vCenter Orchestrator in the Orchestrator Appliance
- Configuring Orchestrator by Using the Configuration Plug-In and the REST API
- Configure Network Settings by Using the REST API
- Configuring Authentication Settings by Using the REST API
- Configure the Database Connection by Using the REST API
- Create a Self-Signed Server Certificate by Using the REST API
- Managing SSL Certificates Through the REST API
- Importing Licenses by Using the REST API
- 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 Licenses for a Plug-In
- Orchestrator Log Files
- Configuration Use Cases and Troubleshooting
- Configuring a Cluster of Orchestrator Server Instances
- 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
filter attributes 50
filtering, Orchestrator log files 94
G
generate a certificate 103
get a certificate signed by a CA 104
H
hardware requirements, Orchestrator
Appliance 15
high availability 97
I
i18n support 17
ignore referrals 50
import
license 80
SSL certificate 102
import SSL certificate, vCenter Single Sign-
On 43
import vCenter Server license 63
install
.dar plug-in 62
.vmoapp plug-in 63
SSL certificate from a CA 104
installing
Client Integration Plug-in 26
plug-in 62
installing Orchestrator
vCenter Orchestrator client installers 25
vCenter Orchestrator standalone installer 24
internationalization 17
J
JavaScript 117
js-io-rights.conf file
content 113
rules 113
js-io-rights.conf file create 115
L
LDAP
browsing credentials 49
connection URL 47
LDAP Server Signing Requirements 46
lookup paths 49
SSL certificate 46
LDAP errors
525 51
52e 51
530 51
531 51
532 51
533 51
701 51
773 51
775 51
levels or rights, js-io-rights.conf file 113
license
adding vCenter Server license manually 64
import 80
importing plug-in licenses 89
importing vCenter Server license 63, 71
Orchestrator server access rights 65
load balancing 60
local store, certificate 105
log files 94
log in to
Linux console 28
Orchestrator client 122
Orchestrator configuration 70
Web operator 123
login 39
logs
non-persistent logs 91
persistent logs 91
M
maximum concurrent workflows 119
maximum pending workflows 119
My Orchestrator view 121
N
non-ASCII characters 17, 24, 53
O
operating system commands, accessing 116
Orchestrator, register as an extension 101
Orchestrator appliance
deploy 27
download 27
update 34
Orchestrator cluster, upgrade 35
Orchestrator configuration, log in 70
Orchestrator version 17
Orchestrator API
file system access 113, 114
js-io-rights.conf file 113, 114
Orchestrator Appliance
hard disk 15
memory 15
system requirements 15
Orchestrator architecture 13
Orchestrator client
credentials 121
disable access 111
login 121
start 124
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