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
Orchestrator client, download 124
Orchestrator client, install 124
Orchestrator elements, back up 106
Orchestrator installed on a 64-bit machine 30
Orchestrator overview 11
Orchestrator plug-ins 14
OS 17
overview of, vCenter Single Sign-On 43
P
password 83
persistence 11
plug-ins
removing a plug-in 84
searching 118
plug-ins configuration
Mail plug-in 60
SSH plug-in 61
vCenter Server plug-in 61, 70
policy engine 11
power on 28
R
remote workflows 102
replicate SSL certificate 102
REST API
configuring database 76
configuring network 73
delete SSL certificate 79
enter license key 81
import license 80
LDAP authenticaton 74
manage SSL certificate 78
self-signed server certificate 78
SSL certificate import 79
vCenter Single Sign-On, registering
Orchestrator as a solution 75
right denial, js-io-rights.conf file 113
right permission, js-io-rights.conf file 113
rules, js-io-rights.conf file 113
runs 88
S
scalability 19
scenario 97
scripting
access to Java classes 117
accessing operating system commands 116
shutter system property 117
scripting engine 11
security 11
server certificate
CA-signed 56, 57
exporting 57, 58
importing 58
removing 58
self-signed 56, 57
server log
exporting 92
log level 92
server mode 65
service watchdog utility
timeout parameter 85
troubleshooting server restarts 108
services
starting 38, 67
VMware vCenter Orchestrator
Configuration 38
VMware vCenter Orchestrator Server 67
setup guidelines
directory services 20
LDAP server 20
vCenter Server 20
vCenter Single Sign-On 20
SMTP connection 60
SQL Express, configuring SQL Express 52
SSH login 29
SSL certificate 41
SSL certificate, import 43
SSL certificates 102
SSL trust manager 78
system properties 111, 117–119
system requirements
directory services 16
hardware 15
operating systems 16
Orchestrator Appliance 15
supported browsers 16
supported databases 16
T
timeout 118
timeouts 50
trust remote server SSL certificate 102
U
uninstalling 31, 35
unregister, Orchestrator from vCenter Single
Sign-On 101
updated information 9
upgrading Orchestrator 23, 32
upgrading Orchestrator standalone 32
use case 97
user permissions 42
user roles 12
Index
VMware, Inc. 127