5.5.1

Option Description
Configure OpenLDAP
Configures OpenLDAP
Configure Sun One Directory
Configures Sun ONE Directory
For example, to search for the workflow named Configure Active Directory, make the following GET
request:
GET https://{vcoHost}:{port}/vco/api/workflows?conditions=name=Configure Active Directory
2 Retrieve the definition of the workflow by making a GET request at the URL of the definition.
To retrieve the definition of the Configure Active Directory workflow, make the following GET request:
GET https://{vcoHost}:{port}/vco/api/workflows/fde9fale-lbdd-479f-93fi-0426dd2ad06d
3 Make a POST request at the URL that holds the execution objects of the workflow.
For the Configure Active Directory workflow, make the following POST request:
POST https://{vcoHost}:{port}/workflows/fde9fale-lbdd-479f-93fi-0426dd2ad06d/executions
4 Provide values for the input parameters of the workflow in an execution-context element in the request
body.
The following parameters are available for all directory services except Embedded LDAP:
Option Description
port
The port number
primaryHost
The IP address or the DNS name of the host on which your primary LDAP
service runs
secondaryHost
The IP address or the DNS name of the host on which your secondary
LDAP service runs
elementRoot
The root element of the LDAP service
useSSL
Activates encrypted certification for the connection between Orchestrator
and LDAP
userName
The user name of a valid user who has browsing permissions on your
LDAP server
password
The password for the user name
userLookupBase
The LDAP container (the top-level domain name or organizational unit)
where Orchestrator searches for potential users
groupLookupBase
The LDAP container where Orchestrator searches for groups
vcoAdminGroup
An LDAP group (such as Domain Users) to which you grant
administrative privileges for Orchestrator
requestTimeout
The period within which the Orchestrator server sends a query to the
service directory, the directory searches, and sends a reply
dereferenceLinks
Allows all links to be followed before the search operation is performed
filterAttributes
Allows filtering of the attributes that the search returns
hostReachableTimeout
The timeout period for the test checking the status of the destination host
Register Orchestrator as a vCenter Single Sign-On Solution by Using the REST
API
You can register the Orchestrator server to work with a vCenter Single Sign-On server by running a
Configuration workflow or by using the REST API.
For information about configuring the vCenter Single Sign-On authentication service by using the
Orchestrator configuration interface, see “Configuring vCenter Single Sign-On Settings,” on page 43.
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