5.5.2
Table Of Contents
- Installing and Configuring VMware vCenter Orchestrator
- Contents
- Installing and Configuring VMware vCenter Orchestrator
- 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 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
- 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 Expiration Period of Events and the Maximum Number of 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
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client, navigate to a link to download the Client Integration Plug-in.
Option Description
vSphere Web Client login page
a Open a Web browser and type the URL for the vSphere Web Client.
b At the bottom of the vSphere Web Client login page, click Download
Client Integration Plug-in.
Guest OS Details panel
This option is not available for browsers that run on a Mac OS.
a Select a virtual machine in the inventory and click the Summary tab.
b Click Download Plug-in.
OVF deployment wizard
a Select a host in the inventory and select Actions > All vCenter Actions
> Deploy OVF Template.
b Click Download Client Integration Plug-in.
Virtual machine console
This option is not available for Microsoft Internet Explorer, and for
browsers that run on a Mac OS.
a Select a virtual machine in the inventory, click the Summary tab, and
click Launch Console.
b At the top right corner of the virtual machine console window, click
Download Client Integration Plugin.
2 If the browser blocks the installation either by issuing certificate errors or by running a pop-up blocker,
follow the Help instructions for your browser to resolve the problem.
Download and Deploy the Orchestrator Appliance
As an alternative to installing vCenter Orchestrator on a Windows computer, you can download and deploy
the Orchestrator Appliance.
Prerequisites
Verify that your computing environment meets the following conditions:
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vCenter Server is installed and running.
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The host on which you are deploying the appliance has enough free disk space.
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The Client Integration plug-in is installed before you deploy an OVF template. This plug-in enables
OVF deployment on your local file system.
If your system is isolated and without Internet access, you must download either the .vmdk and .ovf files, or
the .ova file for the appliance from the VMware Web site, and save the files in the same folder.
Procedure
1 Log in to the vSphere Web Client as an administrator.
2 In the vSphere Web Client, select an inventory object that is a valid parent object of a virtual machine,
such as a datacenter, folder, cluster, resource pool, or host.
3 Select Actions > All vCenter Actions > Deploy OVF Template.
4 Type the path or the URL to the .ovf or .ova file and click Next.
5 Review the OVF details and click Next.
6 Accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next.
7 Type a name and location for the deployed appliance, and click Next.
8 Select a host, cluster, resource pool, or vApp as a destination on which you want the appliance to run,
and click Next.
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