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
Configure the Network Settings
You can modify the IP address that the Orchestrator client interface uses to communicate to the server by
running the Configure the network settings workflow in the Configuration plug-in. You can also configure
the network settings by using the REST API.
Make sure that the network provides a fixed IP, which is obtained by using a properly configured DHCP
server (using reservations) or by setting a static IP. The Orchestrator server requires that the IP address
remains constant while it is running.
The Configuration plug-in contains a workflow for configuring the Orchestrator network settings. To
change the network settings of the Orchestrator server, you can run the Configure the network settings
workflow by navigating to Configuration > Network in the Workflows view of the Orchestrator client. In
addition, you can also run the workflow by using the Orchestrator REST API.
For more information about configuring the Orchestrator database connection by using the Orchestrator
configuration interface, see “Configure the Network Connection,” on page 37.
Procedure
1 Make a GET request at the URL of the Workflow service of the Configure the network settings workflow.
GET https://{vcoHost}:{port}/vco/api/workflows?conditions=name=Configure network settings
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 the network settings workflow, make the following GET
request:
GET https://{vcoHost}:{port}/vco/api/workflows/440c9173-0866-4819-b4c9-f5e15004fd4c
3 Make a POST request at the URL that holds the execution objects of the workflow.
For the Configure the network settings workflow, make the following POST request:
POST https://{vcoHost}:
{port}/vco/api/workflows/9643be91-35fc-49a9-819b-56e3bffc7705/executions
4 Provide values for the input parameters of the workflow in an execution-context element in the request
body.
Option Description
IP
The IP address to which you want to bind the Orchestrator server
HTTPS
The HTTPS server port
Configuring Authentication Settings by Using the REST API
You can modify the Orchestrator authentication settings when you run the workflows in the Configuration
plug-in by using the Orchestrator client or the REST API.
The Configuration plug-in contains workflows that enable you to configure the authentication settings of an
Orchestrator server. You can access these workflows by navigating to Configuration > Authentication in
the Workflows view of the Orchestrator client. In addition, you can also run these workflows by using the
Orchestrator REST API. For information about configuring the supported authentication types, see
“Selecting the Authentication Type,” on page 40.
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