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
Option Description
organizationalUnit
The name of the organization unit
country
The country code (two characters)
Managing SSL Certificates by Using the REST API
In addition to managing SSL certificates by using the Orchestrator configuration interface, you can also
manage trusted certificates when you run workflows from the Configuration plug-in or by using the REST
API.
The Configuration plug-in contains workflows for importing and deleting SSL certificates. You can access
these workflows by navigating to Configuration > SSL Trust Manager in the Workflows view of the
Orchestrator client. In addition, you can also run these workflows by using the Orchestrator REST API.
Delete an SSL Certificate by Using the REST API
You can delete an SSL certificate by running the Delete trusted certificate workflow of the Configuration
plug-in or by using the REST API.
Procedure
1 Make a GET request at the URL of the Workflow service of the Delete trusted certificate workflow.
GET https://{vcoHost}:{port}/vco/api/workflows?conditions=name=Delete trusted certificate
2 Retrieve the definition of the Delete trusted certificate workflow by making a GET request at the URL of
the definition.
GET https://{vcoHost}:{port}/vco/api/workflows/8a70a326-ffd7-4fef-97e0-2002ac49f5bd
3 Make a POST request at the URL that holds the execution objects of the Delete trusted certificate
workflow.
POST https://{vcoHost}:{port}/vco/api/workflows/8a70a326-
ffd7-4fef-97e0-2002ac49f5bd/executions/
4 Provide the name of the certificate you want to delete as an input parameter of the Delete trusted
certificate workflow in an execution-context element in the request body.
Import SSL Certificates by Using the REST API
You can import SSL certificates by running a workflow from the Configuration plug-in or by using the REST
API.
You can import a trusted certificate from a file or a URL. For information about importing the
vCenter Server SSL certificate by using the Orchestrator configuration interface, see “Import the vCenter
Server SSL Certificate,” on page 39.
Procedure
1 Make a GET request at the URL of the Workflow service.
Option Description
Import trusted certificate from a file
Imports a trusted certificate from a file
Import trusted certificate from URL
Imports a trusted certificate from a URL address
To import a trusted certificate from a file, make the following GET request:
GET https://{vcoHost}:{port}/vco/api/workflows?conditions=name=Import
trusted certificate from a file
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