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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 Orchestrator Client on a 32-Bit Machine
- Install the Client Integration Plug-In in the vSphere Web Client
- Download and Deploy the Orchestrator Appliance
- Upgrade Orchestrator 4.2.x and 5.1.x Standalone
- Upgrading Orchestrator 4.0.x Running on a 64-Bit Machine
- Upgrading Orchestrator 4.0.x and Migrating the Configuration Data
- Upgrading the Orchestrator Appliance
- 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 Default 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
Procedure
1 Log in to the Orchestrator configuration interface as vmware.
2 On the General tab, click Export Configuration.
3 (Optional) Type a password to protect the configuration file.
Use the same password when you import the configuration.
4 Click Export.
5 Log in to the Orchestrator client application.
6 Create a package that contains all the Orchestrator elements that you created or edited.
a Click the Packages view.
b Click the menu button in the title bar of the Packages list and select Add package.
c Name the new package and click OK.
The syntax for package names is domain.your_company.folder.package_name..
For example, com.vmware.myfolder.mypackage
d Right-click the package and select Edit.
e On the General tab, add a description for the package.
f On the Workflows tab, add workflows to the package.
g (Optional) On the Policies, Actions, Web View, Configurations, Resources, and Used Plug-Ins
tabs, add policy templates, actions, Web views, configuration elements, resource elements, and
plug-ins to the package.
7 Export the package.
a Right-click the package to export and select Export package.
b Browse to select a location where you want to save the package and click Open.
c (Optional) Sign the package with a specific certificate.
d (Optional) Impose restrictions on the exported package.
e (Optional) Deselect the Export the values of the configuration settings check box if you do not
want to export the values of the configuration elements attributes in the package.
f (Optional) Deselect the Export version history check box if you do not want to export the version
history of the package.
g Click Save.
8 Import the Orchestrator configuration to the new Orchestrator server instance.
a Log in to the Orchestrator configuration interface of the new Orchestrator instance as vmware.
b On the General tab, click Import Configuration.
c Type the password you used when exporting the configuration.
This step is not necessary if you have not specified a password.
d Browse to select the .vmoconfig file you exported from your previous installation.
e Select whether to override the Orchestrator internal certificate and network settings.
Select the check box only to restore your Orchestrator configuration and the .vmoconfig file is the
backup file of the same Orchestrator configuration.
f Click Import.
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