5.5
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
filter attributes 48
filtering, Orchestrator log files 92
G
generate a certificate 100
get a certificate signed by a CA 102
H
hardware requirements, Orchestrator
Appliance 13
high availability 95
I
i18n support 15
ignore referrals 48
import
license 78
SSL certificate 99
import SSL certificate, vCenter Single Sign-
On 41
import vCenter Server license 61
install
.dar plug-in 60
.vmoapp plug-in 61
SSL certificate from a CA 102
installing
Client Integration Plug-in 24
plug-in 60
installing Orchestrator
vCenter Orchestrator client installers 23
vCenter Orchestrator standalone installer 22,
31
internationalization 15
J
JavaScript 113
js-io-rights.conf file
content 109
rules 109
js-io-rights.conf file create 111
L
LDAP
browsing credentials 47
connection URL 45
LDAP Server Signing Requirements 44
lookup paths 47
SSL certificate 44
LDAP errors
525 49
52e 49
530 49
531 49
532 49
533 49
701 49
773 49
775 49
levels or rights, js-io-rights.conf file 109
license
adding vCenter Server license manually 62
import 78
importing plug-in licenses 87
importing vCenter Server license 61, 69
Orchestrator server access rights 63
load balancing 58
local store, certificate 102
log files 92
log in to
Linux console 26
Orchestrator client 118
Orchestrator configuration 68
Web operator 119
login 37
logs
non-persistent logs 89
persistent logs 89
M
maximum concurrent workflows 115
maximum pending workflows 115
My Orchestrator view 117
N
non-ASCII characters 15, 22, 31, 51
O
operating system commands, accessing 112
Orchestrator, register as an extension 98
Orchestrator appliance
deploy 25
download 25
update 33
Orchestrator cluster 95
Orchestrator configuration, log in 68
Orchestrator version 15
Orchestrator API
file system access 109, 110
js-io-rights.conf file 109, 110
Orchestrator Appliance
hard disk 13
memory 13
system requirements 13
Orchestrator architecture 11
Orchestrator client
credentials 117
disable access 107
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