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
login 117
start 120
Orchestrator client, download 120
Orchestrator client, install 120
Orchestrator elements, back up 103
Orchestrator installed on a 64-bit machine 29
Orchestrator overview 9
Orchestrator plug-ins 12
OS 15
overview of, vCenter Single Sign-On 41
P
password 81
persistence 9
plug-ins
removing a plug-in 82
searching 114
plug-ins configuration
Mail plug-in 58
SSH plug-in 59
vCenter Server plug-in 59, 68
policy engine 9
power on 26
R
remote workflows 99
replicate SSL certificate 99
REST API
configuring database 74
configuring network 71
delete SSL certificate 77
enter license key 79
import license 78
LDAP authenticaton 72
manage SSL certificate 76
self-signed server certificate 76
SSL certificate import 77
vCenter Single Sign-On, registering
Orchestrator as a solution 73
right denial, js-io-rights.conf file 109
right permission, js-io-rights.conf file 109
rules, js-io-rights.conf file 109
runs 86
S
scalability 17
scenario 95
scripting
access to Java classes 113
accessing operating system commands 112
shutter system property 113
scripting engine 9
security 9
server certificate
CA-signed 54, 55
exporting 55, 56
importing 56
removing 56
self-signed 54, 55
server log
exporting 90
log level 90
server mode 63
service watchdog utility
timeout parameter 83
troubleshooting server restarts 105
services
starting 36, 65
VMware vCenter Orchestrator
Configuration 36
VMware vCenter Orchestrator Server 65
setup guidelines
directory services 18
LDAP server 18
vCenter Server 18
vCenter Single Sign-On 18
SMTP connection 58
SQL Express, configuring SQL Express 50
SSH login 27
SSL certificate 39
SSL certificate, import 41
SSL certificates 100
SSL trust manager 76
system properties 107, 113–115
system requirements
directory services 14
hardware 13
operating systems 14
Orchestrator Appliance 13
supported browsers 14
supported databases 14
T
timeout 114
timeouts 48
trust remote server SSL certificate 99
U
uninstalling 30, 33
unregister, Orchestrator from vCenter Single
Sign-On 99
upgrading Orchestrator 21, 28
upgrading Orchestrator 5.1 standalone,
upgrading Orchestrator 4.2
standalone 28
use case 95
Index
VMware, Inc. 123