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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
6 (Optional) Select the Secure channel check box to establish a secure connection to your vCenter Server
system.
7 In the Path text box, retain the default value, /sdk.
This value is the location of the SDK that you use for connecting to your vCenter Server instance.
8 Select the method you want to use for managing user access on the vCenter Server system.
Option Description
Share a unique session
Creates only one connection to vCenter Server.
In the User name and Password text boxes, type the credentials for
Orchestrator to use to establish the connection to the vCenter Server host.
The user that you select must be a valid user with privileges to manage
vCenter Server extensions and a set of custom defined privileges.
Orchestrator uses these credentials to monitor the vCenter Web service,
typically to operate Orchestrator system workflows.
Session per user
Creates a new session to vCenter Server. This might rapidly use CPU,
memory, and bandwidth.
Select this option only if your vCenter Server is in an Active Directory
domain or if vCenter Server Single Sign-On is enabled.
The user that you select must be a valid user with privileges to manage
vCenter Server extensions.
The user account that you select is also used by the policy engine to collect statistical and other data. If
the user that you select does not have enough privileges, the policy engine cannot access the necessary
parts of the vCenter Server inventory and thus cannot collect the necessary data.
9 Click Apply changes.
The URL to the newly configured vCenter Server instance is added to the list of defined hosts.
10 Repeat Step 2 through Step 9 for each vCenter Server instance.
What to do next
Import the SSL certificates for each vCenter Server instance that you defined.
Installing a New Plug-In
After you configure the default Orchestrator plug-ins, you might want to install a new plug-in.
All Orchestrator plug-ins are installed from the Orchestrator configuration interface. The allowed file
extensions are .vmoapp and .dar. A .vmoapp file can contain a collection of several .dar files and can be
installed as an application, while a .dar file contains all the resources associated with one plug-in.
You install .vmoapp files from the General tab of the Orchestrator configuration interface, and .dar files from
the Plug-ins tab.
Install a New Plug-In Distributed as a DAR File
After you configure the default Orchestrator plug-ins you might want to install a new .dar plug-in.
Procedure
1 Log in to the Orchestrator configuration interface as vmware.
2 Click the Plug-ins tab.
3 Click the magnifying glass icon under Install new plug-in.
4 Browse to locate the .dar file, and click Open.
5 Click Upload and install.
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