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
Configuring vCenter Orchestrator in
the Orchestrator Appliance 6
Although the Orchestrator Appliance is a preconfigured Linux-based virtual machine, you must configure
the default vCenter Server plug-in as well as the other default Orchestrator plug-ins. In addition, you might
also want to change the Orchestrator settings.
For instructions about installing and configuring the default Mail and SSH plug-ins, see “Define the Default
SMTP Connection,” on page 58 and “Configure the SSH Plug-In,” on page 59.
If you want to use the Orchestrator Appliance in a medium or large-scale environment, you might want to
also change the LDAP and database settings.
The Orchestrator Appliance contains a preconfigured PostgreSQL database and OpenLDAP server. The
PostgreSQL database and OpenLDAP server are accessible only locally from the virtual appliance Linux
console.
Preconfigured Software Default User Group (if any) and User Password
PostgreSQL User: vmware vmware
OpenLDAP User group: vcoadmins
User: vcoadmin
By default the vcoadmin user is set up as an Orchestrator administrator.
vcoadmin
OpenLDAP User group: vcousers
User: vcouser
vcouser
PostgreSQL and OpenLDAP are suitable for small- to medium-scale production environments. To use the
Orchestrator appliance in a large-scale production environment, replace PostgreSQL with an external
database instance and OpenLDAP with an external supported directory service or with VMware vCenter
Single Sign-On. For more information about setting up an external database, see “Configuring the
Orchestrator Database Connection,” on page 50. For information about setting up an external directory
service or vCenter Single Sign-On, see “Selecting the Authentication Type,” on page 40.
Additionally, you can configure the Orchestrator server to work with vCenter Single Sign-On built in the
vCenter Server Appliance. For more information about configuring the Orchestrator server and registering
Orchestrator with vCenter Single Sign-On prebuilt in the vCenter Server Appliance, see “Registering
Orchestrator with vCenter Single Sign-On in the vCenter Server Appliance,” on page 97.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Log In to the Orchestrator Configuration Interface of the Orchestrator Appliance,” on page 68
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“Configure the vCenter Server Plug-In,” on page 68
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“Import a vCenter Server SSL Certificate and License,” on page 69
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