6.0.1

The vSphere Web Client allows you run and schedule workows on selected objects from your vSphere
inventory. You cannot create, delete, edit and manage workows in the vSphere Web Client. You develop
and manage workows in the Orchestrator client. For more information about the Orchestrator client, see
Using the VMware vRealize Orchestrator Client. For information about developing workows, see Developing
with VMware vRealize Orchestrator.
Input Workflow Parameters
Most workows require a certain set of input parameters to run. An input parameter is an argument that the
workow processes when it starts. The user, an application, or another workow or an action passes input
parameters to a workow, for the workow to process when it starts.
For example, if a workow resets a virtual machine, the workow requires as an input parameter the name
of the virtual machine to reset.
Output Workflow Parameters
Workow's output parameters represent the result from the workow run. Output parameters can change
when a workow or a workow element runs. While they run, workows can receive the output parameters
of other workows as input parameters.
For example, if a workow creates a snapshot of a virtual machine, the output parameter for the workow is
the resulting snapshot.
Workflow Presentation
When you start a workow in the vSphere Web Client, the client loads the workow presentation. You
provide the input parameters of the workow in the workow presentation.
User Interaction
Some workows require interactions from users during their run and suspend either until the user provides
the required information or until the workow times out.
Performing Administration Tasks on the vSphere Objects
By using the Orchestrator view in the vSphere Web Client you can perform your administration tasks such
as running and scheduling workows, and viewing the list of available workows.
From the Orchestrator view in the vSphere Web Client, you can perform the following tasks:
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Select a default Orchestrator server.
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Manage workows. Managing workows includes the following tasks:
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Associating workows with selected vSphere inventory objects such as virtual machines, ESXi
hosts, clusters, resource pools, and folders.
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Exporting and importing current associations of workows with vSphere inventory objects for
backup purposes or to import them in another vSphere Web Client instance.
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Editing associations of workows with vSphere inventory objects such as virtual machines, ESXi
hosts, clusters, resource pools, folders, and so on.
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Viewing information about workow runs, as well as about workows waiting for user interaction.
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Running and scheduling workows on vSphere objects.
To run workows on selected vSphere inventory objects, you must select a default Orchestrator server. You
should also associate the workows of the default Orchestrator server with vSphere inventory objects that
you want to manage.
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