6.1.0
Table Of Contents
- Using the vCenter Orchestrator Plug-In for vCloud Automation Center 6.1
- Contents
- Using the vCenter Orchestrator Plug-In for vCloud Automation Center 6.1
- Introduction to the VMware vCenter Orchestrator Plug-In for vCloud Automation Center
- Configuring the vCloud Automation Center Plug-In
- Using the vCloud Automation Center Plug-In
- Using the vCloud Automation Center Plug-In Inventory
- Using the vCloud Automation Center Plug-In Administration Workflows
- Using the vCloud Automation Center Plug-In Infrastructure Administration Workflows
- Using the vCloud Automation Center Plug-In Requests Workflows
- Using the vCloud Automation Center Plug-In Sample Workflows
- Access the vCloud Automation Center Plug-In API
- Examples of Scripts for Common vCloud Automation Center Tasks
- Examples of Scripts for CRUD vCloud Automation Center Infrastructure Administration Tasks
- Examples of Scripts for Finding vCloud Automation Center Entities
- An Example Script for Getting a Virtual Machine Provisioned as a vCloud Automation Center Catalog Resource
- An Example Script for Content Transfer Between vCloud Automation Center Hosts
- Index
Installing the vCloud Automation Center Plug-In
The vCloud Automation Center plug-in is installed on the embedded vCenter Orchestrator instance in your
vCloud Automation Center installation. You can use the configuration interface of an external
vCenter Orchestrator server to install the vCloud Automation Center plug-in.
vCloud Automation Center Plug-In Functional Prerequisites
To install and use the vCloud Automation Center plug-in, your system must meet certain functional
prerequisites.
vCloud Automation Center
You must have access to a vCloud Automation Center server. Version 6.1 of the plug-in works with
vCloud Automation Center 6.1.
For information about setting up vCloud Automation Center, see vCloud Automation Center Installation and
Configuration.
External vCenter Orchestrator Server
To use an external vCenter Orchestrator server, you must have a running instance of Orchestrator. Version
6.1 of the plug-in works with vCenter Orchestrator 5.5.2.
For information about setting up Orchestrator, see Installing and Configuring VMware vCenter Orchestrator.
Install the vCloud Automation Center Plug-In On an External
vCenter Orchestrator Server
To use the plug-in on an external vCenter Orchestratorserver, you must install the plug-in by using the
Orchestrator configuration interface.
Prerequisites
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Download the .vmoapp file that contains the plug-in
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Log in to the Orchestrator configuration interface at http://orchestrator_server:8283.
Procedure
1 On the General tab, click Install Application.
2 Upload the vCloud Automation Center plug-in.
a Click the magnifying glass icon.
b Select the .vmoapp file to install.
c Click Open.
d Click Install.
A message appears after successful installation. The vCloud Automation Center plug-in is installed
without a tab in the Orchestrator configuration interface.
3 On the Startup Options tab, click Restart service to complete the plug-in installation.
What to do next
Configure the vCloud Automation Center plug-in.
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