6.2
Table Of Contents
- Using the vCenter Orchestrator Plug-In for vCloud Automation Center 6.2
- Contents
- Using the vCenter Orchestrator Plug-In for vCloud Automation Center 6.2
- 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 Workflows
- 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
- Example vCloud Automation Center Plug-In Scripts
- Index
Table 3‑12. Extensibility
Workflow Name Description
Install vCO customization Installs an Orchestrator customization including
customized state change workflow stubs and Orchestrator
menu operation workflows.
Uninstall vCO customization Uninstalls an Orchestrator customization including
customized state change workflow stubs and Orchestrator
menu operation workflows.
Import vCAC Virtual Machine (deprecated Register vCAC
Virtual Machine)
Imports a vCloud Automation Center virtual machine,
maps it to a blueprint, and adds it to the catalog.
Import vCenter Virtual Machine (deprecated Register
vCenter Virtual Machine)
Imports a vSphere virtual machine, maps it to a blueprint,
and adds it to the catalog.
Unregister Virtual Machine Removes a virtual machine from the
vCloud Automation Center inventory.
Assign a menu operation to a blueprint and its virtual
machines
Adds or updates a menu operation on virtual machines.
Assign a menu operation to virtual machines Updates a vCloud Automation Center model entity by its
ID.
Assign a state change workflow to a blueprint and its
virtual machines
Adds or updates a state change workflow on several
blueprints and their virtual machines.
Customize a menu operation Updates a vCloud Automation Center operation menu.
Remove a menu operation from a blueprint and its virtual
machines
Removes a menu operation from a blueprint and its virtual
machines.
Remove a state change workflow from a blueprint and its
virtual machines
Removes a state change workflow from a blueprint and its
virtual machines.
Create a vCloud Automation Center Model Entity
You can run a workflow to create a simple or complex vCloud Automation Center entity, such as a
blueprint reference to a business group.
Procedure
1 From the drop-down menu in the Orchestrator client, select Run or Design.
2 Click the Workflows view.
3 Select Library > vCloud Automation Center > Infrastructure Administration.
4 Right-click the Create a vCAC model entity workflow and select Start workflow.
5 Select a vCloud Automation Center host.
6 Enter the name of the model in the Model name text box.
7 Enter the name of the entity set, in the Entity set name text box.
You use scripting or a REST API to set the Simple properties, Links to complex properties, and HTTP
headers properties.
8 Click Submit to run the workflow.
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