6.2

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 6.2 of the plug-in works with
vCloud Automation Center 6.2.
For information about setting up vCloud Automation Center, see vCloud Automation Center Installation and
Configuration.
vCenter Orchestrator Server
Version 6.2 of the plug-in works with vCenter Orchestrator 6.0.0.
For information about setting up Orchestrator, see Installing and Configuring VMware vCenter Orchestrator.
Other Prerequisites
For full plug-in functionality, you must uninstall Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV)
from your Microsoft Web Server (IIS) role services.
Install the vCloud Automation Center Plug-In On an External
vCenter Orchestrator Server
You can install the plug-in on an external vCenter Orchestrator server 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.
Using the vCenter Orchestrator Plug-In for vCloud Automation Center 6.2
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