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Extending Machine Life Cycles By Using vRealize
Automation Designer
You can inject custom logic into predetermined stages of the IaaS machine life cycle by using vRealize
Automation Designer to directly edit the state change workflow stubs and, optionally, call out to custom
vRealize Orchestrator workflows.
Note The workflow stubs are replaced by the event broker workflow subscriptions. They are still
available, supported, and they can be used, but expect them to be removed in a future version of
vRealize Automation. To ensure future product compatibility, you should use the workflow subscriptions to
run custom workflows based on state changes. See Configuring Workflow Subscriptions to Extend
vRealize Automation.
Extending Machine Life Cycles By Using vRealize Automation
Designer Checklist
The Extending Machine Life Cycles By Using vRealize Automation Designer Checklist provides a high-
level overview of the steps required to install and configure vRealize Automation Designer to customize
IaaS machine life cycles.
Table 117. Extending Machine Lifecycles By Using vRealize Automation Designer Checklist
Task Details
Download and install vRealize Automation
Designer.
Installing vRealize Automation Designer
Create a vRealize Automation endpoint for your
vRealize Orchestrator instance.
Create a vRealize Orchestrator Endpoint
Associate your vRealize Orchestrator endpoint with
a machine blueprint.
Associate a vRealize Orchestrator Endpoint with a Blueprint
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