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Contents
Machine Extensibility 6
Updated Information for Machine Extensibility 7
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Machine Extensibility Overview 8
Machine Life Cycle Extensibility 8
Choosing a Lifecycle Extensibility Scenario 9
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Extending Machine Lifecycles By Using vRealize Orchestrator 11
Extending Machine Lifecycles by Using vRealize Orchestrator Checklist 11
Installing the vRealize Automation Plug-In 12
vCenter Orchestrator Integration Prerequisites 12
vRealize Automation Plug-In Functional Prerequisites 12
Install the vRealize Automation Plug-In On an External vRealize Orchestrator Server 13
Configuring the vRealize Automation Plug-in for Machine Extensibility 14
Add a vRealize Automation Host 14
Add an IaaS Host 15
Install vRealize Orchestrator Customization 16
Create a vRealize Orchestrator Endpoint 16
Customizing IaaS Workflows By Using vRealize Orchestrator 17
Assign a State Change Workflow to a Blueprint and Its Virtual Machines 18
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Extending Machine Lifecycles By Using vRealize Automation Designer 19
Extending Machine Lifecycles By Using vRealize Automation Designer Checklist 19
Installing and Configuring vRealize Automation Designer 20
Installing vRealize Automation Designer 20
Configuring vRealize Orchestrator Endpoints 21
Customizing IaaS Workflows By Using vRealize Automation Designer 24
The vRealize Automation Designer Console 24
IaaS Workflow Types 26
Customize an IaaS Workflow 28
Using vRealize Orchestrator Workflow Activities 29
Configure a Blueprint to Call a State Change Workflow 34
Configuring a Menu Operation Workflow 35
Revert to a Previous Revision of a Workflow 39
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Workflows and Distributed Execution Management 40
Associate Workflows and DEM Workers by Using Skills 40
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