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Table Of Contents
- Machine Extensibility
- Contents
- Machine Extensibility
- Updated Information for Machine Extensibility
- Machine Extensibility Overview
- Extending Machine Lifecycles By Using vRealize Orchestrator
- Extending Machine Lifecycles By Using vRealize Automation Designer
- Extending Machine Lifecycles By Using vRealize Automation Designer Checklist
- Installing and Configuring vRealize Automation Designer
- Customizing IaaS Workflows By Using vRealize Automation Designer
- Workflows and Distributed Execution Management
- CloudUtil Command Reference
- vRealize Automation Workflow Activity Reference
Table 6‑13. ExecutePowerShellScript Activity Input Parameters
Argument Type Description
ScriptName String Name in the Model Manager of the script to execute.
ScriptVersion Object (Optional) Version in the Model Manager of the script to execute.
Default is 0.0.
MachineId Guid (Optional) If specified, the machine is loaded and all its
properties are passed to the script.
Arguments Dictionary<string,string> Additional arguments to pass to the script. If MachineId is
specified and there is a machine property with the same name
as an argument (case-insensitive), the value of the machine
property overrides the value of the argument.
PSModules IEnumerable<string> (Optional) Modules loaded into the PowerShell runtime during
command execution.
This option is only available in the Properties pane and not in
the Designer pane.
Table 6‑14. ExecutePowerShellScript Activity Output Parameters
Argument Type Description
Output Collection<PSObject> Output of script if any. Throws exception on error.
If you receive the error message Type PSObject is not defined in the vRealize Automation Designer
console when you are dealing with the output of ExecutePowerShellScript, perform the following
steps:
1 Click Imports in the lower left corner of the Designer pane.
2 Select the System.Management.Automation assembly.
ExecuteSshScript
Executes an SSH script stored in the model manager under the specified name.
Before you use the ExecuteSshScript activity, you must first load the script that you want to execute
into the Model Manager using the CloudUtil File-Import command.
Table 6‑15. ExecuteSshScript Activity Input Parameters
Argument Type Description
ScriptName String Name in the Model Manager of the script to execute.
Host String Server name against which to execute the script.
Username String Username to use in connecting to the host.
Password String Password to use in connecting to the host.
ScriptVersion Object (Optional) Version in the Model Manager of the script to execute.
Default is 0.0.
Timeout TimeSpan (Optional) Period of time after which execution of the script times
out. Default is 30 minutes.
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