7.1
Table Of Contents
- Life Cycle Extensibility
- Contents
- Life Cycle Extensibility
- Machine Extensibility Overview
- Extending Machine Lifecycles By Using vRealize Orchestrator
- Configuring Workflow Subscriptions to Extend vRealize Automation
- Event Topics Provided with vRealize Automation
- Workflow Subscriptions and Event Broker Terminology
- Blockable and Replyable Event Topics
- Best Practices for Creating vRealize Orchestrator Workflows for Workflow Subscriptions
- Workflow Subscription Settings
- Working with Provisioning and Life Cycle Workflow Subscriptions
- Configuring vRealize Orchestrator Workflows for Provisioning and Life Cycle Workflows
- Workflow Subscription Life Cycle State Definitions
- Configuring the Timeout Values for States and Events
- Configuring the Error Behavior for States and Events
- Scenario: Take a Post-Provisioning Snapshot of a Virtual Machine
- Working with Approval Workflow Subscriptions
- Troubleshooting Workflow Subscriptions
- Troubleshooting vRealize Orchestrator Workflows That Do Not Start
- Troubleshooting Provisioning Requests That Take Too Much Time
- Troubleshooting a vRealize Orchestrator Workflow That Does Not Run for an Approval Request
- Troubleshooting a Rejected Approval Request That Should Be Approved
- Troubleshooting a Rejected Approval Request
- Extending Machine Life Cycles By Using vRealize Automation Designer
- Extending Machine Life Cycles 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 8‑34. SendEmail Activity Input Parameters (Continued)
Argument Type Description
EnableSsl bool (Optional) Indicates whether to use SSL.
This option is only available in the Properties pane and not in
the Designer pane.
UserName String The user name with which to authenticate with the SMTP server
specified in Host .
This option is only available in the Properties pane and not in
the Designer pane.
Password String The password of the user specified in UserName.
This option is only available in the Properties pane and not in
the Designer pane.
SetMachineProperty
Creates or updates a custom property on a machine.
Table 8‑35. SetMachineProperty Activity Input Parameters
Argument Type Description
MachineId Guid Machine on which to create or update the custom property.
PropertyName String Name of property to create or update.
PropertyValue String Value with which to create or update the property.
IsEncrypted bool (Optional) Indicates whether the value of the property is
encrypted.
IsHidden bool (Optional) Indicates whether the property is a hidden property.
IsRuntime bool (Optional) Indicates whether the requesting user provides the
property value at request time (equivalent to being marked
Prompt User in the vRealize Automation console).
SetWorkflowResult
Sets an external workflow’s state to either Complete or Failed to be honored by ExternalWF.xml
settings.
Table 8‑36. SetWorkflowResult Activity Input Parameters
Argument Type Description
WorkflowId Guid The workflow for which to set the state.
Next State WorkflowState Select Complete or Failed from the drop-down menu.
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