6.5.1

Input Workflow Parameters
To run, most workows require a certain set of input parameters. The workow processes input parameters
that the user, an application, another workow, or an action passes to it.
For example, if a workow resets a virtual machine, the workow requires the name of the virtual machine
as an input parameter.
Output Workflow Parameters
The workow output parameters represent the result from the workow run. Some workows and
workow elements can change the output parameters of the workow when they run. While they run,
workows can receive the output parameters of other workows as input parameters.
For example, if a workow creates a snapshot of a virtual machine, the output parameter for the workow is
the resulting snapshot.
Workflow Presentation
When you run a workow in the vSphere Web Client, the client loads the workow presentation. You
provide the input parameters of the workow in the workow presentation.
User Interaction
Some workows require user intervention during their run and the run is suspended either until the user
provides the required information or until the workow run times out.
Performing Administration Tasks on the vSphere Objects
By using the Orchestrator view in the vSphere Web Client, you can perform administration tasks such as
running and scheduling workows, and viewing the list of available workows.
From the Orchestrator view in the vSphere Web Client, you can perform the following tasks:
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Select a default Orchestrator server.
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Work with workows. Working with workows includes the following tasks:
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Associating workows with specic vSphere inventory objects such as virtual machines, ESXi
hosts, clusters, resource pools, and folders.
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Exporting and importing existing associations of workows with vSphere inventory objects for
backup purposes or to import them to another vSphere Web Client instance.
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Editing associations of workows with vSphere inventory objects such as virtual machines, ESXi
hosts, clusters, resource pools, folders, and others.
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Viewing information about workow runs and about workows waiting for user intervention.
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Running and scheduling workows on vSphere objects.
To run workows on specic vSphere inventory objects, you must select a default Orchestrator server.
Associate the workows of the default Orchestrator server with the vSphere inventory objects that you want
to manage.
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