6.5.1

Host Power Management Workflows
With the host power management workows, you can reboot or shut down a host.
Reboot host
Reboots a host. If the Orchestrator client is connected directly to the host, it
loses the connection to the host and does not receive an indication of success
in the returned task.
Shut down host
Shuts down a host. If the Orchestrator client is connected directly to the host,
it loses the connection to the host and does not receive an indication of
success in the returned task.
Host Registration Management Workflows
With the host registration management workows, you can add a host to a cluster, disconnect or reconnect a
host from a cluster, and others.
Add host to cluster
Adds a host to the cluster. This workow fails if it cannot authenticate the
SSL certicate of the host.
Add standalone host
Registers a host as a standalone host.
Disconnect host
Disconnects a host from vCenter Server.
Reconnect host
Reconnects a disconnected host by providing only the host information.
Reconnect host with all
information
Reconnects a disconnected host by providing all information about the host.
Remove host
Removes a host and unregisters it from vCenter Server. If the host is part of a
cluster, you must put it in maintenance mode before aempting to remove it.
Networking Workflows
With the networking workows, you can add a port group to distributed virtual switch, create a distributed
virtual switch with a port group, and others.
Add port group to
distributed virtual
switch
Adds a new distributed virtual port group to a specied distributed virtual
switch.
Attach host system to
distributed virtual
switch
Adds a host to a distributed virtual switch.
Create distributed
virtual switch with port
group
Creates a distributed virtual switch with a distributed virtual port group.
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