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VMware vRealize Orchestrator Cookbook

VMware vRealize Orchestrator Cookbook

By : Langenhan
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VMware vRealize Orchestrator Cookbook

VMware vRealize Orchestrator Cookbook

4.3 (10)
By: Langenhan

Overview of this book

If you are a VMware administrator who is interested in automating your infrastructure, this book is for you. An understanding of basic programming concepts is advised. No previous knowledge of Orchestrator is required, although some previous knowledge of it will allow you to get started more easily.
Table of Contents (9 chapters)
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Preface
Preface
Best approaches to reading this book
What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
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1. Installing and Configuring Orchestrator
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1. Installing and Configuring Orchestrator
Introduction
Getting Orchestrator running in 5 minutes (or less)
Deploying the Orchestrator appliance
Installing Orchestrator on Windows
Two ways to configure Orchestrator
Important Orchestrator base configurations
Configuring Orchestrator with an external LDAP or Active Directory
Integrating Orchestrator into SSO and vSphere Web Client
Configuring an external database
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2. Optimizing Orchestrator Configuration
2. Optimizing Orchestrator Configuration
Introduction
Plugin basics
Tuning the appliance
Tuning Java
Backup and recovery
Creating an Orchestrator cluster
Configuring the Orchestrator Service SSL certificate
Configuring e-mail
Redirecting Orchestrator Syslog to an external Syslog server
Configuring the Kerberos authentication
Configuring access to the local filesystem
Updating Orchestrator
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3. Visual Programming
3. Visual Programming
Introduction
Workflow basics
Version control
Working with logs
Error handling in workflows
Resuming failed workflows
Using the workflow debugging function
Working with decisions
Working with loops
Working with presentations
Working with configurations
Working with actions
Linking actions in presentations
Waiting tasks
Sending and waiting for custom events
Using asynchronous workflows
Working with user interactions
Changing credentials
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4. Working with Plugins
4. Working with Plugins
Introduction
Working with the API
Working with mails
File operations
Working with SSH
Working with XML
Working with SQL
Working with PowerShell
Working with SOAP
Working with REST
Working with Active Directory
Working with SNMP
Working with AMQP
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5. Basic Orchestrator Operations
5. Basic Orchestrator Operations
Introduction
Basic Orchestrator operations for Orchestrator elements
Changing elements in a workflow
Undelete workflows and actions
Importing and exporting Orchestrator elements
Synchronize Orchestrator elements between Orchestrator servers
Working with packages
User management
User preferences
Scheduling workflows
Workflow auto documentation
Orchestrator and vSphere Web Client
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6. Advanced Operations
6. Advanced Operations
Introduction
Accessing the Orchestrator API via REST
Working with resources
Working with tags
Working with locks
Language packs (localization)
Working with policies
Managing remote Orchestrator
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7. Working with VMware Infrastructure
7. Working with VMware Infrastructure
Introduction
Unmounting all the CD-ROMs of all VMs in a cluster
Provisioning a VM from a template
An approval process for VM provisioning
Working with the vCenter API (to change a VM's HA settings)
Standard vSwitch and Distributed Switch ports
Executing a program inside a VM
Configuring a vRA instance in Orchestrator
Configuring an external Orchestrator in vRA
Adding an Orchestrator endpoint
Integrating Orchestrator workflows in vRA
Managing AD users with vRA
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Index
Index

Deploying the Orchestrator appliance

We will now deploy the Orchestrator appliance based on Linux.

Getting ready

We can deploy the Orchestrator appliance on either a vSphere environment or on VMware Workstation (or Fusion if you are a MAC user).

The Orchestrator appliance needs the following (defaults):

  • Two vCPUs at 2 GHz (less is OK, but it will be slower)
  • 3 GB memory
  • 12 GB disk space
  • One IP that is either a fixed IP or via DHCP

How to do it...

In this recipe, we will learn how to download and deploy Orchestrator.

Download

  1. Navigate to http://vmware.com and select Downloads.
  2. Enter Orchestrator appliance in the search text box and press Enter.
  3. Select the latest version from the menu.
  4. Download the file that ends in .ova.
    Download

Tip

Please note that vCenter Orchestrator (vCO) was renamed vRealize Orchestrator (vRO) in version 6.0.

Deploy

  1. Log in to vCenter using WebClient.
  2. Right-click on the cluster or ESXi Server and select Deploy OVF Template....
  3. The Deploy OVF Template wizard starts. Select the OVA file you have downloaded and click on Next.
  4. Accept the EULA and click on Next.
  5. Select a name (or accept the default) as well as the vCenter folder for the Orchestrator appliance and click on Next.
  6. Select the cluster or ESXi Server or a resource pool for the Orchestrator appliance and click on Next.
  7. Select the datastore you would like to deploy the Orchestrator appliance on and click on Next.
  8. Select a network for the Orchestrator appliance and click on Next.
  9. In the Customize template section, set a password for the root and the Orchestrator configuration account.
  10. Set a hostname for the Orchestrator appliance.
  11. If you want to use a fixed IP, expand the Network Properties section, enter all IP-related entries, and then click on Next. If you want to use DHCP, just click on Next.
    Deploy
  12. Opt to power on the VM after deployment and click on Finish.
  13. Wait until the VM has finished deploying and is powered on.
  14. Open the console of the Orchestrator appliance and wait until the install process has completed and the VM console shows the following screen:
    Deploy

Let's go…

  1. Open a browser and browse to the IP of the Orchestrator appliance (for example, http://192.168.220.132).
  2. Depending on your environment, you might need to accept the SSL certificate. You are now on the Orchestrator home page with several useful links to all important Orchestrator topics.
    Let's go…
  3. To open up the Orchestrator Client, click on Start Orchestrator Client.
  4. Enter vcoadmin as user with the password vcoadmin.

How it works...

vCO 5.5.2.1 appliance is a preconfigured Orchestrator installation that uses the following:

  • Suse Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 Patch level 2
  • PostgreSQL 9.1.9
  • OpenLDAP 2.4.26

Everything is ready to run; however, no integration with vCenter or any external service is configured. The Orchestrator appliance comes with a 90-day evaluation license installed.

The LDAP has the following preconfigured entries:

Username

Password

Group membership

vcoadmin

vcoadmin

vcoadmins

vcouser

vcouser

vcousers

Both LDAP and DB are protected to allow only local access to them.

There's more...

If you want to deploy the Orchestrator appliance on VMware Workstation, the process of deploying the Orchestrator appliance differs from the one described in this recipe. Follow these steps instead:

  1. Use Windows Explorer to navigate to the downloaded .ova file.
  2. Double-click on the OVA file. VMware Workstation opens up.
  3. Select a name and a path for the new VM and click on Import.
  4. Accept the EULA and wait until the VM is deployed.
  5. You might need to select a different network (for example, Host-Only) depending on your lab environment.
  6. Power on the VM and wait until the install pauses at the line indicated in this screenshot:
    There's more...
  7. Enter and confirm a new password for the root account.
  8. Then, enter and confirm a new password for the Orchestrator Configuration tool. The installation will now continue. Wait until it has finished.

    The appliance will start with a DHCP address from Workstation. To set a static IP, you will have to access the admin interface of the appliance.

See also

See the Tuning the appliance recipe in Chapter 2, Optimizing Orchestrator Configuration.

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