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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

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By: Langenhan

Overview of this book

VMware vRealize Orchestrator is a powerful automation tool designed for system administrators and IT operations staff who are planning to streamline their tasks and are waiting to integrate the functions with third-party operations software. This book is an update to VMware vRealize Orchestrator Cookbook and is blend of numerous recipes on vRealize Orchestrator 7. This book starts with installing and configuring vRealize Orchestrator. We will demonstrate how to upgrade from previous versions to vRealize Orchestrator 7. You will be taught all about orchestrator plugins and how to use and develop various plugins that have been enhanced in Orchestrator 7. Throughout this book, you will explore the new features of Orchestrator 7, such as the introduction of the control center, along with its uses. You will also come to understand visual programming, how to integrate base plugins into workflows, and how to automate VMware. You will also get to know how to troubleshoot vRealize Orchestrator. By the end of this book, you will be able to get the most out of your Orchestrator installation, and will be able to develop complex workflows and create your own highly integrated automations of vRealize environments.
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Integrating Orchestrator workflows as XaaS Blueprints

We will now showcase how to integrate Orchestrator workflows in vRealize Automation. We will learn how to create a vRA Catalog item that will run a workflow when requested.

Getting ready

In order to use an Orchestrator workflow as a vRA Catalog item, you should have the following vRA items configured:

  • Entitlements
  • Services
  • Business groups

To configure these items, please refer to the link shown in the introduction to this chapter or take a look at the official VMware documentation for vRA.

We will use the example workflow 00.00 BasicWorkflow to add to the vRA catalog.

How to do it...

This recipe is divided into three parts.

Activating the XaaS tab

By default, the Xaas tab is not visible, so the first step is to make it appear:

  1. Log in to vRA as an Infrastructure admin.
  2. Navigate to Administration | Users & Groups | Custom Groups.
  3. Click on Finish.
  4. Give the group a name and then assign it the role of XaaS Architect.
  5. Click on Next and select a group...

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