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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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Using Orchestrator though the vSphere Web Client


In this recipe, we further explore the Orchestrator integration into vSphere Web Client. You will learn how to run Orchestrator workflows using vSphere Web Client as well as how to configure workflows so that they work with it.

Getting ready

You find the base information on how to integrate Orchestrator into the vSphere Web Client in the recipe Connecting to vCenter in Chapter 1, Installing and Configuring Orchestrator.

For this recipe, we need Orchestrator integrated into vSphere Web Client.

How to do it...

This recipe is made up of two parts, the configuration and the passing along of information between the Web Client and Orchestrator.

Configure workflows for the vSphere Web Client

We now configure workflows for use with the vSphere Web Client:

  1. Open the vSphere Web Client in a web browser.

  2. Log in to vCenter with a user that is a member of the Orchestrator admin group that you configured in vSphere authentication (see recipe Configuring an external...

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