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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
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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.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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Changes in this edition
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A short history of Orchestrator
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Best approaches to reading this book
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What this book covers
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What you need for this book
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Who this book is for
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Example workflows
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Conventions
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1. Installing and Configuring Orchestrator
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1. Installing and Configuring Orchestrator
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Introduction
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Deploying the Orchestrator appliance
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Important Orchestrator settings
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Configuring an external database
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Configuring external authentication
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Connecting to vCenter
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Installing plugins
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Updating Orchestrator
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Moving from Windows to appliance
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Orchestrator Client and 4K display scaling
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2. Optimizing Orchestrator Configuration
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2. Optimizing Orchestrator Configuration
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Introduction
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Tuning the appliance
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Tuning Java
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Configuring the Kerberos authentication
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Configuring access to the local filesystem
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Configuring the Orchestrator service SSL certificate
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Orchestrator log files
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Redirecting Orchestrator logs to an external server
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Backup and recovery
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Control Center titbits
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3. Distributed Design
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3. Distributed Design
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Introduction
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Building an Orchestrator cluster
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Load-balancing Orchestrator
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Upgrading a cluster
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Managing remote Orchestrators
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Synchronizing Orchestrator elements between Orchestrator servers
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4. Programming Skills
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4. Programming Skills
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Introduction
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Version control
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Changing elements in a workflow
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Importing and exporting Orchestrator elements
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Working with packages
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Workflow auto documentation
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Resuming failed workflows
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Using the workflow debugging function
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Undelete workflows and actions
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Scheduling workflows
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Sync presentation settings
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Locking elements
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5. Visual Programming
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Introduction
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Scripting with logs
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Scripting with decisions
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Error handling in workflows
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Scripting with loops
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Workflow presentations
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Linking actions in presentations
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Changing credentials during runtime
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6. Advanced Programming
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6. Advanced Programming
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Introduction
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JavaScript complex variables
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Working with JSON
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JavaScript special statements
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Turning strings into objects
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Working with the API
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Creating actions
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Waiting tasks
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Sending and waiting for custom events
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Using asynchronous workflows
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Scripting with workflow tokens
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Working with user interactions
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7. Interacting with Orchestrator
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7. Interacting with Orchestrator
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Introduction
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User management
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User preferences
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Using Orchestrator though the vSphere Web Client
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Accessing Orchestrator REST API
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Accessing the Control Center via the REST plugin
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Running Orchestrator workflows using PowerShell
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Using PHP to access the REST API
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8. Better Workflows and Optimized Working
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Introduction
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Working with resources
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Working with configurations
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Working with Orchestrator tags
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Using the Locking System
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Language packs (localization)
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Working with policies
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9. Essential Plugins
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9. Essential Plugins
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Introduction
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Working with e-mail
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File operations
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Working with SSH
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Working with REST
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10. Built-in Plugins
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10. Built-in Plugins
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Introduction
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Working with XML
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Working with SQL (JDBC)
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Working with SQL (SQL plugin)
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Working with PowerShell
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Working with SOAP
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Working with Active Directory
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Working with SNMP
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Working with AMQP
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11. Additional Plugins
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11. Additional Plugins
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Introduction
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NSX integration
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Horizon integration
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vSphere Replication
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SRM (Site Recovery Manager) integration
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vROps (vRealize Operations Manager) integration
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12. Working with vSphere
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12. Working with vSphere
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Introduction
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Working with the vCenter API (to change a VM's HA settings)
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Standard vSwitch and Distributed Switch ports
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Getting started with vAPI
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Custom Attributes and Tags (vAPI)
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Executing a program inside a VM
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An approval process for VM provisioning
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13. Working with vRealize Automation
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13. Working with vRealize Automation
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Introduction
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Working with the vRA-integrated Orchestrator
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Automating a vRA instance in Orchestrator
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Configuring an external Orchestrator in vRA
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Adding Orchestrator as an infrastructure endpoint
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Adding an Orchestrator endpoint
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Integrating Orchestrator workflows as XaaS Blueprints
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Managing AD users with vRA
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Using the Event Manager to start workflows

What this book covers

Chapter 1, Installing and Configuring Orchestrator , shows you how to install, configure, and access Orchestrator.

Chapter 2, Optimizing Orchestrator Configuration , dives into more specialized tasks such as tuning the Orchestrator appliance, changing certificates and dealing with logs.

Chapter 3, Distributed Design,  focuses on Clusters, distributed Orchestrator setups and loadbalancing.

Chapter 4, Programming Skills , contains all the little secrets that you need to know to make Orchestrator programming easier.

Chapter 5, Visual Programming , introduces and dives into the visual programming of Orchestrator.

Chapter 6, Advanced Programming , dives into more advanced operations such complex Java objects, JSON and other items that will add value to your workflows.

Chapter 7, Interacting with Orchestrator , focuses on how to interact with Orchestrator. We will use PowerShell, REST, and PHP to interact with workflows.

Chapter 8, Better Workflows and Optimized Working , dives into resources, configurations, packages, and more for optimizing your workflows.

Chapter 9, Essential Plugins , deals with the most plugins used, such as e-mail, files, SSH and REST.

Chapter 10, Built-in Plugins , dives into all the other plugins that are preinstalled in Orchestrator.

Chapter 11, Additional Plugins , takes a look at NSX, Horizon, Replication, SRM and vROPS plugins.

Chapter 12, Working with vSphere , is a full chapter dedicated to all things vSphere (vCenter).

Chapter 13, Working with vRealize Automation , dives into how to use Orchestrator in vRealize Automation.

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