Automating the creation of reservation
I am trying to automate my work of creating reservations. I am leveraging the vco plug-in from flow grab (here) to do the basic creation of reservations. With the plug-in i am able to create the base...
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Find VM folders via Host/Cluster or full VMfolder path
Hello,I have an interesting one here. In the process of building my new VM deployment workflow, I have run into a snag. You need to declare a VM folder for any new VMs being created. I want to get a...
View ArticleCopy file from vRO to Guest
Hi chaps, Is it possible to execute a workflow that copies a file (e.g. .exe or .zip) from a vRO Resource Element to a guest? I am using the script from "Copy file from vCO to Guest, but have amended...
View ArticleProblems getting a response from vCenter's TaskManager
I am using vRO to query the TaskManager of a vCenter instance. Sometimes an array of recent tasks is returned. Other times, NULL is returned. During this time the vSphere client was open and the...
View ArticleHow to associate a tag using vAPI
Hi guys, I'm trying to associate a vCenter tag to some VMs using the vAPI in orchestrator. I've found the "com_vmware_cis_tagging_tag_association" object that has the attach method. The input...
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Add vCenter Workflow Error: Unexpected status code: 404
Hi,I'm trying to add a vCenter host to vRO 7.0.1 using the existing VC plugin (Ver 6.0.2.3435085) and I'm running into an odd issue.If I choose NO for option "Will you orchestrate this instance" then...
View ArticleHow do I find my helper-wf's name?
Given the simplified scenario. In my real code I have many other inputs for action "logme" which makes it "impossible" to just write the code every time, hence actions and helper workflows.vCO Action...
View ArticleHow to retrieve the specific message format from "Retrieve Messages(Via Mail...
Hello, I am trying to fetch the specific message format like "XXXX:XXXX:XXX" from the body of the email. I have used the inbuilt workflow "Retrieve Messages(Via Mail Client)" located in Library/Mail/...
View ArticleSpec.identity.userData.computerName - Clone Workflow
Hi All- I have been banging my ahead against the wall today trying to get the clone, Windows with single nic and credential to work. I have it customized and it looks like it should work as intended....
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How to get vRO IP or FQDN from running vRO node in the cluster ?
Dear experts - we have a requirement to resolve IP or FQDN from running vRO node in HA (cluster) environment - do you have any suggestions on how to go about it ? thanks a bunch!Alex
View Articleorchestrator - when a create a virtual machine - flexible adapter is created...
Hello World, when a create a virtual machine - flexible adapter is created. Network adapter flexible is created. How May I choose a type of network adapter like e1000, e1000e, vxnet3, etc.cause, my...
View ArticleHow to know the "requested by" field for populating value of Property...
Hello All, I need to populate the drop down values of Certain Property say " Approver" in my catalog item during requesting the catalog. I have already created a Property Dictionary "Approver" with the...
View ArticleAdding a VM to AD domain using guest customization specification in...
Hello All, I am trying to add a vm to AD domain through guest customization specification. I have created a custom spec as per the below link.But, the machine is not getting added to the AD domain....
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how may I create a simple virtual machine with cd rom in one newWorkflow
I have created a new workflow with simple virtual machine and added a cdrom workflow but an error is showed. How can I re use the new virtual machine created for add it a new cdrom in one workflow...
View ArticleCreate a new VMFS datastore
Hi guys, Do you have some example or some easy way about how to create a new VMFS datastore using Orchestrator? thank you.
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The "LiteralMap" from "CatalogItemRequest.requestData" method doesn't return...
Hello All, Recently I am facing an issue with the method "requestData" of the "CatalogItemRequest" object.It seems that all properties are not returning properly every times.Here you can see the...
View ArticleOrchestrator 7.01 Not Registering With vCenter 6 u2 appliance
Hi All, I'm trying to get Orchestrator 7.01 working with our vCenter 6 u2 appliance. The workflows to "Add a vCenter Server instance" and to "Register vCenter Orchestrator as a vCenter Server...
View ArticlevRealize Orchestrator services graceful restart order
Hello all, I'm looking for the graceful restart of the vRO services and its dependencies. Any thoughts around this is highly appreciated. Thanks,Prakash
View ArticleHow to get vCenter VM Name from vCloud VM
I'd like to leverage the canned "Copy file from vCO to Guest" workflow on VMs running in vCloud Director. The issue is that this workflow needs the vCenter VM Name. Is there a way in Orchestrator to...
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scroll bar missing issue in vRO 7.0.1
The vertical scroll bar is missing in the presentation of some workflows, while other workflows are good. All workflows are developed in the same way, so it's strange. The issue is very similar as...
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