vRO vCenter 6.5 Plugin build 6.5.0.5817435 - proactive object caching?
I've been tailing the server.log in vRO 7.2, using the Tech Preview vCenter 6.5.0.5817435 plugin, and noticed that it might be doing some kind of proactive caching of objects from what looks to be SDK...
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query hosts
Hi, I get all the hosts from a cluster with the command:var hosts = cluster.getAllHostSystemOfCluster(); I want to pass over the array of hosts, and check if the host is available and not in...
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Property definition and property group tool kit. Adds copy, replace, and...
I figured I'd share some enhancements to the vRO plugin for vRA that I threw together as we are in the midst of migrating vRA 6 to 7. I had setup a lab where I was doing my testing and when I went to...
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Invoke Workflow via REST API with Input Parameter of type Any
I'm running VRO 7.3. Has anyone successfully invoked a workflow with an input parameter of type Any before? I'm trying it with this execution context and it's not working: { "parameters": [...
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In case you run into this with a 7.3 upgrade -- Lost access to control center
thread - Locked myself out of vco-controlcenteronce you run that command un-register from authentication source and re-register, reboot
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XML Node output from action
I'm building a lot of workflows invoking REST operations against NSX and other API's that uses XML for the request body, and I wanted to programmatically build the XML from an XMLManager document then...
View ArticleHow to setup VRO clustering
I would like to setup a VRO Clustering for my environment, Any document that helps with clear procedure.
View ArticleIm getting uneditable error in few of the library workflows
Im getting uneditable error in few of the library workflows For example Workflow :- Get a VirtualEthernetCard to change the networkMay i Know the reason for it
View ArticleChange Owner with Request a catalog resource action fails with 400 Bad Request
We've just upgraded to 7.3 and I am trying to re-assign ownership as part of a workflow where a service account does the request then flips ownership at the end. I am trying to use the "Request a...
View ArticleVCO workflow for thin/thick disk VM provisioning based on Condition
Hi,please assist I am trying to create a workflow for a new VM to have disk Thin/thick based on input. For instance the workflow should build a VM with thick eager disk if the input is 'x'.. the...
View ArticleEmpty "Requests" folder in vRA 7.3 plugin inventory
I see no items in the "Requests" folder in the vRA plugin inventory for 7.3... The user I am logged in with has full visibility to pretty much everything in vRA and I have also tried configuring a vRA...
View ArticleHow to pull the details of SCSi Controller from guest via vro
We have tried the possibilities to get the details by using below scripts.. //To print Disks Namevar vmDisks=myvm.guest.disk;for (var i=0 in vmDisks){var name=myvm.guest.disk[i].diskPath;var guestdisk...
View ArticleInvoke Action with Custom Objects
Hello guys,I am currently working on a vRO plug-in which needs to invoke an action (internally - in the Java client). My temporary workaround was to use REST and initially was fine, but now there is a...
View ArticleHow to get detailed list in presentation in VRO 7.2
I am trying to figure out how I can get the same detailed information when I get a list of vm's or datastores that was available in VCO 5.5. When I display elements in a list I used to get more than...
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Can't register vCenter in vRO 7.3 stand-alone appliance
Trying to setup a new vRO utility stand-alone appliance. When I register vCenter, I'm running the Add vCenter workflow. Any ideas? Here is the version of the VC pllugin. VC 6.5.0.5471688 the...
View Articleget vCenter VM from vCAC VM
I couldn't find an action for this and it doesn't seem to be a property of the vCAC vm. It sure would be nice if it were. I snagged this code from one of the workflows in the vCAC plugin that does...
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VRO 7.1 granting custom set of permissions
I am looking for a way to edit group permissionsin way that its members will be able to execute and view all workflows in the VRO and also will be able to see executions of other users, but won't be...
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Setting default value for input variable
Hi,I'm looking for a possibility to set a default value for an input variable with type VC:VMFolder.I created a workflow for creating templates of selected VMs in folders or Resourcepools. The user can...
View ArticleTemplate vs pxe installation
Hello everyone, I was wondering how many people choose to automate their vm deployement workflows with a template vs PXE boot installation from scratch ?At our place Windows people have decided to go...
View ArticleScripting workflows validations
Hello all, I was wondering if there's a way to script workflow validations and generate an output ? Out of the GUI it doesn't seem there's an option to run that on a specific folde rand sub folders.And...
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