VCO REST API - POST - Connection pool shut down
Hello I am working on an automation scenario where I need a workflow in VCO A to start another workflow in VCO B using the VCO REST Plugin (1.0.2) on VCO 5.1.1. I have done this successfully while...
View ArticleThe guest operations agent could not be contacted??
I have a scriptable task that will copy a batch file and then execute the batch file. Most of the time it works fine, sometimes it fails right away saying it can't contact the guest operations...
View ArticleAutoDeploy plugin 5.1 just not working...
I've installed the 5.1 AD plugin, added hosts, added depots, but the AD hosts say (inactive) and the createDeployrule function returns a "java.lang.nullpointer" error. Please tell me what config step I...
View ArticleHow to get User's Login Name From Webview to the Orchestrator
Hi Folks, I have a question about user authentication. I have a webview front portal associate with a workflow in vCO. Users in the predefined LDAP user group can have rights to log in to the front end...
View ArticleAMQP correlationId property
I'm trying to set the correlationId (a.k.a. correlation_id on the RabbitMQ server) property on an AMQPMessage and then send the message our RabbitMQ server. The message is making it to the correct...
View ArticleVUM Plugin 5.1.0 service is unavailable
The last days I developped some workflows.I added the plugin o11nplugin-vmware-update-manager-5.1.0-247.vmoapp and made the configuration in vCO.After the restart of ther service the I started the vCO...
View ArticleHow to automate drag and drop VM to a folder?
As we can easily drag and drop a VM from one VM folder to another VM folder in VMs and Templates view of vSphere Client, how can this be automated using vCloud API? I looked many places, but it was...
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Orchestrator 5: Create a simple XML document = write not allowed
Hi, I'm going to be crazy , I've upgraded my orchestrator 4.2.1 to 5.0 and now when I want to start the WF (sample provided by default)"Create a simple XML document" , I have always Permission denied...
View ArticlevCo : Number to base16 conversion method
Hi all, I m new to vCo and trying to find a way to convert a number to an integer base16.Unfortunately i did not find any method allowing to do it easily, is there any way to do it without having to...
View ArticleBasic XML parsing using E4X syntax
Hi there, I'm going crazy with E4X parsing. I'm trying to parse a rather simple XML document but I can't seem to find a way to parse what I need. I'm trying to extract vApps name (only 1 vApp in this...
View ArticleChange network setting on VM
Hi, I'm trying to create a workflow to change network settings, ex : I deploy a template, this template is already on port group (vLan_xxx), but I need to propose to change port group (ex: DMZ) and...
View ArticleVCO Linked clone - Virtual machine disk consolidation is needed
Has anyone else seen this behavior with VCO 5.1.1? I have a VM that I have imported from an OVF (It was previously exported from another vSphere installation).The VM is residing on local disk and was...
View ArticleStart workflow in Parallel
Hey all, I have a simple workflow to migrate a VM from one cluster of hosts to another. I want to be able to select multiple VMs and store them in an array and then run that workflow in parallel for...
View ArticleNew vApp network using Infoblox plug-in
Hello,I am trying to understand the actual advantages of deploying Infoblox and the vCO plugin in our VMware environment.It's quite clear to me what happens when a new vApp is created and VM NIC's are...
View ArticleHow to setup Orchestrator 5.1 with SSO multisite/Vcenter Linked mode
Hello all, Just wondering on how you would go about setting up Orchestrator 5.1 in a SSO multi-stie with vCenter in Linked mode Currently our setup is as such Site1 VC01SSO01VCSQL01 Site2...
View Articleconsume dead letter messages AMQP
Hi, I am trying to consume a dead letter message from a rabbit MQ server, I can consume a standard message and all properties are as expected. But I am unable to consume a dead letter message. The...
View ArticleOrchestrator 5.1.1 does not save alternate DNS server setting
Hello all,Just wondering if anyone else has come across this. When setting up 5.1.1 I enter in my network settings / dns settings and it saves the network settings but after a reboot of the appliance...
View ArticleHow to Create Clone VM using VCO plugin to vCloud Director?
Hi, From vCloud Director I am able to right click the VM use copy option for cloning. However from vCenter Orchestrator 5.1, I dont see the copy method in VclVM object.How can write a VCO flow to clone...
View ArticleWeboperator missing
Hello all,When I deployed Vmware Orechestrator 5.1 Appliance into our test environment I found that the weboperator page was missing as well. However a reset of all the plugins and a quick reset of...
View ArticlePredefined List of Elements, Syntax?
Hello! I want to present a static list of inputs to a field: 1,2,4,8The input value type is number. i add the Predefined list of elements property to the input field, but what is the syntax for the...
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