amqp requestedHeartbeat
On a regular basis amqp broker loses connectivity to the amqp queue that is behind a load-balancer. We believe this has to do with the load-balancer inactivity timeout. We are also seeing this on...
View ArticleCloning VM to cluster vm folder "Discovered Virtual Machine" via workflow...
I am building a workflow to deploy vms to remote sites. My workflow uses a scriptable task with the getAllVmFolders method. My issue is that my folders look like below. My clone workflow doesn't work...
View ArticleProvision and Configure vm vco 5.5
Hello, I'd like to create a workflow that will provision a centos vm from template, once the vm has been provisioned I want the same workflow to kick off a shell script to run yum updates. So far...
View ArticlePass Attribute Into User Interaction Description
When adding a user interaction element to the schema, is there any mechanism to allow me to define the description text (Presentation tab, General) such that it includes a workflow attribute?
View ArticlepowerOn VM with Moved or Copied response
Interactively, after adding/resignaturing a volume, vmx files can be selected to add their VMs to inventory. Typically, when powering these VMs on, the user is presented with a dialog to indicate...
View ArticleSSO vCO Permissions
Hello, I am trying to modify permissions for specific users, but when I try to add permissions, I cannot select any group/users to add, nor can I delete the original group of user permissions. I...
View ArticleVCO 5.5 Kerberos authentication fails:
Hi guys, The winrm commands are executed smoothly through cmd.exe using kerberos.I followed this guide http://blogs.vmware.com/orchestrator/author/vco-rd-team for configuring VCO with kerberos but it...
View Articledifference between vCO Appliance and vCO on vSphere?
What are the pros and cons of using one over the other? We have been using the appliance for now, but are contemplating switching back to vCO on the vSphere server when we upgrade to 5.5. We were...
View ArticleVCO vCenter Servers connection becomes invalid
Greetings, I have VCO 5.5 deployed and have added multiple vCenter Servers. All is good for a while but it seems after a while the connection to the vCenter becomes invalid Exception: Cannot complete...
View ArticleGet workflow parameter value before workflow execution completes from SOAP...
I am calling Orchestrator's SOAP webservices from my application to execute a workflow.I want to get a parameter/attribute value before the workflow execution stops. Brief : I have a workflow XYZ...
View Articlehelp using VcServiceContent and FindAllByUuid
I discovered some very handy builtin methods to find vms by uuid (among other options) called FindAllByUuid but I can't figure out how to use it. This page had the...
View ArticleHow to convert String to vCO Object type?
Hi All, Can someone help me how to convert String to vCO Object Type? For example:I will pass VM name as string to workflow and then convert that into VC:VirtualMachine object in Scriptable...
View ArticlevCO AD plugin shows a truncated list of user objects under Inventory tab
Hi All, I installed the AD plugin (version 1.0.3) at a customer. When going to the Inventory tab in vCO client, under Active Directory -> (LDAP Server) I see the different OUs and Groups. When I...
View ArticleUnit Testing Framework
I am new to vCO. Trying to see if there is any Unit Testing Frameworks/Patterns available for vCO Workflows/Actions. Basic question is how do we automate vCO workflow testing. Its like we embed...
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vCenter Orchestrator plugin for Chargeback ??
Hi .. I am unable to find vCenter Orchestrator plugin for Chargeback ... Please help me .. Thanks !!
View ArticleUpdate Edge Gateway Interfaces from VCO
Is there any workflows or actions to update a edge gateway interface (change subnet participation ip, update in rate limits..etc) after the edge is been deployed with a gateway interface ?
View ArticleCloning vApp without vCloud
Hello, We are currently using the cloning of vApps on vCenter in order to spin out an environment for our users when needed. Our current process is to use Powershell scripts called from a web service...
View ArticleOrchestrator Error Message - Cannot complete operation due to concurrent...
hi,i have an issue with a script to add a virtual disk an scsi adapter the same time.i got this script from an onyx output (see attachment).when i run this script from vco i get this error message:...
View ArticleConnecting NIC to distributed virtual port group
Hello, We are running into an issue using Orchestrator 5.5 to when we try to reassign the network of a VM to a dv port group. Our current process clones the vApp, then loops through each VM in order...
View ArticleQuestion: Alternative to vim3WaitTaskEnd method?
I am looking for an alternative to the vim3WaitTaskEnd method... Scenario: Lets say I have an array of VMs that I need to migrate to another host. The following example loops through my array of VMs...
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