ESXCLI from VCO
Hi all, Is there a way to run a ESXCLI command to a host from VCO? Specifically running the command "esxcli system syslog reload"
View Articleconvert string to vCAC:vCACHost type
Hi All,I have a customer who wants to trigger a vCO flow from an external source using the vCO REST API. One of the arguments sent to the vCO workflow which will be triggered, is the vCAC Host name. My...
View ArticleAdd the F5 BIG-IP LTM VE SOAP EndPoint to vCenter Orchestrator v5.1
I am trying to add the SOAP Endpoints on an F5 BIG-IP LTM VE into vCenter Orchestrator v5.1 with the following code, where strPassword is an input of type SecureString. 01. var arrAuthenticationParams...
View Articlevco - vcd - amqp notifications package
hi all, i am using the notifications package to intercept blocking tasks from vcd. all the ampq side of things is under control but the execution of the mail plugin is failing due to no...
View ArticleHTML in presentation paramers
Hi In "Developing with VMware vCenter Orchestrator" on page 40, (http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vcenter-orchestrator-51-developers-guide.pdf) it states:Presentation...
View ArticlevCO PowerShell plug-in access is denied
Hi, Can anyone please help with an issue I'm having with vCO and the PowerShell plug-in? I have successfully installed the PowerShell plug-in for vCO and added/verified a PS host using...
View ArticleWorkflow to Monitor ESXi services
Hi guys I'm trying to find a way around to create a workflow that monitors ESXi services such as NTP, SSH etc. and should either of them be stopped, to start them accordingly. This must also output to...
View ArticleVCO Performance Issue?
We have upgraded a VCO standalone server to version 5.5. Expanding the datacenter objects and host folder objects when using the vCenter 5.5 plugin can take up to 10 minutes. Upgrade Process 1....
View ArticlevcCustomizationSysprep
I'm looking for some guidance on how vcCustomizationSpec and vcCustomizationSysprep relate. I've been looking for ways to (via Scritable Task) modifyan existing VM via vcCustomization -- attributes of...
View ArticleUsing Credentials within PowerShell-Plugin script
Hi all, I'm just trying to get my first workflow to run, but already stuck.... I would like to call a powershell script that uses the NetApp cmdlet "Connect-NAServer" wich needs a PSCredential as...
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Trying to learn vcO - no actions in the workflow
Hi,first off - i'm a newbie and I'm trying to learn how to create workflows in Orchestrator.I've had my lab setup (vCenter 5.1 on a windows machine with Orchestrator thrown in). Now, I'm trying to...
View Articleamqp routing key precendence
hi all, Does anyone know if there is an order of precedence on routing keys for a topic exchange? I have noticed if I do the following.. routing key = # or routing key = #.something even if the...
View Articleuser interaction workflows
I have been having what appears to be an intermittent issue with the hyperlink on the bottom of web interaction pages. Sometimes I have a URL at the bottom of all interactions that states you can...
View ArticleProvisioning in vCAC with plugin uses wrong user
Hello @all,I am trying to provision a vm from the Orchestrator trough the vCAC plugin in vCAC. It is working fine, exept that the vms are always created in the view of the serviceaccount, which is used...
View ArticleModify Guest OS IP Address
Is it possible to modify the IP address and associated settings using vCO without doing a full guest customization? If so, could someone provide an example?The scenario that I have is that during a...
View ArticlecustomizationSpec
hi all, I am trying to write a customizationSpec from an xml input. Although I am almost finished this it seems like it is way overcomplicated. Is it possible to generate a sysprep file and pass the...
View Articlevix 4.1 support for 5.x
does anyone know if the vix 4.1 plugin supports esx 5.x ? I cannot find a 5.1 plugin for download. Is there one?
View ArticleCall to vCenter API - getAllVirtualMachines returns Undefined
Hey all, hoping this is an easy on.I have an Orchestrator workflow to set the notes/annotation on a VM in vCenter (based on the example in this forum post). The workflow only has one scriptable object,...
View Articleusing javascript library
Is it possible to use an external javascript library inside of a scripting element? As an example I'm implementing some logic from a vCAC workflow into a vCO workflow and it would be nice if I could...
View ArticleRun x86 PowerCli via Invoke an External Script
Hi all, My goal is to clone a Virtual Machine with Sysprep and nic which is working great. Joins to the domain no problem. I've used DHCP to get an address but I would like to use the dhcp assigned...
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