Running powercli scripts using vmware orchestrator
Hi, I am new to vmware orchestrator but trying to set it up in our virtual environment. One of the reason of setting up orchestrator in our environment to run powercli scripts as part automation. It...
View ArticleWhich JavaScript is suited to start off and develop in vCO
Hi guys I'm trying to enhance my current vCO experience by understanding the actual code in JavaScript and essentially write my own workflows. Because vCO predominantly use JavaScript as programming...
View ArticleUnwrapping DynamicWrappers?
Since I am a complete novice in JavaScript development I am not yet familiar with how arrays of objects work. Can someone shine some light on how to handle the seemingly arbitrary embedding of objects...
View ArticleRemediation using Hyperic and vCO integration
HiI have setup a hyperic environment and created some alerts on that. I have tried remediating the alerts with control actions from alert definition of Hyperic and that is working. Now I am trying to...
View ArticleStderr in external command execution seems to get lost
After some initial puzzlement I've discovered that when you run external programs, only file stream 1 (STDOUT) is captured in the command.output method. Unfortunately, there is no error handle and...
View ArticleCan not pass an object of type Any to the sub workflow.
Hi,I want to make a log of each action in an external file.In an action I am creating an object of type FileWriter(). Opening the connection and then returning this object to main workflow.In main...
View ArticleProvisioning into a Storage DRS cluster?
It seems that all the premade workflows and action scriptlets for VM provisioning requires a specific datastore to provision into. Does anyone have an example workflow which provisions into an SDRS...
View ArticleOrchestrator 5.5 compatible with SSO 5.1?
Since we have multiple vCenters I am currently trying to integrate vCO 5.5 with a vCenter 5.1 installation where the SSO service also is at 5.1. So far this has led nowhere and I am starting to suspect...
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[vCenter Applicance 5.5] Where are the package com.vmware.library.vcenter
Hi, I can't find the package com.vmware.library.vcenter in vCenter Applicance 5.5 ... i'm a looser ?! I'd like to find it like in orhestrator 5.0 (i need some some basic workflows without export it...
View ArticlevCO 5.5 Starting Workflow in the Web Client - get a list of elements instead...
Hi,I've written a simple VM provisioning workflow and want to present it to some collegues via the vSphere Web Client. In the beginning, the user has to choose a vCenter, Cluster, VM Folder, Resource...
View ArticleIntroduction to Vmware Vcenter Orchestrator
Dear Team. I m beginner to Vcenter Orchestrator. I just want to know details about Vcenter orchestrator information . 1.List some Automatable task in Vcenter Orchestrator. 2. whether it can able to...
View ArticleExternal JavaScript Libraries
Hi, I have some existing javascript libraries that I need to get access to from within my scriptable tasks. Is possible to import and access them in any way? I tried importing a library as a resource,...
View ArticleQuery vCO workflow using REST API from PowerShell
Hello, I am trying to query a vCO workflow by name using the REST API from PowerShell based on this article:...
View ArticleHidden Parameter is nulled
I have a workflow with a hidden input parameter, a simple text string, that works fine outside of the vCO client, but when the workflow is executed in the client the value is nulled. Am I missing...
View ArticleEncryptedString value and Editing Workflows
Hi, It looks like I cannot edit one of the library workflows. The little pencil symbol when trying to edit anything in a pre-made workflow is greyed out, where in Duplicated or Custom made workflows I...
View Articleorchestrator 5.5 can not connect to vcenter 5.5 used port other than 80, thinks
I have install the VC and VOC on same server and the default http port for VC has changed from 80 to 8888. there is a error when I config the vcenter plugin.Error http://vcenter_server:443/sdk,...
View ArticleProblem executing PowerCLI commands in workflow
I am trying to excute PowerCLI commands in a workflow and they are returning null for getHostOutput and getResults. I have tried creating a PowerShellSession object and populating the info with...
View ArticleEnhancement request: Rewrite VM clone/creation actions and workflows to...
After some helpful pointers from Christian Wehner I've started building a custom workflow to provision VMs into SDRS clusters. HOwever, I can already see that this will mean a LOT of extra work. The...
View ArticleFor 5.5 should I use the vCO appliance or vCenter install?
I've attempted to install the 5.5 appliance twice and everything appears to work, all green lights everywhere and I'm able, from the vCO side, to add my vCenter. However, on the vCenter side, the vCO...
View Articlemount/unmount datastore and attach/detachLUN with vCO
Hi, We want to mount/unmount datastore and attach/detatchLUN in vCenter with help of vCO workflows. For unmounting datastore and detatching LUNs I found a scripting methods unmountvmfsvolume(),...
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