Get output parameter from workflow using soap in PHP
Hi all, I have a question about how to print the parameter output in php using soap protocol.....I create the workflow with only 1 scriptable task with vms variable name as output parameter like this,...
View ArticleRun workflow as different user - slow workflow
We use Orchestrator 4.2.1 build 555 We have created a few Worklows for letting users create snapshots for VMs that they manage. (The option is disabled in vCenter) The users will have to go to a...
View ArticlevCO Service Won't Start
After upgrading vCenter to 5.1 U2, the vCO Server was of course upgraded as well. The Server service for vCO failed to start after the upgrade. I logged into the vCO Configuration to check on its...
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vCO workflow : Create a virtual machine from a template and then ask the user...
Hi guys, I am trying to create a workflow with vCO that can do the following job for me : - Create a VM (or maybe a multiple VMs) from a template (the template is in vCenter of course)- The user who...
View ArticleVcPlugin.getAllVirtualMachines crapping out and/or large array handling...
I just updated our 5.1 environment to 5.5. We have 9 vCenters and 19000 virtual machines reporting into this vCO. I bumped the java heap size to 4096 initial value and 6144 max values. I am trying...
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LDAP vs. SSO for Orchestrator
So after switching authentication to SSO from LDAP, all of the group names that have been granted permissions now display a '?" instead of the AD group name. I've seen this behavior before, when groups...
View ArticlevCO Appliance Failover / Backup
I'm looking at putting in some vCO appliances, and one of the open questions I've got is how they should be configured for failover and how to do backups. The configuration looks like this: External...
View ArticleConfiguring IP adresse and DNS to VMs with vCenter orchestrator
Hi Guys, I am trying to create a workflow that can do this list of things :- Create a number of VMs from a template (the number of the VMs and the template are chosen by the user)- Once the VM is...
View ArticleHow do I add users to be able to login and use Orchestrator?
I am confused how to add additional users to login to the VCO client. I am using the latest VCO appliance from VMware, vCenter 5.5b and have a working SSO setup and configured for VCO to use. Do I...
View ArticlevCAC 6.0 getBlueprints action / provisioningGroup.virtualMachineTemplates...
I am trying to run the vCAC plugins workflow "Provisions a virtual machine from a vCloud Automation Center blueprint" but it stalls on the blueprint selection which has an ognl expression which calls...
View ArticlevCAC plugin : custom values on blueprint
Hello, I am using the vCO plugin on vCAC 5.2 to provision VMs, the out of the box workflow is called "Provision a virtual machine from a blueprint". It works great but it doesn't matter what values I...
View ArticlevCACBlueprint.provision() examples anyone?
I am trying to create some workflows that I can use to front end the IaaS blueprints since we can't seem to coax it into doing what we want with the interface. I am struggling with how to use...
View ArticleWorkbench IS installation errors in Eclipse (for vCO Plugin SDK)
Hi, I've tried several times to install the Workbench IS that comes packaged with the vCO Plugin SDK and every time there is an error. When I restart Eclipse there are no errors, but I'm not sure if...
View ArticleMaven error with the vCO Plugin SDK wizard
Hi, I'm trying to make a vCO plugin and I've used the vCO Plugin SDK to make a test Spring + Maven project (see screenshot for setup in Eclipse). I'm having an issue with Maven unable to find the...
View Articlejava.exe high mem usages VCO 5.1
Recently I have been hammering VCO workflows with an external automated workflow process ( similar to that of VCAC). This allows me to call lots of workflows in sequence or consequetively since then...
View Articleassociate a workflow with "Folder" in vSphere Web Client Integration
I'd like to call a workflow whose argument type is "VC:VmFolder" from context menu of some folder.But invoked workflow isn't set its argument. Are there any tips or workaround ? select a workflow...
View ArticleTrying to modify custom properties in vCAC when calling a vCO flow
I need to have vCAC call a vCO flow, run a few commands, and use the output to modify the custom properties back in vCAC for the current build only. I have successfully called the vCO flow during a...
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Orchestrator Client - unable to launch application
Hi there! Since a couple of days I have problems to use the Orchestrator Client (jnlp file). It throws the error "Unable to launch the application" just after the "verifying" screen. In "Details" I see...
View ArticleGet the vCAC:VCACHost from the vCAC:VirtualMachine
I am not sure if I am just being dense and missing something obvious but it does not seem like the vCAC:VirtualMachine object has any way of grabbing the managing vCAC:VCACHost. I created an action...
View Article[0002] user is not authorized - vco 5.5 w/sso windows integration
I have instaleld vsphere 5.5 in a test environement and can login fine with my domain credential and administrator@vsphere.local accont. However, when I try to do the same in vco, I get "[0002]User...
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