vCO Cluster Mode Questions
I've been playing around with putting vCO into cluster mode to deploy a vCO instance with a DR instance in a secondary site. From what I can see with the default configuration my options are running...
View ArticleVM Template management
Best practice for VM template management in vsphere 5 and vco environment before template sprawl gets out of hand, maintaining all the variations and keeping track of all the thing, any thoughts!
View ArticleMS Active Directory plug-in - createComputer method
I am looking to run the MS AD plug-in 1.0.4 to create a computer object in a OU. The workflow "Create a computer in an Organizational unit" works fine, but I need to set the ManagedBy field to a...
View Articleorchestrator web client: using variables from one presentation page to the next
A workflow that works running from orchestrator does not work running from web client because (after some troubleshooting) I found that values from one page of presentation form can not be accessed on...
View ArticleGet all IPs of a VM
In powershell I can use the VMGuest object and the IP address property to return an array of all IPs on the machine. I can't seem to find anything in vCO which does the same. I see there's a...
View ArticleCustomizing vCO webviews
HiI am currently developing some webviews for my workflows, which would be used as user interfaces for other team members. I am looking for a way to customize few elements on them. Unfortunately I...
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Logged In web operator web page / Web operator page skip to Answer Page
Hi All, I want to skip login page of web operator, it should directly come to Answer Page. Any one know how to skip login page, please share with me. Thanks
View ArticleAssigning license to new ESXi host
Hi guys,I'm currently working on a workflow for provisioning new ESXi hosts from the scratch. Unfortunately I stuck on assigning new VMWare license to a host. I wanted to do this with a below scripting...
View Article"Unable to Find the OVF Environment" error
I just imported the VCO 5.5.2 appliance into VMware workstation and booted it up. Before it asked me for the root user password, it said"Unable to find the ovf environment" I changed the root password...
View ArticleUnable to join computer to domain using built-in workflows
hi guys I know there has been a similar thread that there is a bug of some sort of joining a server to the domain using one of the built-in workflows vCO 5.1 Domain Join), is anyone still experiencing...
View ArticleOrchestrator vmworld 2014 session videos
Can anyone recommend some good VMworld breakout sessions on orchestrator? Things like designing workflows, design and architecture around automation and orchestration with orchestrator, etc
View ArticleHow set vm-description/notes and get datastore name, where the vm is located
Hello guys,I have vCenter Orchestrator 4.1.1 build 733 installed and it works fine, but I need your help for the two following problems:1) I want to set the description/notes of a vm by using a...
View ArticleUpdate annotation with vCO
What is the best way to update the annotations on a new VM with VCO?Is there a script I can use to do this?
View ArticleRegistered vCenter Marked "(unusable) " in inventory
Good morning all, I registered a vCenter Server in vCO 5.5 1281930 and it shows up in inventory with "(unusable) fqdn_of_vcenter". Since I registered this as a vCAC advanced services endpoint, I should...
View ArticlevCO / vCenter version compatiblity
Are there any issues with running vco version 5.5 update 2 with vCenter Server 5.0?
View ArticleSamlToken is not valid
We are running on a 5.5 environment and have come across a new error on a scheduled workflow. We have a scheduled workflow that runs every minute, and was running for 30 days before it started failing....
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Dynamic Types, usage.
We've created a new namespace with a single type defined. Wondering how we create an Object in script of that type? We see the following output being logged, but our variable is not set at the end of...
View ArticlevCO Appliance 5.5.2 isHostReachable
I'm trying to use System.isHostReachable(IP) in a vCO workflow but ALL the IPs returns true, Do I need to configure something in order to get this working?
View ArticleCloning Windows Template sets NIC connection to "Disconnected"
Cloning a Windows Template sets the Network Interface connection on the cloned VM to "Disconnected" I initially created the template from a stopped VM and then tried a running VM; however, each time...
View ArticleChanging the 'Waiting for interaction' name in vCenter Web Client
Our VM request process has a custom simple web form that fires an XML request into our VCO environment, where it sits and waits for the admins to provision the VM based on the requirements. While it...
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