vRealize Orchestrator Essentials
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Cover Copyright Credits Foreword Foreword About the Author About the Reviewers www.PacktPub.com Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1: Architectural Overview What is VMware Orchestrator? A short history of Orchestrator Features of Orchestrator More about plug-ins Obtaining Orchestrator Licensing Downloading Compatibility The Orchestrator architecture Authentication Dedicated service account Database VMware infrastructure Other services Limitations Additional sources for Orchestrator Documentation Books VMware community Websites Google searches Summary Chapter 2: Deploying and Configuring the Orchestrator Appliance Preparations Downloading the appliance Appliance's size requirements Preparing the IP and DNS settings Open ports Creating users and groups Database Deploying the Orchestrator Appliance Deploying the Appliance with vCenter Deploying the appliance into VMware Workstation After the deployment Accessing Orchestrator Accessing the Orchestrator home page Starting the Orchestrator Client Base configure the Orchestrator Appliance What is preconfigured? How to run a workflow Configuring Orchestrator with SSO Configuring Orchestrator with an external database Creating a Package Signing Certificate Entering a license Last steps The Orchestrator configuration tools Orchestrator Configurator Orchestrator Control Center (Beta) Summary Chapter 3: Integrating Orchestrator with vSphere Integrating Orchestrator with vCenter Open TCP ports Allowing user access Adding a vCenter to Orchestrator The Orchestrator inventory vSphere Web Client Installing additional plugins Downloading the VMware plug-in Installing the plug-in Opening the Orchestrator configuration Installing a new plug-in Restarting the Orchestrator service Checking out the new plug-in Plugin problems Summary Chapter 4: Working with Workflows Using the Orchestrator Client Introducing the Orchestrator Client Workflow properties The General tab The Inputs tab The Outputs tab The Schema tab The Presentation tab The Parameters References tab The Workflow Tokens tab The Events tab The Permissions tab Starting a workflow Workflow run and results Rerunning workflows Using the vSphere Web Client Starting a workflow from the Orchestrator plugin Configuring workflows for the vCenter inventory Starting a workflow from the vCenter inventory Scheduling workflows The Orchestrator Client The vSphere Web Client Summary Chapter 5: Combining and Modifying Workflows Combining the existing workflows Creating a new workflow Creating a new library folder Opening a new workflow for editing Adding workflows Adding actions to a workflow Assigning parameters Workflow verification Workflow history Comparing the versions Reverting to an older version Useful workflow operations Copying a workflow Renaming a workflow element Deleting an element Exit without saving and reverting Deleting and undeleting a workflow Workflow parameters Parameter types Parameters in the General section Variables in the input section Variables in the output section Working with parameters and attributes Moving a parameter or attribute Some more advanced programming Adding a decision element Working with connection lines Things you might like to try out Modifying an existing workflow Summary Chapter 6: Advanced vRO Scripting with JavaScript JavaScript – the very basics Basic rules Every line ends with a semicolon Variables Case sensitivity Comments Formatting Running though some examples Creating an example workflow Creating new parameters Numerical operations String operations Integrating JavaScript into our program The if-clause in JavaScript Conditions and operators An example if-clause Common string problems and solutions Is a string part of another string? Case sensitivity Getting rid of space Creating an action Creating a new action module Creating a new action Implementing the action into a workflow Things you might like to try Switch case String clean-up Summary Correct answers Chapter 7: Improving Workflows with Presentation Presentation basics Descriptions Mandatory Min and max values Default value Working with arrays Arrays in JavaScript Defining and filling arrays in the workflow JavaScript example Predefined answers Linking presentations VMware plug-in specific properties Specify a root object to be shown in the chooser Select value as Show in inventory Example Summary Chapter 8: Errors, Logs, and Debug Mode The debug mode Logs and errors Catching and dealing with an error Summary Chapter 9: Packing it all up Importing and exporting workflows Exporting a workflow Importing a workflow Working with packages Creating a package Filling a package Exporting a package Importing a package Summary Index
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