Index
A
- access
- configuring, to local filesystem / Configuring access to the local filesystem, Configuring access, How it works..., Windows
- configuring, to Orchestrator elements / Configuring access to Orchestrator elements
- action
- working with / Working with actions
- creating / Creating a new action
- implementing, into workflow / Implementing an action into a workflow, How it works...
- generating, from script / Generating an action and workflow from a script
- actions
- linking, in presentations / Linking actions in presentations, How to do it..., How it works...
- parameters, modifying of / Changing the parameters of workflows and actions
- renaming / Renaming and moving actions
- moving / Renaming and moving actions
- Active Directory
- working with / Working with Active Directory, Working with AD, How it works...
- preparing, for SSL / Preparing AD for SSL
- registering, with Orchestrator / Registering AD with Orchestrator
- Active Directory (AD) / How it works...
- AD users, managing with vRA
- about / Managing AD users with vRA
- custom resource, creating / Creating a custom resource
- service blueprint, creating / Creating the service blueprint
- resource action, creating / Creating a resource action
- test run, conducting / Conducting a test run
- advanced JavaScript
- try function / The try, catch, and finally functions
- catch function / The try, catch, and finally functions
- finally function / The try, catch, and finally functions
- function command / The function command
- Property variable type / Variable type – Properties
- Advanced Service Design / Read more…
- AMAQ
- references / See also
- AMQP
- working with / Working with AMQP
- exchanges / Defining exchanges, queues, and binds
- binds / Defining exchanges, queues, and binds
- queues / Defining exchanges, queues, and binds
- about / How it works...
- AMQP host
- adding / Adding an AMQP host
- API
- working with / Working with the API, Programming help from the API, How it works...
- items, searching in / Searching for items in the API
- used, for programming / Programming help from the API
- API Explorer
- A (search) / Searching for items in the API
- B (search results) / Searching for items in the API
- C (API tree) / Searching for items in the API
- D (detail) / Searching for items in the API
- appliance's PostgreSQL
- database, creating in / Creating a new database in the appliance's PostgreSQL
- approval process, VM provisioning
- about / An approval process for VM provisioning
- configuration element, creating / Creating a configuration element
- workflow, creating / Creating a workflow
- workflow, improving with presentation / Improving with the presentation, How it works…
- array
- about / Building arrays
- building / Building arrays
- asynchronous workflows
- attachments
- working with / Working with attachments
- attribute
- about / Variables in the general section
- attribute array
- adding, to Foreach element / Foreach and arrays, JavaScript
- authentication methods
- OAuth / Authentications
- basic / Authentications
- digest / Authentications
- NTLM / Authentications
- Kerberos / Authentications
- authorizations
- about / Authorizations
- auto documentation, workflows
- about / Workflow auto documentation
- Versions section / How it works...
- Inputs section / How it works...
- Outputs section / How it works...
- Attributes section / How it works...
- Parameter presentation section / How it works...
- Workflow schema section / How it works...
- Workflow items section / How it works...
- Source code for the used actions section / How it works...
B
- basic authentication
- versus Kerberos authentication / Basic versus Kerberos authentication
- basic decision
- about / Basic decision, How it works...
- basic Orchestrator operations, for Orchestrator elements
- about / Basic Orchestrator operations for Orchestrator elements
- duplicate / Duplicate
- move / Move
- delete / Delete
- Blueprint Designer
- about / There's more…
- breakpoints / How it works...
- buttons, edit workflow screen
- Cancel / Exiting a workflow
- Revert / Exiting a workflow
- Save / Exiting a workflow
- Save and Close / Exiting a workflow
C
- CA-signed certificate
- using / Using a CA-signed certificate
- catch function / The try, catch, and finally functions
- CD-ROMs, VMs
- unmounting, in cluster / Unmounting all the CD-ROMs of all VMs in a cluster, How to do it..., How it works...
- Certificate Authority (CA) / Getting ready
- condition / Basic decision
- configurations
- working with / Working with configurations, Creating a configuration, Using a configuration in a workflow, How it works...
- creating / Creating a configuration
- using, in workflow / Using a configuration in a workflow
- reading / There's more...
- create statement
- versus prepare statement / The difference between the prepare and create statements
- credentials
- modifying / Changing credentials, How it works...
- CSV / SQL queries using JDBC
- custom decision
- about / Custom decisions, How it works...
- custom events
- sending / Sending and waiting for custom events, Sending a custom event
- waiting for / Sending and waiting for custom events
- receiving / Receiving a custom event
- about / How it works...
D
- database
- creating, in appliance's PostgreSQL / Creating a new database in the appliance's PostgreSQL
- dates
- working with / JavaScript – working with dates
- decision activity
- about / Decision activity, How it works...
- decision loop / The decision loop
- decision loops
- for / Types of decision loops
- do-while / Types of decision loops
- while-do / Types of decision loops
- decisions
- working with / Working with decisions
- basic decision / Basic decision, How it works...
- custom decisions / Custom decisions, How it works...
- activities / Decision activity, How it works...
- default certificates
- backing up / Back up and remove the default certificates
- removing / Back up and remove the default certificates
- directory
- do-while loop / Types of decision loops
- dynamic binding / Basic linking
- Dynamic Types
- about / Dynamic Types or XaaS
- URL / Dynamic Types or XaaS
E
- e-mail
- configuring / Configuring e-mail, How to do it..., How it works...
- e-mails
- sending / Sending e-mails
- receiving / Receiving e-mails
- E4X
- URL / See also
- elements
- modifying, in workflow / Changing elements in a workflow, Renaming and moving actions, How it works...
- error handling, workflows
- ESXi host
- GET query, sending to / Sending a GET query to an ESXi host
- ESXi servers
- configuring, for SNMP / Configuring ESXi servers for SNMP
- event variable
- event.when / The event variable
- event.source / The event variable
- event.getValue(*agent*) / The event variable
- event.getValue(*key*) / The event variable
- self.retrieveMessage(event) / The event variable
- example package / The example package
- exception / How it works...
- exchange
- queue, binding to / Defining exchanges, queues, and binds
- message, sending to / Sending messages
- exchange, types
- direct / How it works...
- fanout / How it works...
- headers / How it works...
- topics / How it works...
- external database
- configuring / Configuring an external database, Getting ready
- database information / Database information
- Orchestrator Configuration tool, using / Using the Orchestrator Configuration tool
- workflows, using / Using the workflow
- working / How it works...
- sizing / Sizing
- database roles / Database roles
- Microsoft SQL / Microsoft SQL
- Oracle / Oracle
- using, for Orchestrator / Database
- external Orchestrator
- configuring, in vRA / Configuring an external Orchestrator in vRA
- building / Building and configuring an external Orchestrator
- configuring / Building and configuring an external Orchestrator
- external Syslog server
- Orchestrator Syslog, redirecting to / Redirecting Orchestrator Syslog to an external Syslog server
F
- failed workflows
- resuming / Resuming failed workflows, How to do it..., How it works...
- file
- writing / Writing a file
- reading / Reading a file
- information, obtaining on / Getting information on files
- creating / Creating, renaming, and deleting a file or directory
- renaming / Creating, renaming, and deleting a file or directory
- deleting / Creating, renaming, and deleting a file or directory
- file operations
- about / File operations
- finally function / The try, catch, and finally functions
- Firefox, with REST client
- URL, for downloading / Getting ready
- firewalls
- about / Ports and firewalls
- first Orchestrator server
- configuring / Configuring the first Orchestrator server
- cluster, starting / Starting the cluster, How it works...
- For each element
- about / Foreach and arrays
- attribute array, adding to / Foreach and arrays, JavaScript
- For each loop / The For each loop
- for loop / Types of decision loops
- function command / The function command
G
- general plugin authentication / General plugin authentication
- General section, workflows
- workflow ID / The workflow ID
- Server restart behavior setting / Server restart behavior
- workflow icon / The workflow icon
- User permissions setting / User permissions
- GET query
- sending, to ESXi host / Sending a GET query to an ESXi host
- GET request
- demonstrating, to REST host / Using GET
- Gotcha
- about / Gotcha
H
- help task
- creating / Creating help task
- hmail server
- URL, for downloading / There's more...
I
- icons, Orchestrator Client
- My Orchestrator / The Orchestrator icons
- Scheduler / The Orchestrator icons
- Policies / The Orchestrator icons
- Workflows / The Orchestrator icons
- Inventory / The Orchestrator icons
- Actions / The Orchestrator icons
- Resources / The Orchestrator icons
- Configurations / The Orchestrator icons
- Packages / The Orchestrator icons
- Policy templates / The Orchestrator icons
- Authorizations / The Orchestrator icons
- Web Views / The Orchestrator icons
- in-parameter
- about / Variables in the input section
- installation, vRealize Automation (vRA) / Installation
- items
- searching, in API / Searching for items in the API
J
- Java
- tuning / How it works...
- Java, for Windows
- URL, for installation instructions / Getting ready
- Java, tuning
- about / Tuning Java
- Windows / Windows
- Linux / Linux
- Java garbage collection
- URL / How it works...
- JavaScript
- about / JavaScript (the very basics)
- URL, for learning / JavaScript (the very basics)
- basics / JavaScript (the very basics)
- URL, for formatting basics / JavaScript (the very basics)
- if and else statements / JavaScript – if and else
- used, for scheduling workflows / There's more...
- JavaScript style guide
- reference link / How it works...
- JavaScript tags
- Server.tagGlobally(taggedObject, tagName, tagValue ); / There's more...
- Server.tag(taggedObject, tagName, tagValue ); / There's more...
- Server.findGlobalTagsForObject(taggedObject); / There's more...
- Server.findTagsForObject(taggedObject); / There's more...
- Server.queryByTags(tagQuery, null); / There's more...
- Server.untagGlobally(taggedObject, tags); / There's more...
- Server.untag(taggedObject, tags); / There's more...
- JDBC
- used, for connecting to database / Connecting to and disconnecting from a database using JDBC
- used, for disconnecting from database / Connecting to and disconnecting from a database using JDBC
- used, for executing SQL statement / Executing a SQL statement using JDBC
- SQL queries, using with / SQL queries using JDBC
- JDBC connection URL
- creating / Creating a JDBC connection URL
K
- Kerberos / How it works…
- Kerberos authentication
- configuring / Configuring the Kerberos authentication
- using / Using Kerberos authentication
- versus basic authentication / Basic versus Kerberos authentication
- Key Distribution Center (KDC) / How it works…
- key pairing / Key pairing
- Keytool / How to do it...
L
- language packs
- about / Language packs (localization)
- creating / How to do it..., How it works...
- LDAP
- preconfigured entries / How it works...
- common encountered error codes / Common LDAP errors
- URL / Accessing the local LDAP
- licensing
- Orchestrator Configuration tool using / Using the Orchestrator Configuration tool
- workflow using / Using the workflow
- local database
- accessing / Accessing the local database
- local filesystem
- access, configuring to / Configuring access to the local filesystem, Configuring access, How it works...
- localization
- about / Language packs (localization)
- local LDAP
- accessing / Accessing the local LDAP
- local Orchestrator
- about / How to do it...
- locking mechanism / There's more...
- locking system
- about / Working with locks
- locks
- working with / Working with locks, How it works...
- login format, Orchestrator
- syntaxes / The login format
- logroll instructions / Log roll
- logs
- working with / Working with logs, How to do it..., How it works...
- loops
- working with / Working with loops, The decision loop, The For each loop, How it works...
- decision loop / The decision loop
- For each loop / The For each loop
M
- Machine Extensibility / Read more…
- mail connection
- configuring / Configuring the mail connection
- mails
- working with / Working with mails
- message
- sending, to exchange / Sending messages
- reading / Receiving messages
- MIB
- about / OID and MIB
- Microsoft SQL
- about / Microsoft SQL
- MoRef (Managed Object Reference)
- about / The vCenter MoRef
- URL / The vCenter MoRef
N
- network
- configuring, Orchestrator Configuration tool used / Using the Orchestrator Configuration tool
- configuring, workflow used / Using the workflow
- new SOAP client
- adding / Adding a new SOAP client
- new SOAP workflow
- generating / Generating a new SOAP workflow
- non-relaying local-only mail server
- creating / There's more...
- nonadministrative access
- disabling, to Orchestrator / Disabling nonadministrative access to Orchestrator
- nonadministrative users access
- giving, to Orchestrator / Giving nonadministrative users access to Orchestrator
O
- OGNL (Object-Graph Navigation Language) / How it works...
- Onyx project
- URL / How it works…
- Oracle
- about / Oracle
- Orchestrator
- versions / Introduction
- vRA-integrated version / Orchestrator and vRealize Automation (vRA)
- appliance / Appliance or Windows install?
- and vCenter/vRA, installing on same server / Orchestrator and vCenter/vRA on the same server?
- running, in 5 minutes / Getting Orchestrator running in 5 minutes (or less)
- vCenter-integrated Orchestrator, using / vCenter-integrated Orchestrator
- vRA-integrated Orchestrator, using / vRealize Automation-integrated Orchestrator
- configurations / How it works...
- configuring / Two ways to configure Orchestrator
- registering with SSO, Orchestrator Configuration tool used / Using the Orchestrator Configuration tool
- registering with SSO, workflow used / Using the workflow
- external database, using for / Database
- redirecting, for Syslog / Redirecting Orchestrator for Syslog, How it works...
- updating / Updating Orchestrator, Windows update
- appliance update / Appliance update
- about / Introduction
- Active Directory, registering with / Registering AD with Orchestrator
- nonadministrative users access, giving to / Giving nonadministrative users access to Orchestrator
- nonadministrative access, disabling to / Disabling nonadministrative access to Orchestrator
- integrating, into vSphere Web Client / Getting ready
- vRA instance, configuring in / Configuring a vRA instance in Orchestrator, How it works…
- Orchestrator, and Avamar
- URL / See also
- Orchestrator, and NSX
- URL / See also
- Orchestrator, and Nutanix PrismAPI
- URL / See also
- Orchestrator, and vCNS (vShield)
- URL / See also
- Orchestrator, and VEEAM backup
- URL / See also
- Orchestrator Admin group
- creating, Orchestrator Configuration tool used / Using the Orchestrator Configuration tool
- creating, workflow used / Using the workflow
- Orchestrator Administrator group
- users, adding to / Adding users to the Orchestrator Administrator group
- modifying / Changing the Orchestrator Administrator group
- Orchestrator Admin user
- creating, Orchestrator Configuration tool used / Using the Orchestrator Configuration tool
- creating, workflow used / Using the workflow
- Orchestrator API
- accessing, via REST / Accessing the Orchestrator API via REST
- Orchestrator API, accessing via REST
- connection, establishing / Establishing a connection
- information, obtaining / Getting information
- workflow, running / Running a workflow
- Orchestrator appliance
- deploying / Deploying the Orchestrator appliance, Deploy, Let's go…, There's more...
- requisites / Getting ready
- tuning / Tuning the appliance
- admin area, opening / Open the Orchestrator appliance admin area
- IP, modifying / Change the IP and hostname
- time (NTP), setting / Setting the time (NTP)
- SSH access to Orchestrator, turning on / Turning SSH access to Orchestrator on and off
- SSH access to Orchestrator, turning off / Turning SSH access to Orchestrator on and off
- SSH, used for connecting to / Using SSH to connect to the Orchestrator appliance operation system
- unneeded services, switching off / Switching off unneeded services
- working / How it works...
- Orchestrator base configurations
- about / Important Orchestrator base configurations, How to do it...
- network, configuring / Configuring the network
- SSL certificates, importing / Importing SSL certificates
- licensing / Licensing
- Server Package Signing Certificate, creating / Creating a Server Package Signing certificate
- working / How it works...
- Orchestrator Client
- working with / Working with the Orchestrator Client
- Run mode / The icons for this chapter
- Administer mode / The icons for this chapter
- Design mode / The icons for this chapter
- icons / The Orchestrator icons
- Orchestrator cluster
- creating / Creating an Orchestrator cluster
- Orchestrator configuration
- about / Two ways to configure Orchestrator
- ways / Two ways to configure Orchestrator
- performing, Orchestrator Configuration tool used / Using the Orchestrator Configuration tool
- performing, workflow method used / Using the workflow method
- base configurations / Base-configuring Orchestrator
- backing up / Backup
- restoring / Restore
- Orchestrator configuration, with external LDAP
- test login / Test login
- common LDAP errors / Common LDAP errors
- Orchestrator configuration, with external LDAP or Active Directory service
- performing / Configuring Orchestrator with an external LDAP or Active Directory, How to do it...
- Orchestrator Admin group, creating / Creating an Orchestrator Admin group and user
- Orchestrator Admin user, creating / Creating an Orchestrator Admin group and user
- working / How it works...
- Orchestrator Configuration tool
- using / Using the Orchestrator Configuration tool
- vCenter-integrated Orchestrator / Windows or vCenter-integrated Orchestrator
- vRA-integrated Orchestrator / vRA-integrated Orchestrator
- accessing / Accessing the Orchestrator Configuration tool
- working / How it works...
- future / The future of the Configuration tool
- Orchestrator database
- configuring / Configuring the database
- configuring, SQL Server used / SQL Server
- Orchestrator elements
- basic operations / Basic Orchestrator operations for Orchestrator elements, Duplicate, Move
- importing / Getting ready, Import an element, How it works...
- exporting / Getting ready, Export an object, How it works...
- synchronizing, between Orchestrator servers / Synchronize Orchestrator elements between Orchestrator servers, How it works...
- access, configuring to / Configuring access to Orchestrator elements
- Orchestrator endpoint
- Orchestrator installation, on Windows
- performing / Installing Orchestrator on Windows, How to do it..., Install
- Orchestrator service, starting / Starting and configuring the Orchestrator service
- Orchestrator service, configuring / Starting and configuring the Orchestrator service
- vCenter Orchestrator home page, accessing / Accessing the vCenter Orchestrator home page
- Orchestrator integration, into SSO
- performing / Integrating Orchestrator into SSO and vSphere Web Client, Getting ready
- Orchestrator, registering with SSO / Registering Orchestrator with SSO
- Orchestrator integration, into vSphere Web Client
- performing / Integrating Orchestrator into SSO and vSphere Web Client, Getting ready
- vCenter Server plugin, configuring / Configuring the vCenter Server plugin
- connection, configuring between vCenter Server and Orchestrator / Configuring the connection between vCenter Server and Orchestrator
- working / How it works...
- Orchestrator item
- Orchestrator plugin / The vRA Orchestrator plugin
- Orchestrator server
- adding / Adding an Orchestrator server
- Orchestrator servers
- Orchestrator elements, synchronizing between / Synchronize Orchestrator elements between Orchestrator servers, How it works...
- Orchestrator Service SSL certificate
- Orchestrator to PowerShell connection, with Kerberos
- URL / See also
- Orchestrator workflows integration, in vRA
- about / Integrating Orchestrator workflows in vRA
- advanced services tab, creating / Activate the advanced services tab
- service blueprint, creating / Adding a service blueprint
- workflow, publishing / Publishing and adding the workflow to the catalog
- workflow, adding to catalog / Publishing and adding the workflow to the catalog
- OTP
- URL, for downloading / Installing RabbitMQ
- out-parameter
- about / Variables in the output section
P
- packages
- working with / Working with packages
- creating / Create a new package
- exporting / Export a package
- importing / Import a package
- deleting / Deleting a package
- import options / Export and import options, There's more...
- export options / Export and import options, There's more...
- deploying, to remote Orchestrator / Deploying packages to remote Orchestrator
- parameters
- modifying, of workflows / Changing the parameters of workflows and actions
- modifying, of actions / Changing the parameters of workflows and actions
- plugin-specific properties
- about / Plugin-specific properties
- select value as / select value as
- show in inventory / Show in inventory
- root object, specifying / Specify a root object to be shown in the chooser
- authorized only / Authorized only
- plugins
- working with / Plugin basics
- obtaining / Obtaining plugins
- references / Obtaining plugins
- general plugin authentication / General plugin authentication
- installing / Installing plugins
- configuring / Configuring plugins, How it works...
- resetting / Resetting the plugins
- policies
- used, for trapping SNMP messages / Using policies to trap SNMP messages
- working with / Working with policies, How to do it..., How it works...
- policy
- using, as trigger / Using a policy as trigger
- Policy Templates
- about / Policy Templates
- ports
- about / Ports and firewalls
- POST request
- demonstrating, to REST host / Using POST
- PowerCLI
- URL / See also
- PowerShell
- working with / Working with PowerShell
- URL / See also
- PowerShell host
- adding / Adding a PowerShell host
- script, sending to / Sending a script to be executed to the PowerShell host
- PowerShell output
- converting, into XML / PowerShell output to XML
- prepare statement
- versus create statement / The difference between the prepare and create statements
- presentations
- working with / Working with presentations
- preparing / Preparation
- description / Description
- in-parameter properties / In-parameter properties
- steps / Steps and groups
- groups / Steps and groups
- input values, hiding / Hide input values
- basic linking / Basic linking, How it works...
- actions, linking in / Linking actions in presentations, How to do it..., How it works...
- program, executing inside VM
- about / Executing a program inside a VM
- wait workflow, creating / Create a wait workflow
- installation workflow, creating / Create an installation workflow
- example run, of workflows / An example run, How it works…
- property / Variable type – Properties
- Property variable type / Variable type – Properties
- provisioning, for VM from template
- about / Provisioning a VM from a template
- configuration, creating for reusable variables / Creating a configuration
- base workflow, creating / Creating the base workflow
- proxy workflows
- creating / Creating proxy workflows
Q
- queues
- creating / Defining exchanges, queues, and binds
- binding, to exchange / Defining exchanges, queues, and binds
- subscribing to / Subscribing to a queue
R
- RabbitMQ
- URL / Getting ready
- installing / Installing RabbitMQ
- URL, for downloading / Installing RabbitMQ
- regular expressions
- references / See also
- remote Orchestrator
- managing / Managing remote Orchestrator, Adding an Orchestrator server, Creating proxy workflows, Deploying packages to remote Orchestrator, How it works...
- about / How to do it...
- packages, deploying to / Deploying packages to remote Orchestrator
- resources
- working with / Working with resources, How it works...
- adding, manually / Adding resources manually
- using, in workflows / Using resources in workflows
- new resource element, creating / Creating a new resource element
- updating / Updating a resource
- accessing, directly / Accessing resources directly
- saving / Saving and loading resources
- loading / Saving and loading resources
- REST
- working with / Working with REST, Getting ready
- Orchestrator API, accessing via / Accessing the Orchestrator API via REST
- about / How it works...
- REST Client
- connecting to / Connecting to a REST host
- REST host
- GET request, demonstarting to / Using GET
- POST request, demonstarting to / Using POST
- REST operation
- workflow, creating from / Creating a workflow from a REST operation
- REST request
- resume function / There's more...
- right inheritance, Orchestrator element / Right inheritance
S
- schema
- working with / Working with the schema
- SCP
- using / Using SCP, How it works...
- script
- executing / Executing a script
- calling / Calling a script that is stored on the PowerShell host
- sending, to PowerShell host / Sending a script to be executed to the PowerShell host
- action, generating from / Generating an action and workflow from a script
- workflow, generating from / Generating an action and workflow from a script
- Scriptable task / Working with the schema
- scripts
- executing / Executing scripts, There's more...
- second Orchestrator server
- configuring / Configuring the second Orchestrator server
- self-signed certificate
- creating / Create a self-signed certificate
- Server Package Signing Certificate
- creating, Orchestrator Configuration tool used / Using the Orchestrator Configuration tool
- creating, workflow used / Using the workflow
- service accounts
- about / Service accounts
- session per user
- versus shared session / Shared session versus session per user
- shared session
- versus session per user / Shared session versus session per user
- Single Sign-On (SSO) / Orchestrator and vCenter/vRA on the same server?
- Sleep task
- using / Using the Sleep task
- SNMP
- working with / Working with SNMP
- port 162, versus port 4000 / SNMP – port 162 versus port 4000
- configuring, for vCenter / Configuring SNMP for vCenter
- ESXi servers, configuring for / Configuring ESXi servers for SNMP
- SNMP devices
- configuring / Configuring SNMP devices
- SNMP message
- receiving, from vCenter / Receiving an SNMP message from vCenter
- trapping, policies used / Using policies to trap SNMP messages
- SNMP return data
- working with / Working with SNMP return data
- SOAP
- working with / Working with SOAP
- SQL
- working with / Working with SQL, How to do it...
- URL, for basics / See also
- SQL object
- about / The SQL object
- SQL queries
- using, with JDBC / SQL queries using JDBC
- SQL statement
- executing, JDBC used / Executing a SQL statement using JDBC
- SSH
- working with / Working with SSH
- using / Using SSH
- SSL
- Active Directory, preparing for / Preparing AD for SSL
- SSL certificates
- importing, Orchestrator Configuration tool used / Using the Orchestrator Configuration tool
- importing, workflow used / Using the workflow
- SSL key authentication
- using / Using SSL key authentication
- SSL store / How to do it...
- static binding / Basic linking
- stub / vRealize Automation (vRA)
- switch case, in schema / Switch case in the schema
- switch statement, JavaScript / JavaScript – switch
- Syslog
- Orchestrator, redirecting for / Redirecting Orchestrator for Syslog, How it works...
- Syslog Servers
- references / There's more...
T
- tags
- working with / Working with tags
- viewing, of workflows / Viewing all tags in a workflow
- workflows, finding by / Finding workflows by tags
- working / How it works...
- trigger
- policy, using as / Using a policy as trigger
- triggers
- try function / The try, catch, and finally functions
- typical login error messages / Typical error messages
U
- user interactions
- user management
- about / User management
- user preferences
- about / Getting ready, How it works...
- general section / General
- workflow settings / Workflow
- Inventory option / Inventory
- Script editor section / Script editor
- user rights, Orchestrator
- View / Access right
- Inspect / Access right
- Execute / Access right
- Edit / Access right
- Admin / Access right
- users
- adding, to Orchestrator Administrator group / Adding users to the Orchestrator Administrator group
V
- variables
- working with / Working with variables
- in general section / Variables in the general section
- in input section / Variables in the input section
- in output section / Variables in the output section
- variables types
- any / Variable types
- boolean / Variable types
- credential / Variable types
- date / Variable types
- number / Variable types
- secure string / Variable types
- encrypted string / Variable types
- string / Variable types
- NULL / Variable types
- vCenter
- SNMP message, receiving from / Receiving an SNMP message from vCenter
- SNMP, configuring for / Configuring SNMP for vCenter
- vCenter-integrated Orchestrator
- using / vCenter-integrated Orchestrator
- vCenter alarm
- configuring, for sending SNMP message / Configuring a vCenter alarm to send an SNMP message
- vCenter API
- vCenter Server plugin
- configuring, Orchestrator Configuration tool used / Using the Orchestrator Configuration tool
- configuring, workflow used / Using the workflow
- vCenter wait actions
- vim3WaitToolsStarted / Other vCenter wait actions
- Vim3WaitForPrincipalIP / Other vCenter wait actions
- Vim3WaitDnsNameInTools / Other vCenter wait actions
- WaitTaskEndOrVMQuestion / Other vCenter wait actions
- vCloud Director / Configuring plugins
- vCO 5.5.1 appliance / How it works...
- VCO@[IP or FDQN Orchestrator]*8281 / Creating proxy workflows
- vCOPs, Orchestrator
- URL / See also
- vCOTeam
- URL / Introduction
- version control
- versions, workflow
- differences / Showing differences between versions
- vim3WaitTaskEnd action
- about / The vim3WaitTaskEnd action
- vim3WaitTaskEnd action, variables
- vcTask / The vim3WaitTaskEnd action
- progress / The vim3WaitTaskEnd action
- pollRate / The vim3WaitTaskEnd action
- ActionResult / The vim3WaitTaskEnd action
- VM
- program, executing inside / Executing a program inside a VM
- VM provisioning
- VMs
- URL / See also
- VMware
- URL / Obtaining plugins
- VMware Hands-on Labs
- URL / Installation
- VMware KB
- URL / There's more...
- VMware Solution Exchange
- URL / Obtaining plugins
- VMware vSphere Syslog Collector
- installing / Install VMware vSphere Syslog Collector
- working with / Working with VMware vSphere Syslog Collector
- vRA
- external Orchestrator, configuring in / Configuring an external Orchestrator in vRA
- configuring / Configuring vRA
- tuning / Tuning vRA
- Orchestrator workflows, integrating in / Integrating Orchestrator workflows in vRA, Activate the advanced services tab, Adding a service blueprint, Publishing and adding the workflow to the catalog, How it works…
- AD users, managing with / Managing AD users with vRA, Creating a custom resource, Creating the service blueprint, Conducting a test run, How it works…
- vRA-integrated Orchestrator
- vRA instance
- configuring, in Orchestrator / Configuring a vRA instance in Orchestrator, How it works…
- vRA integrated Orchestrator / vRA-integrated Orchestrator
- vRealize Automation (vRA) / Answering using vRealize Automation, How it works...
- about / vRealize Automation (vRA)
- installing / Installation
- URL / Read more…
- vRealize Orchestrator (vRO)
- about / Introduction
- vSphere Automation
- about / vSphere automation
- vCenter MoRef / The vCenter MoRef
- vim3WaitTaskEnd action / The vim3WaitTaskEnd action
- vCenter wait actions / Other vCenter wait actions
- vSphere Web Client
- Orchestrator, integrating into / Getting ready
- vSwitch, and Distributed Switch ports
- issues, solving / Getting ready, Create an action, Creating the workflow, Make it work with presentation, How it works…
W
- wait tasks
- about / Waiting tasks
- working / There's more...
- wait tasks, states
- queued / The vim3WaitTaskEnd action
- running / The vim3WaitTaskEnd action
- success / The vim3WaitTaskEnd action
- error / The vim3WaitTaskEnd action
- waituntil command / JavaScript – wait
- Wait until date task / Waiting for a date
- Web Client
- workflows, configuring for / Configure workflows for the Web Client
- web integration
- workflows, writing for / Writing workflows for web integration, How it works...
- WebViews
- about / WebViews
- reference links / WebViews, Authorizations
- while-do loop / Types of decision loops
- Windows
- Orchestrator, installing on / Installing Orchestrator on Windows, Getting ready, Install
- Windows host
- preparing, with WinRM / Preparing the Windows host with WinRM
- WinRM
- Windows host, preparing with / Preparing the Windows host with WinRM
- workflow
- basics / Workflow basics
- creating / Creating a new workflow
- attribute, adding / Adding an attribute
- input parameter, adding / Adding an input parameter
- output parameter, adding / Add an output parameter
- scripting element, adding / Adding a scripting element
- exiting / Exiting a workflow
- validating / Validation
- re-running / Re-run a workflow
- reverting, to older version / Reverting to an older version
- error handling / Error handling in workflows, How it works...
- errors, ignoring in / Ignore errors
- configuration, using in / Using a configuration in a workflow
- action, implementing into / Implementing an action into a workflow, How it works...
- generating, from script / Generating an action and workflow from a script
- creating, from REST operation / Creating a workflow from a REST operation
- workflow method
- using / Using the workflow method
- errors, resolving / Working with errors in the workflow method
- workflows
- General section / More about workflows, The workflow ID, The workflow icon
- elements, modifying in / Changing elements in a workflow, Renaming and moving actions, How it works...
- parameters, modifying of / Changing the parameters of workflows and actions
- deleted workflows, undeleting / Getting ready, How it works...
- actions, undeleting / Getting ready, How it works...
- scheduling / Scheduling workflows, How to do it..., How it works...
- scheduling, JavaScript used / There's more...
- auto documentation / Workflow auto documentation, How to do it...
- configuring, for Web Client / Configure workflows for the Web Client
- writing, for web integration / Writing workflows for web integration, How it works...
- resources, using in / Using resources in workflows
- examples / See also, See also
- tagging / Tagging a workflow
- tags, viewing of / Viewing all tags in a workflow
- finding, by tags / Finding workflows by tags
- locking with / Locking workflows
- unlocking with / Unlocking workflows
- improving / There's more...
- presentation properties, applying / There's more…
- workflows debugging function
- workflow TLC / Workflow TLC
- workflow token, properties
- wfToken.startDate / There's more...
- wfToken.endDate / There's more...
- wfToken.state / There's more...
- wfToken.name / There's more...
- wfToken.exception / There's more...
- wfToken.getAttributes() / There's more...
- wfToken.getInputParameters() / There's more...
- wfToken.getOutputParameters() / There's more...
- workflow variable
- assigning / Assigning a workflow variable
X
- XaaS
- about / Dynamic Types or XaaS
- XML
- working with / Working with XML, There's more...
- URL, for basics / Getting ready
- PowerShell output, converting into / PowerShell output to XML
- XML document
- creating / Creating an XML document
- XML structure
- parsing / Parsing XML structures