The intention of this chapter is to give a brief overview of VMware vCenter Orchestrator. We will discuss its requirements and installation process as well as the initial configuration or networking, LDAP configuration, database connectivity, and SSL security.
The second part of this chapter describes several administration aspects of vCenter Orchestrator. In particular, we will talk about workflows, elements, and actions.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
System requirements and components setup
Installing and upgrading Orchestrator
Initial configuration: network access, SSL Certificate, LDAP configuration, database connection, and plugin configuration
Administering vCenter Orchestrator
Overview of workflows
Resource elements and actions