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VMware vRealize Orchestrator Cookbook - Second Edition

By : Daniel Langenhan
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VMware vRealize Orchestrator Cookbook - Second Edition

By: Daniel Langenhan

Overview of this book

VMware vRealize Orchestrator is a powerful automation tool designed for system administrators and IT operations staff who are planning to streamline their tasks and are waiting to integrate the functions with third-party operations software. This book is an update to VMware vRealize Orchestrator Cookbook and is blend of numerous recipes on vRealize Orchestrator 7. This book starts with installing and configuring vRealize Orchestrator. We will demonstrate how to upgrade from previous versions to vRealize Orchestrator 7. You will be taught all about orchestrator plugins and how to use and develop various plugins that have been enhanced in Orchestrator 7. Throughout this book, you will explore the new features of Orchestrator 7, such as the introduction of the control center, along with its uses. You will also come to understand visual programming, how to integrate base plugins into workflows, and how to automate VMware. You will also get to know how to troubleshoot vRealize Orchestrator. By the end of this book, you will be able to get the most out of your Orchestrator installation, and will be able to develop complex workflows and create your own highly integrated automations of vRealize environments.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
VMware vRealize Orchestrator Cookbook Second Edition
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
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Preface

Workflow auto documentation


This recipe will showcase the automatic documentation ability of Orchestrator. We will learn what Orchestrator documents and how it documents workflows.

Getting ready

We need at least one workflow for this recipe that we can document. A good example workflow would be one that contains other workflows, actions, and scriptable tasks.

How to do it...

  1. Right-click on a workflow or a folder and select Generate Documentation.

  2. Select a directory and give the file a name.

A PDF with the documentation is now created.

How it works...

The documentation that is created isn't that flashy, but it is quite useful. The created PDF document contains the following sections:

Section

Description

Versions

This is a summary of all existing versions this workflow has, including the create date, create user, and any comments you have made regarding this version.

Inputs

This contains a list of all the in-parameters of the workflow as well as their type and description.

Outputs

This...