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Contents Updated Information 7 About This Book 9 1 Introduction to VMware vCenter Orchestrator 11 Key Features of the Orchestrator Platform 11 Orchestrator User Roles and Related Tasks 12 Orchestrator Architecture 13 Deprecated Features in Orchestrator 4.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide Run a Workflow 34 Respond to a Request for a User Interaction 35 Scheduling Workflows 36 Schedule a Workflow 36 Edit the Workflow Recurrence Pattern 37 4 Creating Resource Elements 39 View a Resource Element 39 Import an External Object to Use as a Resource Element 40 Edit the Resource Element Information and Access Rights 40 Save a Resource Element to a File 41 Update a Resource Element 41 Add a Resource Element to a Workflow 42 Add a Resource Element to a Web V
Contents Set JavaScript Access to Operating System Commands 68 Set JavaScript Access to Java Classes 69 Set Custom Timeout Property 70 Modify the Number of Objects a Plug-In Search Obtains 70 Modify the Number of Concurrent and Pending Workflows 71 9 Maintenance and Recovery 73 Orchestrator Server Fails to Start 74 Revert to the Default Password for Orchestrator Configuration Change the Web View SSL Certificate 75 Orchestrator Log Files 76 Logging Persistence 77 Define the Server Log Level 78 Change the
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Updated Information This vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide is updated with each release of the product or when necessary. This table provides the update history of the vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide. Revision Description EN-000322-03 n n EN-000322-02 n n n n EN-000322-01 n n n EN-000322-00 VMware, Inc. Removed reference to unsupported VMware Infrastructure 3.5 plug-in in “Default Orchestrator PlugIns,” on page 46. Clarified the relation between the com.vmware.js.
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About This Book The VMware vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide provides information and instructions about using and ® maintaining VMware vCenter Orchestrator. It also describes how to manage workflows, plug-ins, packages, inventory and policies.
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Introduction to VMware vCenter Orchestrator 1 VMware vCenter Orchestrator is a development and process-automation platform that provides a library of extensible workflows to allow you to create and run automated, configurable processes to manage the VMware vCenter infrastructure as well as other VMware and third-party technologies. Orchestrator exposes every operation in the vCenter Server API, allowing you to integrate all of these operations into your automated processes.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide Scripting engine Workflow engine The Mozilla Rhino JavaScript engine provides a way to create new building blocks for Orchestrator Platform. The scripting engine is enhanced with basic version control, variable type checking, name space management and exception handling. It can be used in the following building blocks: n Actions n Workflows n Policies The workflow engine allows you to capture business processes.
Chapter 1 Introduction to VMware vCenter Orchestrator n Running workflows and scheduling tasks n Managing version control of imported elements n Creating new workflows and plug-ins This role has full access to all of the Orchestrator platform capabilities.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide Deprecated Features in Orchestrator 4.1 The following features are deprecated as of Orchestrator 4.1. Development of these features is not supported in releases of Orchestrator later than 4.1. 14 n Authorizations n OGNL expressions in workflow presentations n Policies VMware, Inc.
The Orchestrator Client 2 The Orchestrator client is an easy-to-use desktop application that allows you to perform daily administration tasks such as importing packages, running and scheduling workflows, and managing user permissions. The Orchestrator client also serves as an IDE for creating or customizing workflows.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide Procedure 1 2 Select Start > Programs > VMware > vCenter Orchestrator Client or run the vCenter Orchestrator Client.exe file that is located in install_directory\Orchestrator\apps. In the Host name field, type the IP address to which Orchestrator server is bound. To check the IP address, log in to the Orchestrator configuration interface and check the Network tab. 3 Log in using the Orchestrator user name and password.
Chapter 2 The Orchestrator Client General Tab Table 2-1. Orchestrator Client Customization Options Option Description Auto-edit new inserted The new elements that you add automatically open in an editor. Script compilation delay The frequency of the background task that compiles the scripts and reports errors in edit mode. Show decision scripts You can see the decision script of the implemented decision functions.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide Table 2-2. Workflow Editor Customization Options (Continued) Option Description Choose workflow in tree view The workflow selector displays a hierarchical tree viewer instead of the default list panel. Validate workflow before running it The application validates each workflow before allowing it to run. Inventory Tab You can enable the Use contextual menu in inventory option to display the workflows that are available for an inventory object.
Chapter 2 The Orchestrator Client Configurations View The Configurations view in the Orchestrator client allows you to create configuration elements. Creating configuration elements allows you to define common attributes across an Orchestrator server. The Configurations view consists of a set of tabs that show information about a particular configuration element.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide Scheduler View The Scheduler view in the Orchestrator client displays a list of all scheduled workflows in the system. The workflows are sorted by name or date, together with their status. You can use the Scheduler view to create, edit, suspend, resume, and cancel scheduled workflows. When you select a scheduled workflow in the list, the Scheduler view presents the following tabs that display details about a particular workflow.
Chapter 2 The Orchestrator Client Parameters Reference Shows all the input and output parameters in a single view. The tab also identifies the schema element that consumes or generates a parameter. You can optionally view the workflow attributes in this tab by clicking Show Attributes. When you right-click an attribute or a parameter and select Show in schema, the corresponding schema element is highlighted. Workflow Tokens Provides details about the different runs of the selected workflow.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide Inventory View The Inventory view in the Orchestrator client interface displays the objects of the plugged-in applications that are enabled in Orchestrator. You can use the Inventory view to run workflows on an inventory object. If the Use contextual menu in inventory option is enabled, all of the workflows that you can run on the selected inventory object appear in a contextual menu.
Chapter 2 The Orchestrator Client 8 Click a workflow in the hierarchical list to display information about the workflow in the right pane. 9 In the right pane, select whether to run the workflow now or at a later time. Option Action Run the workflow now a b Click Start Workflow to run the workflow. Provide the required input parameters and click Submit to run the workflow. Run the workflow at a later time a b Click Schedule Workflow to run the workflow at a later time.
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Managing Workflows 3 A workflow is a succession of actions and decisions that are run sequentially until they arrive at a specific result. Orchestrator provides a library of workflows that perform common management tasks according to best practices. Orchestrator also provides libraries of the individual actions that the workflows perform. Workflows combine actions, decisions, and results that, when performed in a particular order, complete a specific task or a specific process in a virtual environment.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide The contents of the workflow library is accessible through the Workflows view in the Orchestrator client. The workflow library provides workflows in the following folders. JDBC Test the communication between a workflow and a database by using the JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) plug-in shipped with Orchestrator. Locking Demonstrates the locking mechanism for automated processes, that allows workflows to lock the resources they use.
Chapter 3 Managing Workflows Custom Attribute Workflows You access these workflows from Library > vCenter > Custom Attributes. Add custom attribute to a virtual machine Adds a custom attribute to a given virtual machine. Add custom attribute to multiple virtual machines Adds a custom attribute to a selection of virtual machines. Datastore and Files Workflows You access these workflows from Library > vCenter > Datastore and Files.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide Linked Clone Workflows You access these workflows from Library > vCenter > Virtual Machine Management > Clone > Linked Clone. Linked clone, Linux with multiple NICs Creates a linked clone of a Linux virtual machine, performs the guest operating system customization, and configures up to four virtual network cards.
Chapter 3 Managing Workflows Other Workflows You access these workflows from Library > vCenter > Virtual Machine Management > Others. Find orphaned virtual machines Lists all virtual machines in an orphaned state in the Orchestrator inventory. Lists the VMDK and VMTX files for all datastores in the Orchestrator inventory that have no association with any virtual machines in the Orchestrator inventory. Sends the lists by email (optional).
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide n Workflow Attributes on page 31 Workflow attributes act as global constants and global variables throughout a workflow. Workflow elements process data that they receive as input parameters, and set the resulting output as workflow attributes or output parameters. n Workflow Parameters on page 31 Workflows receive input parameters and generate output parameters when they run.
Chapter 3 Managing Workflows Workflow Credentials Each workflow has a default running credential that the workflow starter issues. The credentials with which a workflow runs depend on the manner in which the workflow is started. Table 3-1.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide Input parameters have the following properties: n name n type n description After you pass a value for an input parameter to a workflow, you cannot change the parameter's name, type, or description. Output Parameters A workflow's output parameters represent the result of running that workflow. Output parameters can change when a workflow or workflow element runs.
Chapter 3 Managing Workflows Workflow Token Attributes Workflow token attributes are the specific parameters with which a workflow token runs. The workflow token attributes are an aggregation of the workflow's global attributes and the specific input and output parameters with which you run the workflow token. Workflow Token States Each time you run a workflow, a workflow token appears under that workflow as a new leaf node in the workflows hierarchical list.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide Set User Permissions on a Workflow You set levels of permission on a workflow to limit the access that users or user groups can have to that workflow. You select the users and user groups for which to set permissions from the users and user groups in the Orchestrator LDAP server. Prerequisites Create a workflow, open it for editing in the workflow editor, and add to it the necessary elements. Procedure 1 Click the Permissions tab.
Chapter 3 Managing Workflows 4 Provide the following information into the Start workflow input parameters dialog box to create a virtual machine in a vCenter Server connected to Orchestrator. Option Action Virtual machine name Name the virtual machine orchestrator-test. Virtual machine folder a b Click Not set for the Virtual machine folder value. Select a virtual machine folder from the inventory.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide Prerequisites Log in to the Orchestrator client. At least one workflow in Waiting for User Interaction state. Procedure 1 Click the My Orchestrator view in the Orchestrator client. 2 Click the Waiting for Input tab. The Waiting for Input tab lists the workflows that are waiting for user inputs that you or members of your user group have permission to provide. 3 Double-click a workflow that is waiting for input.
Chapter 3 Managing Workflows What to do next You can monitor the scheduled workflow and delete it from the Scheduler view when it is complete. Edit the Workflow Recurrence Pattern A recurrence pattern is used to specify the way in which a given workflow is scheduled. You can edit the recurrence pattern of a workflow from the Scheduler view. Prerequisites A recurrent workflow that is scheduled. Procedure 1 In the Orchestrator client, click the Scheduler view.
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Creating Resource Elements 4 Workflows and Web views can require as attributes objects that you create independently of Orchestrator. To use external objects as attributes in workflows or Web views, you import them into the Orchestrator server as resource elements. Objects that workflows and Web views can use as resource elements include image files, scripts, XML templates, HTML files, and so on.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide What to do next Import and edit a resource element. Import an External Object to Use as a Resource Element Workflows and Web views can require as attributes objects that you create independently of Orchestrator. To use external objects as attributes in workflows or Web views, you import them to the Orchestrator server as resource elements. Prerequisites An image file, script, XML template, HTML file, or other type of object to import.
Chapter 4 Creating Resource Elements What to do next Save the resource element to a file to update it, or add the resource element to a workflow or Web view. Save a Resource Element to a File You can save a resource element to a file on your local system. Saving the resource element as a file allows you to edit it. For example, if the resource element is an XML configuration file or a script, you must save it locally to modify it. You cannot edit a resource element in the Orchestrator client.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide Add a Resource Element to a Workflow Resource elements are external objects that you can import to the Orchestrator server for workflows to use as attributes when they run. For example, a workflow can use an imported XML file that defines a map to convert one type of data to another, or a script that defines a function, when it runs.
Chapter 4 Creating Resource Elements Procedure 1 In the Orchestrator client, click the Web views view. 2 If the Web view is running, right-click the Web view to which to add the resource element and select Unpublish. 3 Right-click the Web view and select Edit. 4 Click the Attributes tab. 5 Right-click in the Attributes tab and select Add attribute. 6 Click the attribute name and type a new name for the attribute. 7 Click Type to set the attribute type.
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Using Plug-Ins 5 Plug-ins allow you to use Orchestrator to access and control external technologies and applications. Exposing an external technology in an Orchestrator plug-in allows you to incorporate objects and functions in workflows that access the objects and functions of that external technology. The external technologies that you can access by using plug-ins can include virtualization management tools, email systems, databases, directory services, and remote control interfaces.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide Default Orchestrator Plug-Ins Orchestrator includes a collection of plug-ins. Each plug-in exposes an external product API to the Orchestrator platform. Plug-ins provide inventory classes, extend the scripting engine with new object types, and publish notification events from the external system. Each plug-in also provides a library of workflows that represents the typical use cases of the integrated product in an automated fashion. Table 5-1.
Chapter 5 Using Plug-Ins Table 5-1. Plug-Ins Installed with Orchestrator by Default (Continued) Plug-In Purpose Configuration Input Types Scripting Objects Inventory Enumeration Allows the creation of common enumerated types. None Enumeration None Stores nothing in the inventory. Net Wrapper to Jakarta Apache Commons Net Library. Provides implementation of Telnet, FTP, and POP3. The POP3 part allows reading email.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide Using the SSH Plug-In You can use the SSH plug-in to run SSH commands on a remote host that supports SSH and transfer files between an Orchestrator server and a remote host through a secure connection. Generate a Key Pair You can run a workflow from the Orchestrator client to generate a key pair. You can use the key pair to connect to an SSH host without a password. A key pair consists of a public key and a private key.
Chapter 5 Using Plug-Ins 3 Right-click the Change key pair passphrase workflow and select Start workflow. 4 Reset the key pair passphrase. 5 a Type the current passphrase. b Type the new passphrase. Click Submit to run the workflow. Register an Orchestrator Public Key on an SSH Host You can use a public key instead of a password. To register an Orchestrator public key on an SSH host, you can run a workflow from the Orchestrator client.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide 4 Provide the required information. a Type an SSH host name or IP. b Type an SSH command to run. NOTE The default SSH command is uptime. It shows how long the server has been active and the user load for that period. c (Optional) Select Yes to use password authentication. NOTE The default option is to use key file authentication. d 5 Type the authentication information. Click Submit to run the workflow.
Chapter 5 Using Plug-Ins Procedure 1 Click the Workflows view in the Orchestrator client. 2 In the workflows hierarchical list, open Library > SSH to navigate to the SCP put command workflow. 3 Right-click the SCP put command workflow and select Start workflow. 4 Provide the required information. 5 a Type an SSH host name or IP address. b Type the SSH authentication information. c Type the path to the file that you want to copy from the local Orchestrator server to the remote SSH host.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide Procedure 1 Click the Workflows view in the Orchestrator client. 2 In the workflows hierarchical list, open Library > XML > Samples XML (Simple) to navigate to the Create a simple XML document workflow. 3 Right-click the Create a simple XML document workflow and select Start workflow. 4 Type the filepath to the XML document to create. For example, c:/orchestrator/filename.xml. 5 Click Submit to run the workflow.
Chapter 5 Using Plug-Ins Procedure 1 Click the Workflows view in the Orchestrator client. 2 In the workflows hierarchical list, open Library > XML > Samples XML (Simple) to navigate to the Modify XML document workflow. 3 Right-click the Modify XML document workflow and select Start workflow. 4 Provide the input and output filepaths. a Type the filepath to the XML document to modify. For example, c:/orchestrator/filename.xml. b Type the filepath to the modified XML document.
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Managing Actions 6 Actions represent individual functions that you use as building blocks in workflows, Web views, and scripts. Actions are JavaScript functions that take multiple input parameters and have a single return value. Actions can call on any object or method in the Orchestrator API, or on objects in any API that you import into Orchestrator by using a plug-in. When a workflow runs, an action takes its input parameters from the workflow's attributes.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide 8 Add the action input parameters by clicking the arrow icon. 9 Write the action script. 10 Set the action permissions. 11 Click Save and close. You created a custom action and added the action input parameters. What to do next You can use the new custom action in a workflow. Duplicate an Action The predefined library of actions is read-only. To customize a standard action, you must create a duplicate of that action.
Chapter 6 Managing Actions What to do next You can import the action on a different Orchestrator server and use it in workflows and scripts. Import an Action You can import actions and use them as building blocks in workflows, Web views, and scripts. Procedure 1 In the Orchestrator client, click the Actions view. 2 Expand the root of the actions hierarchical list and navigate to the module in which you want to import the action. 3 Right-click the module and select Import action.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide Procedure 1 In the Orchestrator client, click the Actions view. 2 Expand the nodes of the actions hierarchical list to navigate to a given action. 3 Right-click the action and select Find Elements that Use this Element. A dialog box shows all of the elements, such as workflows or packages, that implement this action. 4 Double-click an element in the list of results to show that element in the Orchestrator client.
Using Packages 7 Packages are the vehicle for transporting content from one Orchestrator server to another. Packages can contain workflows, actions, policies, Web views, configurations, and resources. When you add an element to a package, Orchestrator checks for dependencies and adds any dependent elements to the package. For example, if you add a workflow that uses actions or other workflows, Orchestrator adds those actions and workflows to the package.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide 3 Name the new package and click OK. The syntax for package names is domain.your_company.folder.package_name. For example, com.vmware.myfolder.mypackage. 4 Right-click the package and select Edit. The package editor opens. 5 Add a description for the package in the General tab. 6 Click the Workflows tab to add workflows to the package. 7 n Click Insert Workflows (list search) to search for and select workflows in a selection dialog box.
Chapter 7 Using Packages 6 Check the appropriate check boxes to set the level of permissions for this user and click OK. To allow a user to view the elements, inspect the schema and scripting, run and edit the elements, and change the permissions, you must check all check boxes. 7 Click Save and Close to exit the package editor. You created a package and set the appropriate user permissions. Export a Package You can export a package and reuse its content on another Orchestrator server.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide Import a Package To reuse workflows, actions, policies, Web views, and configuration elements from one Orchestrator server on another server, you can import them as a package. IMPORTANT Packages that Orchestrator 3.2 generates are upwardly compatible with Orchestrator 4.x. You can import a package from an Orchestrator 3.2 server to an Orchestrator 4.x server. Packages from Orchestrator 4.x are not backwards compatible with Orchestrator 3.2.
Chapter 7 Using Packages Procedure 1 In the Orchestrator client, click the Packages view. 2 Right-click the package to synchronize and select Synchronize. 3 Log in to the remote server. The Orchestrator Synchronization dialog box opens. It displays the differences between the package elements. To view only elements that are different on the local and remote server, select Hide identical from the drop-down menu.
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Setting System Properties 8 You can set system properties to change the default Orchestrator behavior.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide 3 Add the following line to the vmo.properties configuration file. #Disable Orchestrator client connection com.vmware.o11n.smart-client-disabled = true 4 Save the vmo.properties file. 5 Restart the Orchestrator server. You disabled access to the Orchestrator client to all users other than members of the Orchestrator administrator LDAP group.
Chapter 8 Setting System Properties Each line of the js-io-rights.conf file must contain the following information. n A plus (+) or minus (-) sign to indicate whether rights are permitted or denied n The read (r), write (w), and execute (x) levels of rights n The path on which to apply the rights Orchestrator resolves access rights in the order they appear in the js-io-rights.conf file. Each line can override the previous lines.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide 3 Open the js-io-rights.conf configuration file in a text editor. The following code extract shows the default content of the js-io-rights.conf configuration file: -rwx c:/ +rwx c:/orchestrator +rx ../../configuration/jetty/logs/ +rx ../server/vmo/log/ +rx ../bin/ +rx ./boot.properties +rx ../server/vmo/conf/ +rx ../server/vmo/conf/plugins/ +rx ../server/vmo/deploy/vmo-server/vmo-ds.xml +rx ../../apps/ +r ../../version.
Chapter 8 Setting System Properties You granted permissions to Orchestrator applications to run local commands in the Orchestrator server host operating system. NOTE By setting the com.vmware.js.allow-local-process system property to true, you allow the Command scripting class to write anywhere in the file system. This property overrides any file system access permissions that you set in the js-io-rights.conf file for the Command scripting class only.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide Set Custom Timeout Property When vCenter is overloaded, it takes more time to return the response to the Orchestrator server than the 20000 milliseconds set by default. To prevent this situation, you must modify the Orchestrator configuration file to increase the default timeout period. If the default timeout period expires before the completion of certain operations, the Orchestrator server log contains errors.
Chapter 8 Setting System Properties Procedure 1 Navigate to the plug-in configuration folder on the Orchestrator server system. This folder contains an XML configuration file for each plug-in you have installed in the Orchestrator server. Option Action If you installed Orchestrator with the vCenter Server installer Go to If you installed the standalone version of Orchestrator Go to install_directory\VMware\Orchestrator\appserver\server\vmo\conf\plugins. install_directory\VMware\Infrastructure\Orches
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide 3 Set the com.vmware.vco.workflow-engine.executors-count and com.vmware.vco.workflowengine.executors-max-queue-size properties by adding the following lines to the vmo.properies file. com.vmware.vco.workflow-engine.executors-count=200 com.vmware.vco.workflow-engine.executors-max-queue-size=5000 4 Save the vmo.properties file. 5 Restart the Orchestrator server. You set the maximum values for concurrent and pending workflows.
Maintenance and Recovery 9 The Troubleshooting tab in the Orchestrator configuration interface allows you to perform several bulk operations related to workflows and tasks. You can use the Troubleshooting tab to globally reset the server and remove all traces of previous runs. NOTE Before you click a troubleshooting option, make sure that the Orchestrator server is stopped. Table 9-1.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide Orchestrator Server Fails to Start The VMware vCenter Orchestrator Server service might fail to start when not enough RAM is available for the JVM to start the server. Problem The server status appears as Starting in the configuration interface and it is not updated when you refresh the page. When you select My Computer > Services and Applications > Services, the server fails to start and you receive a timeout error.
Chapter 9 Maintenance and Recovery 5 Save the password.properties file. 6 Restart the Orchestrator Configuration service. You can log in to the Orchestrator configuration interface with the default credentials. n User name: vmware n Password: vmware Change the Web View SSL Certificate Orchestrator provides an SSL certificate that controls user access to Web views. You can configure Orchestrator to use a different SSL certificate to control access to Web views.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide Orchestrator Log Files VMware Technical Support routinely requests diagnostic information from you when a support request is handled. This diagnostic information contains product-specific logs and configuration files from the host on which the product is run. The information is gathered by using a specific script tool for each product. Table 9-2. Orchestrator Log Files Filename Location Description boot.log install_directory\appserver\server\vmo\log Provides d
Chapter 9 Maintenance and Recovery Table 9-2. Orchestrator Log Files (Continued) Filename Location Description yyyy-mm-dd.request.log install_directory\configuratio n\jetty\logs This log lists the elements that are needed to load and display the pages of the vCO configuration interface. It keeps a history of the actions that were taken during the configuration of vCO and the time when they were completed. Use this log to identify changes in the behavior of the vCO server after a restart.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide Define the Server Log Level In the Orchestrator configuration interface, you can set the level of server log that you require. The default server log level is INFO. Changing the log level affects any new messages that the server writes to the server log and the number of active connections to the database. CAUTION Only set the log level to DEBUG or ALL to debug a problem.
Chapter 9 Maintenance and Recovery Change the Size of Server Logs If a server log regenerates multiple times a day, it becomes difficult to determine what causes problems. To prevent this, you can change the default size of the server log. The default size of the server log is 5MB. Procedure 1 2 Navigate to the following folder on the Orchestrator server system.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide Procedure 1 Click the Workflows view in the Orchestrator client. 2 In the workflows hierarchical list, open Library > Troubleshooting and navigate to the Export logs and application settings workflow. 3 Right-click the Export logs and application settings workflow and select Start workflow. 4 (Optional) Type the path to the folder on the vCO server in which to store the output ZIP archive.
Index A J actions adding 55 creating 55 duplicating 56 encrypting 56 exporting 56 finding elements that implement 57 importing 57 moving 57 referencing 57 relocating 57 Actions view 21 API Explorer, accessing 16 attributes 29, 31 authorizations 14 JavaScript 69 js-io-rights.
vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide Packages view 19 parameters 29 persistence 11 plug-ins searching 70 usage 45 policies 14, 23 policy engine 11 policy templates 23 R read-only resources 33 recurrent workflows 37 resource elements adding to Web views 42 adding to workflows 42 editing 40 importing 40 save to file 41 updating 41 viewing 39 resource locking 33 S Scheduler view 20 scheduling 36 schema 29, 32 scripting access to Java classes 69 accessing operating system commands 68 shutter system prop
