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Appendix 13 Using Adapters
VMware vCloud Director Adapter
Defining a VMware vCloud User
Use the following instructions define the user credentials required to access a vCloud Director server.
Use the vCloud User dialog box to specify the credentials for a runtime user record to be used for the
configuration and execution of vCloud activities.
Use the vCloud User dialog box to specify the credentials for a runtime user record to be used for the
configuration and execution of vCloud activities.
Step 1
Choose Definitions > Runtime Users, right-click and choose New > vCloud User.
Step 2
Click the General tab and enter the appropriate information, including:
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Display Name—Enter the display name for the vCloud user. If left blank, this field will populate
with the information specified in the User name text field, but can be overwritten by the user.
with the information specified in the User name text field, but can be overwritten by the user.
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Owner—The owner of the object. This is typically the creator of the object.
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User name—The user name assigned to the user account
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Password—Check the check box and then enter the password to be assigned to the user account.
For existing runtime user records, check the check box to enter the new password assigned to the
user account.
user account.
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User type—Select the appropriate radio button to indicate what level in which to authenticate the
user.
user.
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System—System administrators create and provision organizations, while organization
administrators manage organization users, groups, and catalogs. If the user type is designated
as a System user, then the name will be appended with “@System” when used to authenticate
with a vCloud server.
administrators manage organization users, groups, and catalogs. If the user type is designated
as a System user, then the name will be appended with “@System” when used to authenticate
with a vCloud server.
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Organization—Users authenticate at the organization level, supplying credentials established
by an organization administrator when the user was created or imported. If the user type is
designated as organization, then the specified organization will be appended to the user name
(for example, @Cisco”).
by an organization administrator when the user was created or imported. If the user type is
designated as organization, then the specified organization will be appended to the user name
(for example, @Cisco”).
Step 3
Click OK to close the dialog box.
Defining a VMware vCloud Director Server Target
Use the VMware vCloud Director Server target to configure the connection information to a vCloud
Directory server to be used for process and activities to run against.
Directory server to be used for process and activities to run against.
Step 1
Choose Definitions > Runtime Users, right-click and choose New > VMware vCloud Director Server.
Step 2
Click the General tab and enter the appropriate information.
Step 3
On the Connection panel, enter the appropriate target information to specify the connection information
to the appropriate vCloud server, and click Next.
to the appropriate vCloud server, and click Next.
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vCloud Directory server name—Enter the host name or IP address or the public REST API address
(as configured in vCloud Director) for the vCloud Director server target.
(as configured in vCloud Director) for the vCloud Director server target.
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Override URL—Enter the appropriate URL to use to override the base URL for execution. For
example:
example:
http://172.21.45.210
The format is: