Cisco Cisco Process Orchestrator 3.1 User Guide
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Cisco Process Orchestrator 3.1 User Guide
Appendix 13 Using Adapters
VMware vCenter, ESX, and ESXi Adapter
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Time out if not completed within—Check the check box and enter the time period the activity should
wait for completion before failing.
wait for completion before failing.
Step 4
Enter the information in the remaining tabs as necessary, then click Save to complete the activity
definition.
definition.
Cloning a Virtual Machine
Use the Clone VM activity to clone a virtual machine.
Step 1
In the Process Editor Toolbox, choose VMware vSphere > Clone VM, then drag and drop the activity
onto the Workflow pane.
onto the Workflow pane.
Step 2
Click the General tab and enter the appropriate information.
Step 3
Click the Clone Virtual Machine tab to specify the appropriate information, including:
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Virtual machine—Enter the inventory path to the virtual machine. The information in this field is
case-sensitive. For example:
case-sensitive. For example:
TEST-ENV/UCS/vm/TESTDEV-W2K8-64-02
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Computer name—Name address of the Linux computer
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Domain—Fully-qualified domain name for Linux computer
Step 4
Enter the information in the remaining tabs as necessary, then click Save to complete the activity
definition.
definition.
Creating a Folder
Use the Create Folder activity to create a new folder within the VMware infrastructure inventory so that
objects can be created or moved into the new folder.
objects can be created or moved into the new folder.
Step 1
In the Process Editor Toolbox, choose VMware vSphere > Create Folder, then drag and drop the
activity onto the Workflow pane.
activity onto the Workflow pane.
Step 2
Click the General tab and enter the appropriate information.
Step 3
Click the Folder tab and enter the appropriate information, including:
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Parent folder—Inventory path to the parent folder in the VMware infrastructure. The information in
this field is case-sensitive. For example:
this field is case-sensitive. For example:
TEST-ENV/UCS/vm/TESTDEV-W2K8-64-02
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New folder name—Enter the name of the new folder to be created on the virtual machine.
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Folder type—select the appropriate type of folder.
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Hosts and Clusters—Identifies a folder containing clusters and hosts
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Virtual Machines and Templates—Identifies a virtual machine folder. A virtual machine folder
may contain child virtual machine folders. It also can contain VirtualMachine managed objects,
templates, and VirtualApp managed objects
may contain child virtual machine folders. It also can contain VirtualMachine managed objects,
templates, and VirtualApp managed objects