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Appendix 13 Using Adapters
VMware vCenter, ESX, and ESXi Adapter
Step 4
Enter the information in the remaining tabs as necessary, then click Save to complete the activity
definition.
definition.
Shutting Down a Guest Operating System on a Virtual Machine
Use the Shutdown Guest activity to power off a guest operating system on a virtual machine gracefully.
Step 1
In the Process Editor Toolbox, choose VMware vSphere > Shutdown Guest, 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 Shutdown Guest tab and enter the appropriate information, including:
•
Virtual machine—The inventory path to the virtual machine to be reset. The information in this field
is case-sensitive. For example:
is case-sensitive. For example:
TEST-ENV/UCS/vm/TESTDEV-W2K8-64-02
•
Skip if already in expected power state—Check this check box to complete the activity normally if
the power state is shut down.
the power state is shut down.
If the check box is not checked and the ESX host is already shut down, the activity will complete
with an error message stating the operation is not allowed in the current state or could not connect
the host.
with an error message stating the operation is not allowed in the current state or could not connect
the host.
Step 4
Enter the information in the remaining tabs as necessary, then click Save to complete the activity
definition.
definition.
Moving a Guest Operating System on a Virtual Machine to Standby Mode
Use the Standby Guest activity to put a guest operating system on a virtual machine in standby mode on
a given ESX server or vCenter server.
a given ESX server or vCenter server.
Step 1
In the Process Editor Toolbox, choose VMware vSphere > Standby Guest, 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 Standby Guest tab and enter the appropriate information, including:
•
Virtual machine—The inventory path to the virtual machine to be put in stand by mode. The
information in this field is case-sensitive. For example:
information in this field is case-sensitive. For example:
TEST-ENV/UCS/vm/TESTDEV-W2K8-64-02
•
Skip if already in expected power state—Check this check box to complete the activity normally if
the power state is in standby.
the power state is in standby.
If the check box is not checked and the ESX host is already in standby, the activity will complete
with an error message stating the operation is not allowed in the current state or could not connect
the host.
with an error message stating the operation is not allowed in the current state or could not connect
the host.