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
Creating a Snapshot of a Virtual Machine
Use the Create Snapshot activity to capture a snapshot of a specified virtual machine.
Step 1
In the Process Editor Toolbox, choose VMware vSphere > Create Snapshot, 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 Snapshot tab and enter the appropriate information, including:
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Virtual machine—The inventory path to the virtual machine on which the snapshot will be taken.
The information in this field is case-sensitive. For example:
The information in this field is case-sensitive. For example:
TEST-ENV/UCS/vm/TESTDEV-W2K8-64-02
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Snapshot the virtual machine memory—Check this check box to include the memory of the virtual
machine in the snapshot.
machine in the snapshot.
A dump of the internal state of the virtual machine is included in the snap shot. If the check box is
not checked, then the power state of the snapshot is set to Powered Off.
not checked, then the power state of the snapshot is set to Powered Off.
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Quiesce virtual memory during snapshot—Check this check box to quiesce file system writes before
the snapshot is taken.
the snapshot is taken.
If the virtual machine is Powered On when the snapshot is taken, this ensures that the disk snapshot
represents a consistent state of the guest file system.
represents a consistent state of the guest file system.
If the virtual machine is Powered Off or VMware Tools are not available, the quiesce flag is ignored.
Step 4
Enter the information in the remaining tabs as necessary, then click Save to complete the activity
definition.
definition.
Querying the Properties of a Virtual Machine Snapshot
Use the Query VM Snapshots activity to query the properties of a snapshot of a selected virtual machine
on a given ESX server or vCenter server. The Query VM Snapshots activity should generate a list with
the name and description of each snapshot of the virtual machine.
on a given ESX server or vCenter server. The Query VM Snapshots activity should generate a list with
the name and description of each snapshot of the virtual machine.
Step 1
In the Process Editor Toolbox, choose VMware vSphere > Query VM Snapshots, then drag and drop
the activity onto the Workflow pane.
the activity onto the Workflow pane.
Step 2
Click the General tab and enter the appropriate information.
Step 3
Click the Virtual Machine tab and enter the inventory path to the virtual machine to query for snapshots.
The information in this field is case-sensitive. For example:
The information in this field is case-sensitive. For example:
TEST-ENV/UCS/vm/TESTDEV-W2K8-64-02
Revert to Current
Snapshot
Snapshot
Restore the most recent snapshot
See
Revert to Snapshot
Restore the specified virtual machine to a specific snapshot
See
Take Snapshot
Captures a snapshot of a specified virtual machine
See