vcenter-orchestrator-51-using-client-guide

UsingtheVMwarevCenterOrchestratorClientvCenterOrchestrator5.1Thisdocumentsupportstheversionofeachproductlistedandsupportsallsubsequentversionsuntilthedocumentisreplacedbyanewedition.Tocheckformorerecenteditionsofthisdocument,see::[e-mail]©2008–2012VMware,Inc.Allrightsreserved.ThisproductisprotectedbyU.S.andinternationalcopyrightandintellectualpropertylaws.VMwareproductsarecoveredbyoneormorepatentslistedat®vCenterOrchestratorclient.IntendedAudienceThisinformationisintendedforadvancedvSphereadministratorsandexperiencedsystemadministratorswhoarefamiliarwithvirtualmachinetechnologyanddatacenteroperations.VMware,Inc.5UsingtheVMwarevCenterOrchestratorClient6VMware,Inc.TheOrchestratorClient1TheOrchestratorclientisaneasy-to-usedesktopapplication.ByusingtheOrchestratorclientyoucanimportpackages,runandscheduleworkflows,andmanageuserpermissions.Inaddition,byusingtheOrchestratorclientyoucanalsodevelopworkflowsandactionsaswellascreatepackagesandresourceelements.Formoreinformation,seeDevelopingwithVMwarevCenterOrchestrator.Thischapterincludesthefollowingtopics:n“LogintotheOrchestratorClient,”onpage7n“OrchestratorClientPerspectives,”onpage8n“UserPreferences,”onpage10n“AccesstheOrchestratorAPIExplorer,”onpage11LogintotheOrchestratorClientToperformgeneraladministrationtasksortoeditandcreateworkflows,youmustlogintotheOrchestratorclientinterface.TheOrchestratorclientinterfaceisdesignedfordeveloperswithadministrativerightswhowanttodevelopworkflows,actions,andothercustomelements.IMPORTANTEnsurethattheclocksoftheOrchestratorservermachineandtheOrchestratorclientmachinearesynchronized.PrerequisitesAllcomponentsoftheOrchestratorservermustbeconfiguredandtheOrchestratorserverservicemustberunning.Procedure1LoginasanadministratortothemachineonwhichtheOrchestratorclientisinstalled.2ClickStartProgramsVMwarevCenterOrchestratorClient.3IntheHostnamefield,typetheIPaddresstowhichOrchestratorserverisbound.TochecktheIPaddress,logintotheOrchestratorconfigurationinterfaceandchecktheIPsettingsontheNetworktab.4LoginbyusingtheOrchestratorusernameandpassword.Tocheckthecredentials,logintotheOrchestratorconfigurationinterfaceandcheckthecredentialsontheAuthenticationtab.VMware,Inc.75IntheSecurityWarningwindowselectanoptiontohandlethecertificatewarning.TheOrchestratorclientcommunicateswiththeOrchestratorserverbyusinganSSLcertificate.AtrustedCAdoesnotsignthecertificateduringinstallation.Becauseofthis,youreceiveacertificatewarningeachtimeyouconnecttotheOrchestratorserver.OptionDescriptionIgnoreClickIgnoretocontinueusingthecurrentSSLcertificate.ThewarningmessageappearsagainwhenyoureconnecttothesameOrchestratorserver,orwhenyoutrytosynchronizeaworkflowwitharemoteOrchestratorserver.CancelClickCanceltoclosethewindowandstoptheloginprocess.Installthiscertificateanddonotdisplayanysecuritywarningsforitanymore.SelectthischeckboxandclickIgnoretoinstallthecertificateandstopreceivingsecuritywarnings.YoucanchangethedefaultSSLcertificatewithacertificatesignedbyCA.FormoreinformationaboutchangingSSLcertificates,seeInstallingandConfiguringVMwarevCenterOrchestrator.TheMyOrchestratorviewappears.Thisviewsummarizestherecentactivitiesontheserve