System.isHostReachable not always returning true when hosts are pingable
I am trying to use the System.isHostReachable method and it seems to be working for some ip addreses and hostnames but others it is failing. I have connected to the vco host and I am able to ping the...
View ArticleControl Center Unresponsive
Hey all, I'm running into an issue with a standalone vRO appliance where controlcenter seems to have randomly become unresponsive. The vRO client seems to run without issues and the vCenter extension...
View ArticleUpload File to Datastore
I am calling the canned workflow Upload File to Datastore. The destination file path is the /var/run/vco/ path on the vRO appliacne. I specify that filepath and specify the destination on the...
View ArticleCreate an array of VMS from a Predefinied array of VMs
I am not even sure if that makes sense. Hope that it is clear. What I would like to accomplish is have a predefined array of VMs. I am assuming that this can be an attribute that I create as Name -...
View ArticleGet Parameters/Attributes list of an Action in VRO.
Hi, I have a scenario like need to get parameters/attribute list of an action. For example: getUser action with 3 parameters like this getUser(param1,param2,param3);is it possible to get all...
View ArticleCreate an array of paths from files within a datastore folder
I am looking to create a workflow where a user can select a ISO that is currently in a folder in a datastore. For instance the Datastore is [MyDatastore] and the folder is isos. There is iso1.iso,...
View ArticlevRA 7.2 Request failed: not found, and possibly deleted before provisioning...
Hello All, We have vRa 7.2 with external vRO , the server builds are getting failed with below error. Could not able to find the exact cause for the failure. Any suggestions where to...
View ArticleHow do I read the replication config for a VM actively being replicated?
So, there's a call to configure replication (and an action in the examples), and there's VRReplicationSettings object for passing along the flags, like RPO.How do I read the replication config of an...
View ArticleUpdate custom property
I was wondering if there is a way to update a custom property that is not exposed to the end user on the blueprint. I've googled for a few days now and haven't found anything.I'm wanting to hide the...
View ArticleMethods of updating a property
I have a bit of a newbie question here, and I was wondering if someone can help clear it up for me. I noticed that there are two methods of updating a vRA property within vRO: 1....
View Articledynamic inputs in the web client
Hi! I have a workflow I am working on that uses some dynamically changing inputs.I.e..Selecting a host from drop-down causes two other drop-down selectors to populate with information relevant to that...
View ArticlevRealize Automation vs. Windows System Center Orchestrator
Does "Windows System Center Orchestrator" have a similar functionality to that of "vRealize Automation" in terms of a platform for automation of VMware, AWS, Azure, ...? Is there any official document...
View ArticleVRO 7.3 scalability
Hi All, I have a customer who is running standalone instance of vRO 7.3. Now the storage which is 17 GB has been filled. Question : Can i increase the storage on appliance ? Is there a document which...
View ArticlevCloud Availability Recovery Plan
Hi, I search from a long time how to automatize the test recovery and full recovery with vCloud Availability and vRealize Orchestrator.I've does some test with the defaults workflows "Run Test Recovery...
View ArticleFlow of Workflow - Parameters, Presentation, Predefined List of Elements.
This is an amazing group. My questions have been answered for the most part and have been very helpful. I have just started using Orchestrator since Dec. Knowledge I have gotten has all been trial...
View Articlehide/show input parameters if a substring is found on another input parameter
HelloI know there is a way to hide/show input parameters to the user depending on another value by using the following, which it's pretty useful and i use it a lot.we enter someting like this in the...
View ArticleInstall software after server build?
This is my first day with Orchestrator. I have been able to build a VM from out template with the built-in clone script. I am now trying to install several software applications that are required...
View ArticleDoes latest powershell plugin 1.0.13 support vRO 7.3?
Just want to confirm before planning to install on vRA 7.3
View Articleprogrammatically changing workflow task name & description? __taskName &...
I've been poking around the development documentation, working on a workflow that schedules another workflow to be executed at specified time/dates. I've got things somewhat functional, but have some...
View Articlehow can we dynamically use the value entered in one property in blueprint to...
Hi,I have a requirement to ask the user if they want to go with previously configured things or want to create a new one. I want to show one boolean property to user to choose the option and if the...
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