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VMware vRealize Orchestrator Cookbook

You're reading from VMware vRealize Orchestrator Cookbook Master the configuration, programming, and interaction of plugins with Orchestrator to efficiently automate your VMware infrastructure

Product type Paperback

Published in Feb 2015

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781784392246

Length 382 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

vRealize

Concepts

Cloud Computing

Author (1):

Daniel Langenhan

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Table of Contents (15) Chapters

VMware vRealize Orchestrator Cookbook

Credits

Foreword

About the Author

About the Reviewers

www.PacktPub.com

Preface

1. Installing and Configuring Orchestrator FREE CHAPTER

2. Optimizing Orchestrator Configuration

3. Visual Programming

4. Working with Plugins

5. Basic Orchestrator Operations

6. Advanced Operations

7. Working with VMware Infrastructure

Index

User preferences

In this recipe, we will have a look at how to configure the behavior of Orchestrator Client. You will learn how to manipulate the coloring of scripts, the start-up behavior, and much more.

Getting ready

We need a running Orchestrator installation as well as an Orchestrator account that we can log in to.

How to do it...

Log in to Orchestrator Client.
Click on Tools (in the top-right corner of Orchestrator) and select User preferences.
The User Preferences window will open.
Configure the settings as you like.
Click on OK.

The user preferences have four areas of configuration: General, Workflow, Inventory, and Script Editor.

How it works...

The user preferences can only be set by Orchestrator administrators as they determine how Orchestrator Client behaves.

The user preference settings are specific for each user and are stored in the vmware‑vmo.cfg file that is located in the local Orchestrator Client directory. If you are using Java Web Start (from the Orchestrator home page), the settings...

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Authors (1)

Daniel Langenhan

Daniel Langenhan

Daniel Langenhan is a Virtualisation expert with formidable skills in Architecture, Design and Implementation for large multi-tier systems. His experience and knowledge of process management, enterprise-level storage, Linux and Windows operation systems has made him and his business a highly sought after international consultancy in the Asia-Pacific and European regions for multinational clientele in the areas of Finance, Communication, Education and Government. Daniel has been working with VMware products since 2002 and is directly associated with VMWare since 2008. His proven track record of successful integrations of Virtualisation into different business areas while minimizing cost and maximizing reliability and effectiveness of the solution for his clients. Currently, Daniel is operating in the Europe and Asia-Pacific region with his company vLeet GmbH and Melbourne Business Boosters Pty Ltd. Daniel's expertise and practical approach to VMWare has resulted in the publication of the following books: Instant VMware vCloud Starter, Packt Publishing VMware View Security Essentials, Packt Publishing VMware vCloud Director Cookbook, Packt Publishing VMware vRealize Orchestrator Cookbook, Packt Publishing VMware vRealize Orchestrator Essentials, Packt Publishing He has also lent his expertise to many other publishing projects as a Technical Editor.

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