XaaS Workflows Orchestrator

[JimKnopf99]

Hello,

i have a question about integrating orchestrator Workflows as an XaaS Blueprint.

I have done the following.

1. Add an Orchestrator Endpoint and configure it to use the local (vrealize automation) server with username and password

2. configure an Blueprint to create a snapshot. The create a snapshot should use the default orchestrator workflow to create a snap.

3. add that workflow to the catalog.

But when i try to create a snapshot using the blueprint, i could not browse the vcenter server to create a vm snap. The windows is still empty.

I check the data collection of the orchestrator and it show me that the collection status was succedded.

I also have started the service on the host but the issue is still there.

Thanks

Frank

[daphnissov]

Why would you want to publish the snapshot action as an XaaS blueprint when this comes out-of-the-box as an action on a deployed machine?

[JimKnopf99]

Because not all of my vm´s are deployed with vrealize automation.

And i am testing the functionality and that should work.

Frank

[daphnissov]

When you create the XaaS blueprint, does the Blueprint Form show the presentation matching the workflow? Do you see nothing?

[JimKnopf99]

yes. I also did not see the vcenter there.

Frank

[daphnissov]

Have you configured vCenter as an endpoint through vRO itself?

[JimKnopf99]

yes i do. I am able to create for example a vm from a blueprint that i have created.

[daphnissov]

With what authentication settings did you add the vCenter endpoint when you ran that workflow? Single session, or per-user session?

[JimKnopf99]

I don´t know what you mean. Where can i do a setting like this?

I have created a vcenter endpoint with the default administrator@vsphere.local user and the password.

Also for the orchestrator. the same.

[daphnissov]

Find you "Add a vCenter Server Instance" workflow token that was successfully ran. Click the Variables tab. Take a screenshot of all the variables in the bottom pane. For example, mine looks like this.

[JimKnopf99]

I have just started the workflow. It looks like that

[daphnissov · Accepted solution]

Ok, so then you haven't actually run it. Change session per user to No using the update workflow. Once done, verify you can list the vCenter inventory in the vRO client.

[JimKnopf99]

Perfect. Thank!!!!

Frank