Integration of PowerCLI with vCO (vCenter Orchestrator)

[TheVMinator]

If I have a task

I want to automatically run daily, is it best to:

• Create a job in vCO without using PowerCLI
• Create a powerCLI script and have vCO call it

For example I use a scheduled task to enable DPM overnight and disable it in the morning.  I want to check every night if DPM is enabled and every morning if it is disabled.

Should I use vCO entirely, or vCO + PowerCLI?

[LucD]

Thread moved to the Orchestrator community

[iiliev]

To me, both options sound feasible.

Which one would be best depends on many factors, like your environment structure, scripting language preferences, etc. For example, if you have a large infrastructure where a single vCO manages several VCs, then it could be easier to maintain a set of vCO management workflows on the single vCO server. If you feel more comfortable with Power Shell scripts than with Javascript, or there is already a PowerCLI comandlet suitable for your task, then go to PowerCLI route.

BTW, there is PowerShell plug-in for vCO, so if you choose to use vCO without PowerCLI, you will still have the option to execute PowerShell scripts.