What can you do with vCO in vCenter Foundation and Essentials?

[tschoergez]

Hi!

When you have a vCenter Standard license, you have a full Orchestrator plattform, you can develop your own workflows,....

In vCenter Foundation, you have a "read-only" Orchestrator, so you only can execute existing workflows, but you cannot create your own ones.

Is it possible to import packages (of 3rd party vendors for example) and execute the workflows in these packages?

What about vCenter Essentials, what's possible here?

Thanks!

Cheers,

joerg

[stuartclements · Accepted solution]

Hi Joerg,

From the Install and Config Guide, p59 (http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vco_410_install_config_guide.pdf):

Essentials : "You are granted read privileges on all Orchestrator elements. You can run workflows but you cannot edit them."

Normally, with Foundation, you should be able to import, run and edit worfklows from 3rd party packages.

Regards,

Stuart (vCO docs)

[tschoergez]

Ok, thank you!

Any limitations for the essentials licenses?

[stuartclements]

Other than not being able to edit workflows, none that I know of....

[tschoergez]

fine, thanks!