vCAC & Powershell script?

[SteveR123]

Hi, I have a PS script which is triggered when a blueprint deploys a machine. This works well for some customisation I require post-deployment.

What I would like to know is, if it is possible to run a PS script without deploying a machine?

Basically, I have a powershell script that does a bulk VM deployment and works well. It needs a couple of parameters in order to run but I can pass them in from vCAC custom properties. I've attempted to do this after creating a basic clone but it fails. This is creating a machine to create a number of machines! Not ideal I know!

Id appreciate any suggestion people might have as to the direction I should go here.??

Thanks and regards

Steve

[lnairn]

Hi, you can use vCAC advanced services (an orchestrator workflow) to call the powershell script, and publish that service to the catalog.

http://pubs.vmware.com/vCAC-60/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vcloud-automation-center-60-advanced-serv...

Regards,

Leandro.

[SteveR123]

Thanks for the reply,I have looked into this and apparently we have the vCloud Suite Standard license and therefore can't use advanced services unfortunately.

Any other thoughts? Suggestions?

Cheers

Steve