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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

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2015
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ISBN-13 9781784392246
Length 382 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (9) Chapters Close

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

Importing and exporting Orchestrator elements


In this recipe, we will learn how to import and export elements from one Orchestrator to another using Orchestrator Client.

Getting ready

We need at least one workflow, action, or other element that we can export, delete, and import. If you have two Orchestrator servers, you can export the element on one and import into the other.

How to do it...

In this example, we will use a workflow to import and export an object. However, the same methods apply to all Orchestrator elements.

Export an object

  1. To export a workflow, right-click on it and select Export workflow.

  2. A window will pop up that shows you your local drives from the computer you are running Orchestrator Client on.

  3. Select a directory and a name for the workflow (the default name is the name of the workflow). The default file extension is .workflow.

  4. You can define a name to encrypt the export with, basically an encryption string. This will make it possible for other importers to import the file,...

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