Mayank Goyal
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Multi-NIC VMs with static IPs in VCF Automation
Build VCF Automation VMs with up to three optional NICs, each static or DHCP, any number of data disks with their own sizes, and…
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Free utilities for Orchestrator and VCF Automation developers.
Search the Orchestrator scripting API: classes, methods and plug-in objects for 8.x and 9.x.
An MCP server that lets your AI assistant build, run and debug Orchestrator workflows.
Open a .package file in the browser and browse its workflows, actions and elements.
Paste a curl command and get the equivalent Orchestrator JavaScript.
A Chrome extension that gives the Orchestrator script editor room to breathe.
Generate clean documentation for your Orchestrator actions.
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Send vRA Deployment Lease Expiration Mails
A vRO action that pulls all vRA deployments from the Deployments API, handles pagination, works out the days left on each lease and emails the owners…
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Upload a vRO package using vRO Node.js action
vRO handles multipart uploads poorly, so this uses a Node.js polyglot bundle as a read-only filesystem holding your package. Import the uploadPackageToVro.zip bundle into an action…
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Workflow to run a Workflow over RESTAPI Dynamically
A vRO workflow that triggers another workflow on a remote vRO over the REST API using a transient REST host, plus an action that builds the…
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Zip Bundle: Run Polyglot script with external library bundle
Run a Python script with external modules in vRO by bundling them as a zip: pip install into a lib folder, add your handler file, zip…
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Create ESXi root account with vRO
Create and manage ESXi local user accounts from vRO with the Scripting API. A createEsxiLocalUser action sets the access mode (Admin, ReadOnly, NoAccess), and a downloadable…
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Edit text-based Resource Elements On-The-Go
Updating a text-based resource element in vRO usually means export, edit and re-import. This workflow package lets you pick a resource element such as a YAML…
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How to modify vRO Workflow description using REST
Change a vRO workflow’s description without opening the editor. Use the vRO REST API Swagger page: GET the workflow schema by id, edit the description in…
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Different Ways to restart Orchestrator 8.x
Restarting Orchestrator 8.x safely, all in one place: kubectl rollout or scaling the vco-app pod, deploy.sh over SSH, Control Center, a guest OS restart in vSphere,…
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