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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Stop the Race Condition: AtomicInteger class in Orchestrator
Two vRO workflows updating the same Configuration Element counter can hand out the same IP. AtomicInteger does the read, modify and write in one step, so…
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Configure your windows workstation for Aria Build Tools – by Kristof Asaert
Kristof Asaert walks through preparing a Windows workstation for Aria Build Tools. This entry links to his full guide on his blog, a handy starting point…
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New Release: vRO Code Editor Resizer 2.0.0 – Chrome Plugin
Version 2.0.0 of the vRO Code Editor Resizer Chrome extension adds a movable button that remembers its position, works in the Actions view, only shows up…
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Why VMware Aria Automation Isn’t a True GitOps Platform
Aria Automation does IaC well with YAML cloud templates and Git integration, but it has no pull-based reconciliation or drift detection, so it is not true…
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Managing vSphere VM Advanced Configuration Parameters with Orchestrator
Use Orchestrator to read and set vSphere VM advanced configuration parameters (extraConfig), even on powered-on VMs, hook it into Aria Automation post-provisioning, and pass guestinfo metadata…
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Preserving OVF Properties Across Failover Using Orchestrator
SRM and Live Recovery do not keep OVF (vApp) properties on failover. This Aria Automation Orchestrator workflow exports them from selected VMs into a timestamped CSV…
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Video – VMware Aria Orchestrator Coding using Comet Browser AI
A video walkthrough of coding in VMware Aria Orchestrator with help from Comet Browser AI, the AI-powered browser, to see how far an AI assistant in…
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How to return variables from a Python Runtime in Orchestrator workflow
Python code in a Scriptable Task returns nothing to the workflow. Put it in a Python Action with a handler(context, inputs) function and a Properties output…
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