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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Get Orchestrator Hostname and IP using JavaScript
There is no official API for the Orchestrator appliance hostname, so here are two workarounds: parse JVM_OPTS through a local Command, or read the vRA plugin…
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Enabling Local Process Execution in Orchestrator via VRACLI
Command class calls in Orchestrator fail until local process execution is allowed. Set com.vmware.js.allow-local-process to true with one vracli command over SSH, restart the vco-app deployment…
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Getting Started with Cisco UCS Manager REST API Using XML in Orchestrator
A first look at the Cisco UCS Manager XML API: log in with aaaLogin to get a session cookie, query a blade with configResolveDn, learn the…
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vRODoc: Automate Professional Documentation for Orchestrator Actions
vRODoc is a PowerShell script that pulls a package from VCF Operations Orchestrator, turns its actions into JSDoc-annotated JavaScript and builds searchable HTML docs. Version 2.0…
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Comparative Analysis of Orchestrator Polyglot Approaches
Aria Automation Orchestrator gives you three ways to bring Python, Node.js or PowerShell dependencies into actions: Zip Bundles, Script Environments and Native Libraries. A side-by-side look…
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How a Simple Code Crashed our VCF Orchestrator Service
A tiny loop that keeps doubling a string took down our VCF Orchestrator node for over a minute and failed active workflows. What happened, why the…
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Get Operation with Pagination – Library Workflow Wrapper
The vRA plugin’s Get Operation library workflow returns only one page of results. This wrapper workflow loops through every page of Aria Automation API responses, so…
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Generating CSV Reports for Managed VMs in VMware Aria Automation
Build a CSV report of every managed VM in VMware Aria Automation from Orchestrator, with power state, hostname, IP, CPU, memory, owner and deployment. Version 2.0…
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