Mayank Goyal
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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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Code Snippet: Get VM (Vc:VirtualMachine) using MoRefId in Orchestrator
A small Orchestrator action that finds a vCenter VM (VC:VirtualMachine) by its MoRef ID, such as vm-3021, with an optional vCenter FQDN to search a single…
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User Input Requests in Service Broker Inbox: More than Approvals
Approvals only let you approve or reject. User Input Requests in the Service Broker Inbox let an approver fill in or edit values for a waiting…
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Orchestrator Rhino Engine 8.x vs 9.x – Comprehensive guide to Modern JavaScript in vRO
Which modern JavaScript actually runs in Orchestrator? Every feature re-tested on VCF Operations Orchestrator 9.1.1 against the ES5.1 Rhino in 8.x, with a support table, the…
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Enabling vRO Management Pack in vROPs for Embedded Orchestrator
Set up the vRO Management Pack in Aria Operations (vROps) to monitor an embedded Orchestrator: license and basic auth prerequisites, the Orchestrator Administrator role, installing the…
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VCF Automation 9: From Wizard to Blueprints
In the VCF Automation 9 All Apps organization, the create wizards generate clean Kubernetes manifests. Copy that YAML into a blank blueprint under a Supervisor Namespace…
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Under the Hood of VCF Operations Orchestrator 9.0 — What Really Changed?
What changed under the hood in VCF Operations Orchestrator 9.0: a newer Rhino engine, Java 17 and jakarta, updated plugins and REST APIs, non-disruptive certificate replacement,…
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Update CloudConfig YAML using Orchestrator workflow
VCF Automation can update the cloudConfig YAML of a VM at Compute Allocate using an Orchestrator workflow. The catch: setting customProperties.cloudConfig does nothing, but writing the…
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WDT4vRO: External Tooling for Orchestrator Workflow Documentation (XML -> PNG + HTML)
WDT4vRO turns VCF Operations Orchestrator workflow XML into clickable diagrams with inputs, outputs and scripts, exported as PNG or HTML. It is now archived; its successor…
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ServiceNow CMDB Integration using Custom Properties and Workflows
Connect Aria Automation to the ServiceNow CMDB with two event subscriptions and two vRO workflows: one creates the CI and a change request at post provision,…
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Aria Automation 8.x Pods Functionality
A quick reference table of the pods running inside the Aria Automation 8.x appliance, from abx-service-app and ebs-app to vco-app and postgres-0, with what each one…
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Resubmitting Failed Deployments in Service Broker using Day-2 Ops | VCF Automation
Tired of refilling a long Service Broker form after a failed deployment? Import a vRO package and add a Resubmit Deployment Day-2 action that redeploys with…
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Port Requirement for Aria Automation 8.0 Stack
Two port tables for an Aria Automation 8.0 stack, taken from VMware Ports and Protocols and the reference architecture: user access, Identity Manager, Suite Lifecycle, intra-cluster…
