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Anonymize a Veritas NSS User using vRO SOAP
A short vRO SOAP script that anonymizes a Veritas NetBackup Self Service user. It calls the RedactUser operation on a SOAP host with the userId, then…
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Decrypt vRO Encrypted String using vRO Workflow
Forgot the value stored in a vRO EncryptedString? Enable local process commands, expose vro-configure-inner.sh in the vco-app pod and run my Decrypt Encrypted String workflow. Also…
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vRO LogMarker: Better than Logger Action?
Tracing logs across nested vRO workflows is hard. Compare a custom Logger action with the built-in System.setLogMarker(), which tags every log, warn, debug and error line…
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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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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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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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Differences between VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator Forms and VMware Aria Automation Service Broker Forms
Orchestrator input forms and Service Broker custom forms do not behave the same. Covers what Service Broker cannot see through the VRO-Gateway, workarounds for workflow variables,…
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Advanced JavaScript Snippets in vRO
Some slightly modern JavaScript that works in vRO’s Rhino engine: lodash as an external module, first-class functions, Object.defineProperty, custom classes with prototypes, private variables, labels, the…
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vRO Debugger: How to Use Breakpoints and Watch Expressions
Stop scattering System.log() lines through your code. Use the Orchestrator debugger to pause an action on a breakpoint, step through it line by line, and test…
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Generate vRO Workflow Runs Report in CSV
A workflow that pulls the last 30 days of Orchestrator workflow runs from the catalog REST API, turns them into a CSV report and emails it…
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Build a Notification Bot with Google Chat for Aria Orchestrator
Send Orchestrator notifications straight to a Google Chat space with an incoming webhook. No bot to host and no SMTP setup: one small action posts a…










