Virtual Server Management module root-level workflows
This section describes the following Virtual Server Management module root-level workflows:
- Add Disk Space workflow
- Create Snapshot workflow
- Create VM from a Template workflow
- Create VM workflow
- Delete Disk Space workflow
- Delete Snapshot workflow
- Delete VM workflow
- Restart Guest OS workflow
- Restore Snapshot workflow
- Resume VM workflow
- Shutdown Guest OS workflow
- Start VM workflow
- Stop VM workflow
- Suspend VM workflow
- Update CPU Configuration workflow
- Update Ethernet Adapter workflow
- Update Memory Configuration workflow
- Update VM Expiry Date workflow
- Update VM Property workflow
Add Disk Space workflow
This workflow creates a new virtual disk for the specified VM, as long as that VM is powered off. If the specified VM is powered up, the workflow does not execute.
This workflow supports dynamic targeting.
Add Disk Space workflow inputs
Add Disk Space workflow outputs
Create Snapshot workflow
This workflow creates a snapshot of the VM. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.
Create Snapshot workflow inputs
Create Snapshot workflow outputs
Create VM from a Template workflow
This workflow creates a VM using a template.
Create VM from a Template workflow inputs
Create VM from a Template workflow outputs
Create VM workflow
This workflow creates a VM.
Create VM workflow inputs
Create VM workflow outputs
Delete Disk Space workflow
This workflow removes a virtual disk from a VM if the VM is powered off. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.
Delete Disk Space workflow inputs
Delete Disk Space workflow outputs
Delete Snapshot workflow
This workflow removes a snapshot. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.
Delete Snapshot workflow inputs
Delete Snapshot workflow outputs
Delete VM workflow
This workflow removes a VM from the virtual center, if the VM is in a powered-off state. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.
Delete VM workflow inputs
Delete VM workflow outputs
Restart Guest OS workflow
This workflow restarts the guest operating system running on the VM. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.
Restart Guest OS workflow inputs
Restart Guest OS workflow outputs
Restore Snapshot workflow
This workflow restores a snapshot. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.
Restore Snapshot workflow inputs
Restore Snapshot workflow outputs
Resume VM workflow
This workflow resumes the activity of a suspended VM. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.
Resume VM workflow inputs
Resume VM workflow outputs
Shutdown Guest OS workflow
This workflow shuts down the guest operating system running on the VM. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.
Shutdown Guest OS workflow inputs
Shutdown Guest OS workflow outputs
Start VM workflow
This workflow starts a virtual machine. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.
Start VM workflow inputs
Start VM workflow outputs
Stop VM workflow
This workflow stops a VM and changes the power status to Stopped. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.
Stop VM workflow inputs
Stop VM workflow outputs
Suspend VM workflow
This workflow suspends the activity of a VM. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.
Suspend VM workflow inputs
Suspend VM workflow outputs
Update CPU Configuration workflow
This workflow updates the VM CPU configuration. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.
Update CPU Configuration workflow inputs
Update CPU Configuration workflow outputs
Update Ethernet Adapter workflow
This workflow updates an ethernet adapter configuration, used primarily in BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management implementations. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.
Update Ethernet Adapter workflow inputs
Input | Description | Required | |
---|---|---|---|
configuration name | Specifies a configuration group defined in the module configuration | Yes | |
virtual machine | Specifies the name of the VM | Yes | |
ethernet adapter | Specifies the name of the ethernet adapter to be updated | Yes | |
virtual center | Specifies the name or IP address of the virtual center on which the given VM is hosted | No | |
host system | Specifies the host system associated with the distributed virtual (DV) port group and DV switch | No | |
delay | Specifies the number of seconds to wait before polling for the virtual center task status | No | |
device type | Specifies the device type
| No | |
backing type | Valid values:
| No | |
backing device name | Specifies the name of the device on the host system | No | |
backing dv switch | Specifies the name of the DV switch | No | |
backing dv port group | Specifies the name of the DV port group | No | |
start connected | Specifies information about restrictions on removing this device while a VM is running Valid values: true, false | No | |
allow guest control | Specifies information about restrictions on removing this device while a VM is running Valid values: true, false | No | |
connected | Specifies information about restrictions on removing this device while a VM is running Valid values: true, false | No | |
address type | Specifies the MAC address type
| No | |
mac address | Specifies the MAC address assigned to the virtual network adapter | No | |
wake on lan enabled | Indicates whether wake-on-LAN is enabled on this virtual network adapter | No | |
connection details | Specifies the connection details of the virtual center <connection-parameters> <soap-url></soap-url> <transport></transport> <user-name></user-name> <password></password> </connection-parameters> | No | |
soap url | Specifies the URL for the remote soap service running on the VMware virtual center | No | |
username | Specifies the user name that will be used for HTTP basic authentication on the VMware virtual center | No | |
password | Specifies the password corresponding to the specified user name | No | |
transport | Specifies the transport protocol for the message | No | Update Ethernet Adapter workflow outputs |
Update Memory Configuration workflow
This workflow updates the memory configuration of a VM. This workflow supports dynamic targeting.
Update Memory Configuration workflow inputs
Update Memory Configuration workflow outputs
Update VM Expiry Date workflow
This workflow updates the date when the VM expires.
Update VM Expiry Date workflow inputs
Update VM Expiry Date workflow outputs
Update VM Property workflow
This workflow updates the specified property of the specified VM.
Update VM Property workflow inputs
Update VM Property workflow outputs