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vCenter Orchestrator supports extended functionality through the use of Plug-Ins. This VIX plug-in allows users to automate virtual machine operations within guest operating systems. The plug-in provides the guest functions of the VIX API as vCO Javascript objects and methods to allow users to create workflows to run operations within a Windows / Linux Guest. Additionally the following sample vCO workflows are provided:
- Check for directory in guest
- Check for file in guest
- Copy file from guest to vCO
- Copy file from vCO to guest
- Create directory in guest
- Create temp file in guest
- Delete directory in guest
- Delete file in guest
- Kill Process in guest
- Get directory content from guest
- List Processes
- Rename file in guest
- Run program in guest
- Run script in guest
VIX Plugin for vCenter Orchestrator requires the following:
- Windows 2008 64-bit
- vCenter Orchestrator 4.1
- 64-bit VIX libraries (provided as part of the vix-x64-1.10.1-266898.zip archive)
- VMware tools must be running in the virtual machines and guest OS.
From your vCenter Orchestrator Server:
- Download the vCO41-VIX-1.10.1-Plugin.zip archive file.
- Unzip to a temporary folder.
- Unzip VMware-vix-x64-1.10.1-266898.zip to a path such as C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware-vix-x64-1.10.1-266898.
- Append the above path to your system PATH variable. You can add this value to the path variable by editing it under System Properties > Advanced > Environment Variables.
Install the plug-in by using the VMware vCenter Orchestrator Configuration interface:
- Log into the the configuration interface.
- Click the “Plug-ins” tab in the left pane and scroll down to the bottom of the right pane.
- Click the magnifying glass icon and browse for and select the o11nplugin-vix.dar file.
- Click “Upload and install”.
- Click the “Startup Options” tab in the left pane and click “Restart service”
- Login to the vCO Client and execute the "Set VIX configuration defaults" workflow
For further documentation on installation and usage of the VIX plug-in please consult the vCO41-VIX-Plugin-Guide.pdf file contained in the vCO41-VIX-1.10.1-Plugin.zip archive.
Installation Problem
Nikko says:Is the plugin compatible with Orchestrator 4.2 ?
I have just followed the installation instructions but the configuration workflow hangs (the dll have added to the path).
The server.log... Show more
Set Vix Configuration Fails
Joe Horsey says:I have loaded the vix plugin. When I try to run the vix configuration workflow the vco client just hangs at the the "processing presentation" dialog and hangs the entire VCO client? The client is Windows 7 64bit, vcO 4.1. Anyone seen this before?
Thanks,
Joe
I have the same problem,
I've installed the plugin, added the libraries to the path on the server. When I run the config workflow, it just hangs.
I'm running Win2008 R2 - 64bit if that's relevant.
Turns out that the download is a zip within a zip within a zip. So when I tried to load the plugin-dar file I had not fully unzipped the source, .dll's and packages for vco. Check in your packages drop down in the vcO client and verify that the vix packages loaded correctly.
After I cleaned that all up, it worked fine.
Regards,
Joe
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class com.vmware.vmo.plugin.vix.VixServer
at java.lang.Class.forNa... Show more
The workflow 'Run script in guest' doesn't appear to accept 'arguments'. Is there a work around for this?
problem solved: PATH Variable was not properly set
problem after installation of the VIX Plugin,
System.log (Log Messages) don't works !?