HOWTO: Configure a Standalone vRealize Orchestrator 7.3 Appliance
VMware vRealize Suite vRealize Orchestrator HOWTO
Published on 23 May 2017 by Christopher Lewis. Words: 371. Reading Time: 2 mins.
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VMware vRealize Orchestrator 7.3 is out! ( Release Notes ) and the deployment process is now a lot slicker and easier to complete. In this HOWTO, we look at the process that can be followed for the configuration of a single standalone Orchestrator Appliance.
Prerequisites
- Successful deployment of the VMware vRealize Orchestrator 7.3 Appliance.
- (optional) A DNS CNAME record for vro.fqdn to replace vro.app.fqdn.
Configuration Steps
Using a web browser, navigate to https://vro.app.fqdn:8281/vco/
.
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Click Orchestrator Control Center.
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Click Advanced and then click Proceed to vro.fqdn (unsafe).
Note: You can navigate directly to https://vro.app.fqdn:8283/vco-controlcenter
in your browser.
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Enter root
as the User Name and the root user password as the Password, then click Log In.
Note: the root user password would have been set as part of the deployment of the appliance.
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Under Deployment type, ensure that Standalone Orchestrator is selected from the Select the deployment type dropdown.
Under Host Settings, click Change.
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(optional) Replace the vro.app.fqdn
in the Host name text box with the DNS CNAME for vro.fqdn
and click Apply.
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Click Next.
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Under Authentication Provider, select vSphere from the Authentication mode dropdown.
Note: from vRealize Orchestrator 7.3 onwards, LDAP authentication is deprecated.
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Under Authentication Provider, enter the FQDN of the Platform Services Controller into the Host address text box and click Connect.
Note: If the PSC is embedded into the vCenter Server then enter the FQDN of the vCenter Server.
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Confirm the information on the certificate is correct and then click Accept Certificate.
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Under Identity Service, enter the** User name** as administrator@vsphere.local
and enter the Password and click Register.
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Enter vsphere.local\administrators
for the Admin group and click Search.
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Select the Admin group from the results of the search and click Save Changes.
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Click Validate Configuration.
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Click Sign out.
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Close the Browser window.
Within vCenter Web Client, right-click on the VRO Virtual Machine and select Power > Restart the Guest OS.
Wait for the appliance to reboot.
Navigate to https://vro.fqdn:8283/vco-controlcenter
and sign-in with administrator@vsphere.local
credentials.
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Note: the additional (new) Role Based Access Management and Inspect Workflows icons have appeared.
Click Validate Configuration.
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There you have it! You have successfully configured a basic deployment of a standalone Orchestrator 7.3 Appliance that uses vSphere SSO for user authentication and the embedded PostgreSQL Database.
Published on 23 May 2017 by Christopher Lewis. Words: 371. Reading Time: 2 mins.
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