vcenter-orchestrator-51-using-plugins-guide

UsingVMwarevCenterOrchestratorPlug-InsvCenterOrchestrator5.1Thisdocumentsupportstheversionofeachproductlistedandsupportsallsubsequentversionsuntilthedocumentisreplacedbyanewedition.Tocheckformorerecenteditionsofthisdocument,see::[e-mail]©2008–2012VMware,Inc.Allrightsreserved.ThisproductisprotectedbyU.S.andinternationalcopyrightandintellectualpropertylaws.VMwareproductsarecoveredbyoneormorepatentslistedat:FileType44SSH:FolderType44SSH:RootFolderType44SSH:SshConnectionType44KeyPairManagerClass44SSHCommandClass45SSHFileClass46SSHFolderClass46SSHSessionClass47RunningtheSSHPlug-InSampleWorkflows48GenerateaKeyPair48ChangetheKeyPairPassphrase49RegisteranOrchestratorPublicKeyonanSSHHost49RunanSSHCommand50CopyaFilefromanSSHHost50CopyaFiletoanSSHHost516UsingtheXMLPlug-In53XMLPlug-InScriptingAPI53XMLDocumentClass53UsingVMwarevCenterOrchestratorPlug-Ins4VMware,Inc.XMLElementClass54XMLManagerClass55XMLNamedNodeMapClass55XMLNodeClass56XMLNodeListClass57RunningtheXMLPlug-InSampleWorkflows57CreateaSimpleXMLDocument57FindanElementinanXMLDocument58ModifyanXMLDocument58CreateanExampleAddressBookfromXML597UsingtheMailPlug-In61DefinetheDefaultSMTPConnection61MailPlug-InScriptingAPI62EmailMessageClass62EmailScriptingExamples62UsingtheMailPlug-InSampleWorkflows63AccesstheMailPlug-InSampleWorkflows63MailPlug-InSampleWorkflows63TestanExampleInteractionwithEmail648UsingtheNetPlug-In65NetPlug-InScriptingAPI65FTPClientClass65POP3ClientClass66POP3MessageClass67TelnetClientClass689UsingtheEnumerationPlug-In69EnumerationPlug-InScriptingAPI69TimeZoneCodes7010UsingtheWorkflowDocumentationPlug-In73WorkflowDocumentationPlug-InScriptingAPI73WorkflowDocumentationServiceClass73WorkflowLibraryfortheWorkflowDocumentationPlug-In73GenerateWorkflowDocumentation74Index75ContentsVMware,Inc.5UsingVMwarevCenterOrchestratorPlug-Ins6VMware,Inc.UsingVMwarevCenterOrchestratorPlug-InsTheUsingVMwarevCenterOrchestratorPlug-Insprovidesinformationandinstructionsaboutconfiguringandusingtheofficialsetofplug-insinstalledwithVMwarevCenter®Orchestrator.IntendedAudienceThisinformationisintendedforadvancedvSphereadministratorsandexperiencedsystemadministratorswhoarefamiliarwithvirtualmachinetechnologyanddatacenteroperations.VMware,Inc.7UsingVMwarevCenterOrchestratorPlug-Ins8VMware,Inc.IntroductiontoOrchestratorPlug-Ins1Plug-insallowyoutouseOrchestratortoaccessandcontrolexternaltechnologiesandapplications.ExposinganexternaltechnologyinanOrchestratorplug-inallowsyoutoincorporateobjectsandfunctionsinworkflowsthataccesstheobjectsandfunctionsofthatexternaltechnology.Theexternaltechnologiestha