The

vCenter

plug-in maps the

vCenter

API to the JavaScript that you can use in workflows. The

vCenter

scripting API contains classes, with their respective attributes, methods, and constructors that allow interaction between

Automation Orchestrator

and

vCenter

.

The

vCenter

plug-in supports registering

vCenter

6.5, 6.7, 7.0 instances as endpoints. Based on the

vCenter

version that you register, the plug-in exposes vSphere 6.5 and 6.7 API as SDK, and vSphere 7.0 API as scripting SDK. For information about

vCenter

scripting objects, navigate to the API Explorer in the

Automation Orchestrator

Client.

The

vCenter

plug-in provides a library of standard workflows that automate

vCenter

operations. For example, you can run workflows that create, clone, migrate, or delete virtual machines. The plug-in also provides actions that perform individual

vCenter

tasks that you can include in workflows. You can use the API to develop custom workflows.

Most

vCenter

plug-in workflows communicate only with the

vCenter

. However, some guest operations workflows require communication with the ESXi host managed by

vCenter

. Before you run these workflows, you must import the ESXi host certificate through the

Automation Orchestrator

Control Center. For more information, see

Manage

Automation Orchestrator

Certificates

in

Installing and Configuring

Automation Orchestrator

.

The

vCenter

plug-in includes the Policy-Based Management (PBM) and the Storage Monitoring Service (SMS) APIs as scripting objects in the

Automation Orchestrator

scripting API. The Storage Policy-Based Management policies and components appear in the

Inventory

page of the

Automation Orchestrator Client

.

The

vCenter

plug-in exposes all objects of the connected

vCenter

instances in the Inventory view.

To display the workflows that are available for a

vCenter

inventory object, navigate to

Administration

Inventory

vSphere vCenter Plug-in

in the

Automation Orchestrator

Client.