Chapter 5. vCenter Orchestrator Plug-Ins

Earlier chapters touched on vCenter Orchestrator’s plug-in architecture and how plug-ins make vCO flexible enough to control infrastructure both within and surrounding your vSphere environment. In this chapter, we take a closer look at both the architecture and the plug-ins that ship with your vCO installation.

By the end of this chapter, you will be able do the following:

Understand the vCO plug-in architecture

• List the default vCO plug-ins

• Configure the default plug-ins

Use the default vCO plug-ins

Use the vCO API Explorer

Understanding these items is critical to being able to work with vCO plug-ins and use them to build successful workflows.

The vCenter Orchestrator Plug-In Architecture

Get Automating vSphere: With VMware vCenter Orchestrator now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.