Activities

• Connect to vCloud
• Create Cloud vApp
• Create Snapshot
• Delete VM
• Find Cloud vApp VM
• Get Attached Disks
• Get CPU
• Get Disks
• Power VM
• Set CPU
• Disconnect from vCloud

Connect to vCloud

This activity establishes a connection to the specified vCloud account.

Activity Parameters

The Connect to vCloud activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

Parameters:

• Certificate Location (text box editor type) (type: string): the location of the certificate which will be used for connection.
• Password (password box editor type) (type: string): the password for the vCloud username.
• Password Binding (text box editor type) (type: string): bind to a variable containing the encrypted password.
• vCloud URL Host (text box editor type) (type: string): the vCloud URL which will be used for the connection.
• vCloud User (text box editor type) (type: string): the username which will connect to the given vCloud URL.

The Read Only Output variable are the possible output values that the activity will provide:

• Connection: outputs a vCloud connection. The Output of this activity should be used as Input for all Connection parameters used for all activities placed under the vCloud category.
• Output: outputs the result of the connect operation.

Create Cloud vApp

This activity creates a Cloud vApp.

Activity Parameters

The Create Cloud vApp activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

Parameters:

• Catalog Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the name of the catalog where the new vApp will be created.
• Number of Blank VMs (password box editor type) (type: Int32): the number of blank VMs which will be added to the new vApp.
• Organization Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the name of the organization for which the new vApp will be created.
• vApp Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the name of the new vApp.
• vApp Template Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the name of the template vApp which will be used for creating the new vApp.
• vCloud URL (text box editor type) (type: string): the vCloud URL.
• VDC Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the name of the Virtual Datacenter where the vApp will be created.
• VM Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the Name of the Virtual Machine.

The Read Only Output variable are the possible output values that the activity will provide:

• Output: outputs the resulting cluster ID.

Create Snapshot

This activity creates a snapshot of the specified vCloud VM.

Activity Parameters

The Create Snapshot activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

Parameters:

• Screenshot Description (text box editor type) (type: string): the description of the new snapshot.
• Screenshot Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the name of the new snapshot.
• VM Cloud (text box editor type) (type: string): the VM for which the snapshot will be created.

The Read Only Output variable are the possible output values that the activity will provide:

• Output: outputs the resulting operation.

Delete VM

This activity deletes the specified VM.

Activity Parameters

The Delete VM activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

Parameters:

• VM Cloud (text box editor type) (type: string): the VM which will be deleted.

The Read Only Output variable are the possible output values that the activity will provide:

• Output: outputs the resulting operation.

Find Cloud vApp VM

This activity finds a VM by using the organization and the vApp name.

Activity Parameters

The Find Cloud vApp VM activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

Parameters:

• Organization Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the name of the organization where the VM will be searched.
• vApp Name (password box editor type) (type: string): the name of the vApp where the VM will be searched.
• VM Name (text box editor type) (type: string): name of the VM which will be searched.

The Read Only Output variable are the possible output values that the activity will provide:

• Output: outputs the found VM.

Get Attached Disks

This activity retrieves all attached virtual disks from vCloud.

Activity Parameters

The Get Attached Disks activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

Parameters:

• VM Cloud (text box editor type) (type: string): the VM Cloud.

The Read Only Output variable are the possible output values that the activity will provide:

• Disk IDs: outputs the IDs of the retrieved disks.
• Disk Names: outputs the Names of the retrieved disks.
• Output: outputs the resulting operation.

Get CPU

This activity retrieves information regarding the CPU.

Activity Parameters

The Get CPU activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

Parameters:

• VM Cloud (text box editor type) (type: string): the VM Cloud.

The Read Only Output variable are the possible output values that the activity will provide:

• Cores Per Socket: outputs the cores per socket.
• Number of CPUs: outputs the number of CPUs.
• Output: outputs the resulting operation.

Get Disks

This activity retrieves the virtual disks.

Activity Parameters

The Get Disks activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

Parameters:

• VM Cloud (text box editor type) (type: string): the VM Cloud.

The Read Only Output variable are the possible output values that the activity will provide:

• Bus Types: outputs the Bus types.
• Disk Sizes: outputs the sizes of the found disks.
• Output: outputs the resulting operation.

Power VM

This activity powers on or off a VM.

Activity Parameters

The Power VM activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

Parameters:

• VM Cloud (text box editor type) (type: string): the VM Cloud.

The Read Only Output variable are the possible output values that the activity will provide:

• Output: outputs the resulting operation.

Set CPU

This activity sets the CPU.

Activity Parameters

The Set CPU activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:

Parameters:

• Number of Cores per Socket (text box editor type) (type: string): the number of cores per socket.
• Number of CPUs (text box editor type) (type: string): the numer of CPUs.
• VM Cloud (text box editor type) (type: string): the VM Cloud.

The Read Only Output variable are the possible output values that the activity will provide:

• Output: outputs the resulting operation.

Disconnect from vCloud

This activity disconnects from vCloud.

Activity Parameters

The Disconnect from vCloud activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables: