Orchestration Workflow Operations

This chapter contains the following sections:

Hyper-V Orchestration Tasks

Cisco UCS Director includes orchestration features that allow you to automate the configuration and management of tasks performed by SCVMM in one or more workflows. The same workflow can include Hyper-V VM, Hyper-V host, network, and storage tasks.

For more information about orchestration in Cisco UCS Director, see the Cisco UCS Director Orchestration Guide.

Location of Orchestration Tasks

A complete list of the orchestration tasks is available in Workflow Designer, in the Task Library and the Virtualization folder. The Task Library, which includes a description of the orchestration tasks, can be accessed from the following locations in Cisco UCS Director:

  • Policies > Orchestration > Workflows

  • http://IP_address/app/cloudmgr/onlinedocs/cloupiaTaskLib.html where IP_address is the IP address of Cisco UCS Director.

Types of Orchestration Tasks

The Hyper-V orchestration tasks include tasks to configure and manage the following:

  • VM

  • Host

  • Virtual network

  • Logical network

  • Logical network definition

  • Host network adapter

  • Virtual network adapter

  • PNIC

  • Storage

  • Logical unit network (LUN)

  • Logical switch

  • Standard switch

  • Uplink port profile

  • Storage classification

  • File share

  • Storage logical unit

  • Storage provider

Accessing Task Documentation

    Step 1   On the menu bar, choose Policies > Orchestration.
    Step 2   Click the Task Library icon.
    Step 3   Check the Regenerate document check box to view a list of all new tasks and those by open automation.
    Step 4   Click Submit.

    The orchestration task library appears. Click an entry to see more information about specific inputs and outputs that are available.

    Validating and Executing an Orchestration Workflow

    After you validate all the tasks in a workflow and bind them to the local environment, the entire workflow must be validated.
      Step 1   At the top right corner of Workflow Designer, click the Validate button. Workflow Designer confirms if the workflow is valid with a "Completed (Success)" message.
      Step 2   Click Execute Now to activate the orchestration workflow.

      Managing Triggers

      Triggers are used to execute workflows based on specified conditions. Once those conditions are met, a workflow is automatically executed.

        Step 1   On the menu bar, choose Policies > Orchestration.
        Step 2   Click the Triggers tab. The triggers created in the Cisco UCS Director are displayed. The Triggers tab provides the following actions:
        Action Description

        Refresh

        Refreshes the current page.

        Favorite

        Adds this page to the Favorites tab which displays the page that you go to most often.

        Add

        Creates a trigger in the Cisco UCS Director.

        When you choose a trigger, the following actions appear:

        Action Description

        Edit

        Edits a trigger.

        Delete

        Deletes a trigger after confirmation.

        Clone

        Clones a trigger.

        Reset

        Resets the selected trigger after confirmation.

        View Log

        Displays the log information of the triggers.

        Adding a Trigger

          Step 1   Navigate to the Triggers tab.

          For more information about how to navigate to the Triggers tab, see .

          Step 2   Click Add.
          Step 3   In the Add Trigger dialog box, complete the following field:
          Name Description

          Trigger Name field

          The name of the trigger.

          Is Enabled check box

          Check this check box to enable the trigger.

          Description field

          The description of trigger.

          Frequency drop-down list

          Choose the frequency at which the trigger rule is verified.

          Trigger Type drop-down list

          Choose one of the following as the trigger type:

          • Stateful—Executes the action only when there is a change in the state of the trigger.

          • Stateless—Executes the trigger condition at a frequency provided in the frequency field irrespective of the trigger state.

          Step 4   Click Next.
          Step 5   In the Specify Conditions pane, complete the following fields:
          Name Description

          Conditions field

          Click the + icon to add a condition.

          In the Add Entry To Conditions dialog box, complete the following fields:

          • Types of Objects to Monitor drop-down list—Choose Hyper V Host as the type of object to be monitored.

          • Object drop-down list—Choose a Hyper-V host to monitor.

          • Parameter drop-down list—Choose one of the following parameters:

            • CPU Usage % (Last Day Avg)

            • CPU Usage % (Last Hour Avg)

            • Memory Usage % (Last Day Avg)

            • Memory Usage % (Last Hour Avg)

            • Power Status

          • Operation drop-down list—Choose an operator from the list of operators that appear according to the selected parameter.

          • Value drop-down list—Choose a value from the list of values that appear according to the selected parameter.

          Trigger When drop-down list

          Choose one of the following conditions: Any Condition(s) Satisfied or trigger type:

          • All Condition(s) Satisfied—To trigger the workflow only when all set conditions are met.

          • Any Condition(s) Satisfied—To trigger the workflow if any one of the set conditions is met.

          Step 6   Click Next.
          Step 7   In the Specify Workflow pane, complete the following fields:
          Name Description

          Maximum Invocations field

          The number of times that the trigger is invoked.

          (When Trigger State Becomes Active) Select Workflow drop-down list

          Choose the workflow to be executed when the trigger is activated.

          (When Trigger State Become Clear) Select Workflow drop-down list

          This field is optional. Choose the workflow to be executed when the trigger is cleared.

          Step 8   Click Next.
          Step 9   In the Specify Workflow Inputs pane, provide the input for the selected workflows.
          Step 10   Click Submit.