Generic VM Tasks

This chapter contains the following sections:

Modify VM Life Cycle

Summary

Modify a VM Life Cycle.

Description

This task modifies a VM's termination time.

Inputs

Input	Description	Mappable To Type	Mandatory
Select VM	Select the VM to be deleted.​	vm	Y
Set Termination Time	Select this to set a specific date and time for the termination.​		Y
Termination Date/Time	VM will be terminated on the specified date/time.​	date_​time	Y

Outputs

No Outputs

Select VM Task

Summary

Retrieve properties of the selected VM.

Description

This task retrieves the properties of a VM for use elsewhere in a Workflow.

Inputs

Input	Description	Mappable To Type	Mandatory
Select VM	Select the VM to retrieve the properties	vm	Y

Outputs

Output	Description	Type
VM_​Name	VM Name	gen_​text_​input
VM_​ID	VM Id	vm
VM_​CPU_​Size	VM CPU Size	gen_​text_​input
VM_​Cores_​Per_​CPU	VM Cores Per CPU	gen_​text_​input
VM_​Memory_​Size	VM Memory Size	gen_​text_​input
VM_​Guest_​Host Name	VM Guest Host Name	gen_​text_​input
VM_​v​Center_​Name	VM v​Center Account Name	gen_​text_​input
VM_​Server_​Address	VM v​Center Server Address	gen_​text_​input
VM_​Datacenter_​Name	VM Datacenter Name	datacenter​Name
VM_​Datacenter_​Identity	VM Datacenter Identity	gen_​text_​input
VM_​Host	VM Host	gen_​text_​input
VM_​Host_​Identity	VM Host Identity	vmware​Host​Node​Identity
VM_​Cluster_​Name	VM Cluster Name	gen_​text_​input
VM_​Cluster_​Identity	VM Cluster Identity	vmware​Cluster​Identity
VM_​Resource_​Pool_​Name	VM Resource Pool Name	vmware​Resource​Pool​Name
VM_​Resource_​Pool_​Identity	VM Resource Pool Identity	vmware​Resource​Pool​Identity
VM_​Datastore	Datastore Name associated with the vm	vmware​Datastore​Name
Datastore_​Identity	VM Datastore Identity	vmware​Datastore​Identity
Datastore_​Info_​Identity	VM Datastore Info Identity	gen_​text_​input
VM_​Datastore_​Cluster_​Name	VM Datastore Cluster Name	vmware​Datastore​Cluster​Name
VM_​Datastore_​Cluster_​Identity	VM Datastore Cluster Identity	vmware​Datastore​Cluster​Identity
VM_​Disk_​Count	Total Number of VM Disks	gen_​text_​input
Datastore_​Name_​Disk1	VM Disk 1 Datastore Name	data​Store​Name
Datastore_​Name_​Disk2	VM Disk 2 Datastore Name	data​Store​Name
Datastore_​Name_​Disk3	VM Disk 3 Datastore Name	data​Store​Name
Datastore_​Name_​Disk4	VM Disk 4 Datastore Name	data​Store​Name
Datastore_​Name_​Disk5	VM Disk 5 Datastore Name	data​Store​Name
Datastore_​Name_​Disk6	VM Disk 6 Datastore Name	data​Store​Name
Datastore_​Name_​Disk7	VM Disk 7 Datastore Name	data​Store​Name
Datastore_​Name_​Disk8	VM Disk 8 Datastore Name	data​Store​Name
Datastore_​Name_​Disk9	VM Disk 9 Datastore Name	data​Store​Name
Datastore_​Name_​Disk10	VM Disk 10 Datastore Name	data​Store​Name
Datastore_​Identity_​Disk1	VM Disk 1 Datastore Name	vmware​Datastore​Identity
Datastore_​Identity_​Disk2	VM Disk 2 Datastore Name	vmware​Datastore​Identity
Datastore_​Identity_​Disk3	VM Disk 3 Datastore Name	vmware​Datastore​Identity
Datastore_​Identity_​Disk4	VM Disk 4 Datastore Name	vmware​Datastore​Identity
Datastore_​Identity_​Disk5	VM Disk 5 Datastore Name	vmware​Datastore​Identity
Datastore_​Identity_​Disk6	VM Disk 6 Datastore Name	vmware​Datastore​Identity
Datastore_​Identity_​Disk7	VM Disk 7 Datastore Name	vmware​Datastore​Identity
Datastore_​Identity_​Disk8	VM Disk 8 Datastore Name	vmware​Datastore​Identity
Datastore_​Identity_​Disk9	VM Disk 9 Datastore Name	vmware​Datastore​Identity
Datastore_​Identity_​Disk10	VM Disk 10 Datastore Name	vmware​Datastore​Identity
Datastore_​Cluster_​Name_​Disk1	VM Disk 1 Datastore Cluster Name	vmware​Datastore​Cluster​Name
Datastore_​Cluster_​Name_​Disk2	VM Disk 2 Datastore Cluster Name	vmware​Datastore​Cluster​Name
Datastore_​Cluster_​Name_​Disk3	VM Disk 3 Datastore Cluster Name	vmware​Datastore​Cluster​Name
Datastore_​Cluster_​Name_​Disk4	VM Disk 4 Datastore Cluster Name	vmware​Datastore​Cluster​Name
Datastore_​Cluster_​Name_​Disk5	VM Disk 5 Datastore Cluster Name	vmware​Datastore​Cluster​Name
Datastore_​Cluster_​Name_​Disk6	VM Disk 6 Datastore Cluster Name	vmware​Datastore​Cluster​Name
Datastore_​Cluster_​Name_​Disk7	VM Disk 7 Datastore Cluster Name	vmware​Datastore​Cluster​Name
Datastore_​Cluster_​Name_​Disk8	VM Disk 8 Datastore Cluster Name	vmware​Datastore​Cluster​Name
Datastore_​Cluster_​Name_​Disk9	VM Disk 9 Datastore Cluster Name	vmware​Datastore​Cluster​Name
Datastore_​Cluster_​Name_​Disk10	VM Disk 10 Datastore Cluster Name	vmware​Datastore​Cluster​Name
Datastore_​Cluster_​Identity_​Disk1	VM Disk 1 Datastore Cluster Identity	vmware​Datastore​Cluster​Identity
Datastore_​Cluster_​Identity_​Disk2	VM Disk 2 Datastore Cluster Identity	vmware​Datastore​Cluster​Identity
Datastore_​Cluster_​Identity_​Disk3	VM Disk 3 Datastore Cluster Identity	vmware​Datastore​Cluster​Identity
Datastore_​Cluster_​Identity_​Disk4	VM Disk 4 Datastore Cluster Identity	vmware​Datastore​Cluster​Identity
Datastore_​Cluster_​Identity_​Disk5	VM Disk 5 Datastore Cluster Identity	vmware​Datastore​Cluster​Identity
Datastore_​Cluster_​Identity_​Disk6	VM Disk 6 Datastore Cluster Identity	vmware​Datastore​Cluster​Identity
Datastore_​Cluster_​Identity_​Disk7	VM Disk 7 Datastore Cluster Identity	vmware​Datastore​Cluster​Identity
Datastore_​Cluster_​Identity_​Disk8	VM Disk 8 Datastore Cluster Identity	vmware​Datastore​Cluster​Identity
Datastore_​Cluster_​Identity_​Disk9	VM Disk 9 Datastore Cluster Identity	vmware​Datastore​Cluster​Identity
Datastore_​Cluster_​Identity_​Disk10	VM Disk 10 Datastore Cluster Identity	vmware​Datastore​Cluster​Identity
VM_​Mac	Mac address associated with the vm	gen_​text_​input
VM_​IPv4_​Address	IPv4 address of the vm	gen_​text_​input
VM_​IPv6_​Address	IPv6 address of the vm	gen_​text_​input
VM_​Port​Groups	Port Groups associated with the vm	gen_​text_​input
VM_​Nics_​Count	Total Number of VM NICs	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC1_​MAC_​ADDRESS	Mac address of the NIC1	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC1_​IPv4_​ADDRESS	IPv4 address of the NIC1	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC1_​IPv6_​ADDRESS	IPv6 address of the NIC1	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC1_​ADAPTER_​NAME	Adapter name of NIC1	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC1_​GENERIC_​PORTGROUP_​IDENTITY	Port​Group Identity of NIC1	vmware​Vm​Port​Group​Identity
VM_​NIC1_​PORTGROUP_​IDENTITY	Port​Group Identity of NIC1	port​Group​Identity
VM_​NIC1_​DISTRIBUTED_​PORTGROUP_​IDENTITY	Port​Group Identity of NIC1	VMware​DVPortgroup​Identity
VM_​NIC1_​Port​Group_​Name	Port​Group Name of the NIC1	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC1_​Port​Group_​Type	Port​Group Type of the NIC1	port​Group​Type
VM_​NIC1_​v​Switch_​Name	v​Switch Name of the NIC1	v​Switch​Name
VM_​NIC1_​dv​Switch_​Name	DV Switch Name of the NIC1	dv​Switch​Name
VM_​NIC1_​v​Switch_​Identity	v​Switch Identity of the NIC1	vmware​VSwitch​Identity
VM_​NIC1_​dv​Switch_​Identity	DV Switch Identity of the NIC1	VMware​DVSwitch​Identity
VM_​NIC2_​MAC_​ADDRESS	Mac address of the NIC2	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC2_​IPv4_​ADDRESS	IPv4 address of the NIC2	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC2_​IPv6_​ADDRESS	IPv6 address of the NIC2	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC2_​ADAPTER_​NAME	Adapter name of NIC2	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC2_​GENERIC_​PORTGROUP_​IDENTITY	Port​Group Identity of NIC2	vmware​Vm​Port​Group​Identity
VM_​NIC2_​PORTGROUP_​IDENTITY	Port​Group Identity of NIC2	port​Group​Identity
VM_​NIC2_​DISTRIBUTED_​PORTGROUP_​IDENTITY	Port​Group Identity of NIC2	VMware​DVPortgroup​Identity
VM_​NIC2_​Port​Group_​Name	Port​Group Name of the NIC2	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC2_​Port​Group_​Type	Port​Group Type of the NIC2	port​Group​Type
VM_​NIC2_​v​Switch_​Name	v​Switch Name of the NIC2	v​Switch​Name
VM_​NIC2_​dv​Switch_​Name	DV Switch Name of the NIC2	dv​Switch​Name
VM_​NIC2_​v​Switch_​Identity	v​Switch Identity of the NIC2	vmware​VSwitch​Identity
VM_​NIC2_​dv​Switch_​Identity	DV Switch Identity of the NIC2	VMware​DVSwitch​Identity
VM_​NIC3_​MAC_​ADDRESS	Mac address of the NIC3	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC3_​IPv4_​ADDRESS	IPv4 address of the NIC3	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC3_​IPv6_​ADDRESS	IPv6 address of the NIC3	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC3_​ADAPTER_​NAME	Adapter name of NIC3	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC3_​GENERIC_​PORTGROUP_​IDENTITY	Port​Group Identity of NIC3	vmware​Vm​Port​Group​Identity
VM_​NIC3_​PORTGROUP_​IDENTITY	Port​Group Identity of NIC3	port​Group​Identity
VM_​NIC3_​DISTRIBUTED_​PORTGROUP_​IDENTITY	Port​Group Identity of NIC3	VMware​DVPortgroup​Identity
VM_​NIC3_​Port​Group_​Name	Port​Group Name of the NIC3	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC3_​Port​Group_​Type	Port​Group Type of the NIC3	port​Group​Type
VM_​NIC3_​v​Switch_​Name	v​Switch Name of the NIC3	v​Switch​Name
VM_​NIC3_​dv​Switch_​Name	DV Switch Name of the NIC3	dv​Switch​Name
VM_​NIC3_​v​Switch_​Identity	v​Switch Identity of the NIC3	vmware​VSwitch​Identity
VM_​NIC3_​dv​Switch_​Identity	DV Switch Identity of the NIC3	VMware​DVSwitch​Identity
VM_​NIC4_​MAC_​ADDRESS	Mac address of the NIC4	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC4_​IPv4_​ADDRESS	IPv4 address of the NIC4	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC4_​IPv6_​ADDRESS	IPv6 address of the NIC4	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC4_​ADAPTER_​NAME	Adapter name of NIC4	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC4_​GENERIC_​PORTGROUP_​IDENTITY	Port​Group Identity of NIC4	vmware​Vm​Port​Group​Identity
VM_​NIC4_​PORTGROUP_​IDENTITY	Port​Group Identity of NIC4	port​Group​Identity
VM_​NIC4_​DISTRIBUTED_​PORTGROUP_​IDENTITY	Port​Group Identity of NIC4	VMware​DVPortgroup​Identity
VM_​NIC4_​Port​Group_​Name	Port​Group Name of the NIC4	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC4_​Port​Group_​Type	Port​Group Type of the NIC4	port​Group​Type
VM_​NIC4_​v​Switch_​Name	v​Switch Name of the NIC4	v​Switch​Name
VM_​NIC4_​dv​Switch_​Name	DV Switch Name of the NIC4	dv​Switch​Name
VM_​NIC4_​v​Switch_​Identity	v​Switch Identity of the NIC4	vmware​VSwitch​Identity
VM_​NIC4_​dv​Switch_​Identity	DV Switch Identity of the NIC4	VMware​DVSwitch​Identity
VM_​NIC5_​MAC_​ADDRESS	Mac address of the NIC5	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC5_​IPv4_​ADDRESS	IPv4 address of the NIC5	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC5_​IPv6_​ADDRESS	IPv6 address of the NIC5	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC5_​ADAPTER_​NAME	Adapter name of NIC5	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC5_​GENERIC_​PORTGROUP_​IDENTITY	Port​Group Identity of NIC5	vmware​Vm​Port​Group​Identity
VM_​NIC5_​PORTGROUP_​IDENTITY	Port​Group Identity of NIC5	port​Group​Identity
VM_​NIC5_​DISTRIBUTED_​PORTGROUP_​IDENTITY	Port​Group Identity of NIC5	VMware​DVPortgroup​Identity
VM_​NIC5_​Port​Group_​Name	Port​Group Name of the NIC5	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC5_​Port​Group_​Type	Port​Group Type of the NIC5	port​Group​Type
VM_​NIC5_​v​Switch_​Name	v​Switch Name of the NIC5	v​Switch​Name
VM_​NIC5_​dv​Switch_​Name	DV Switch Name of the NIC5	dv​Switch​Name
VM_​NIC5_​v​Switch_​Identity	v​Switch Identity of the NIC5	vmware​VSwitch​Identity
VM_​NIC5_​dv​Switch_​Identity	DV Switch Identity of the NIC5	VMware​DVSwitch​Identity
VM_​NIC6_​MAC_​ADDRESS	Mac address of the NIC6	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC6_​IPv4_​ADDRESS	IPv4 address of the NIC6	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC6_​IPv6_​ADDRESS	IPv6 address of the NIC6	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC6_​ADAPTER_​NAME	Adapter name of NIC6	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC6_​GENERIC_​PORTGROUP_​IDENTITY	Port​Group Identity of NIC6	vmware​Vm​Port​Group​Identity
VM_​NIC6_​PORTGROUP_​IDENTITY	Port​Group Identity of NIC6	port​Group​Identity
VM_​NIC6_​DISTRIBUTED_​PORTGROUP_​IDENTITY	Port​Group Identity of NIC6	VMware​DVPortgroup​Identity
VM_​NIC6_​Port​Group_​Name	Port​Group Name of the NIC6	gen_​text_​input
VM_​NIC6_​Port​Group_​Type	Port​Group Type of the NIC6	port​Group​Type
VM_​NIC6_​v​Switch_​Name	v​Switch Name of the NIC6	v​Switch​Name
VM_​NIC6_​dv​Switch_​Name	DV Switch Name of the NIC6	dv​Switch​Name
VM_​NIC6_​v​Switch_​Identity	v​Switch Identity of the NIC6	vmware​VSwitch​Identity
VM_​NIC6_​dv​Switch_​Identity	DV Switch Identity of the NIC6	VMware​DVSwitch​Identity

VM Power Action

Summary

Perform a power action on the VM instance.

Description

This task performs power actions on a VM instance, including Power On or Off, Reboot, Delete VM, and Shutdown Guest.

Inputs

Input	Description	Mappable To Type	Mandatory
Select VM	Select the on which to perform the action	vm	Y
VM Action	VM Action		Y

Outputs

No Outputs

VM SSH Command

Summary

Use a secure shell (ssh) to run a command on a VM or host.

Description

This task logs into a VM instance or host using ssh and runs a command. Inputs are the Host IP Address, login, password, and a command. Only one command is allowed per task.

Inputs

Input	Description	Mappable To Type	Mandatory
Select VM	Select the VM on which to perform the SSH action	vm	Y
Login	Login	gen_​text_​input	Y
Password	Password	password	Y
Disable Command Echo and Command Logging	If checked, commands executed through SSH are not logged in SR log nor echoed back	Boolean
Command	SSH command with arguments to execute		Y

Outputs

No Outputs