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  Task Name Update VMware vCenter Workflow Description This task provides users a facility to update their vCenter(version 7 and above) from UCSD Prerequisites Add vCenter of version 7 or above to UCSD Category Workflow Components VMware U...

This a very nice document for the task called Cloupia Script: http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/ucs-director/cloupia-script-cookbook/5-0/CloupiaScript-Cookbook.pdf

Task NameFile UploadDescription1PrerequisitesTested on 5.4 betaTested on UCSD 6.0 (see side notes)Tested on 6.0.1.1 this does not work (bug is filed)This is part of UCSD 6.5 Alpha and I have tested it. CategoryWorkflowComponentsvSphere 5.xUser Inputs...

Task NameUCSD - Add computer object to groupsDescriptionThis workflow runs as a post provisioning workflow to a standard catalog so that a user uses check boxes to chose whichgroups an AD computer object is added to.  Using a systems management softw...

The purpose of this document is to illustrate the steps to create a VMware Windows 2012 Template that can be used with UCS Director Workflows.  It is important to note that if you cannot successfully deploy a VM Using Guest Customization directly fro...

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This short post explains how to invoke UCS Director workflows via the northbound REST API. Authentication and role is controlled by the use of a secure token. Each user account within UCS Director has a unique API token, which can accessed via the GU...

Attached workflow will install ESXi using UCS vMedia policy to mount ESXi install ISO. This workflow does not need to PXE boot the image. It still uses the BMA to create KS.cfg file and store the ISO image but no PXE network is required since it does...

Task NameSimple 3 Tier Stack / Multiple VM(s) / Multiple Catalogs / Multiple VDC(s)DescriptionSimple 3 Tier Stack / Multiple VM(s) / Multiple Catalogs / Multiple VDC(s)PrerequisitesTested on 5.2CategoryWorkflowComponentsvSphere 5.xUser InputsInstruct...

Task NameThis workflow / custom task will e-mail the SR logDescriptionPrerequisitesTested on UCSD 6.0.0.0CategoryWorkflowComponentsvSphere 5.xUser InputsInstructions for Regular Workflow Use:Download the attached .ZIP file below to your computer. *Re...

API Document containing information about Generic API Task, its usage and examples.UCSD has always been a repository of many out of the box tasks. These tasks are built around specific operations for a particular device. These have got pre-defined in...

  Task Name Workflow Rules Description Workflow input rules example Prerequisites Validated on UCSD 6.6 Category Workflow Task Components   User Inputs Number of disks Output Result of operation     Installation Download the attached ...

Task Name Generic Report Description . Prerequisites Tested on 6.5 CategoryWorkflowComponentsvSphere 6.5User Inputs  Instructions for Regular Workflow Use: Download the attached .ZIP file below to your computer. *Remember the location of the saved fi...

Purpose of the documentUCS Director collects a lot of information on the infrastructure. Manipulating these information in workflows and custom tasks is very useful in various use cases: extracting informations, cross-reference data... This document ...

  Task Name Automate the DNA Center backup and write a file with all the software versions to bacup server and log in SR log file on UCSD. Description Workflow input rules example Prerequisites Validated on UCSD 6.6 Category Workflow Task C...