Task Name Mounting Local disk in Linux VM Custom Task V1.0 Description Custom task for disk mounting. The task is used to mount the disk on a linux VM. It does the following things: Scans the SCSI bus to detect new disks. Reads the partition table with the fdisk -l command to know the newly detected disks. Runs a shell script to partition, format, and mount the disk at the mount point specified by a user. Verify if the disk mount is successful using the df -h command. Prerequisites Ensure that a new local disk is added for the VM either from a vSphere client or by using the API. VM should have latest VMware tools installed and running. Category Virtualization Components vSphere 5.x User Inputs The login credentials of the vCenter server. The administrative login credentials of the VM where the linux guest OS is running. Mount point of the disk, which is an empty folder location to mount the new disk. Instructions for Use:   Download the attached .ZIP file to your computer. Note: Remember the location of the saved file on your computer.   Unzip the file on your computer. The unzipped file ends up with an extension .WFDX file.   Log in to UCS Director as a user that has the system admin privileges.   Choose Policies > Orchestration, and then click the Custom Workflow Tasks tab.   Click Import Tasks.   In the Import Tasks dialog box, click Browse and choose the downloaded file for upload. Click Upload. A successful file upload message appears.   Click OK.   Click Next. The Save Tasks window displays the task exported time, task exported username, and comments provided when the task is exported. The imported task details appear in a table format. Check the Overwrite if the task exists with same name check box to overwrite the existing task with the imported task. If this check box is unchecked, a new task will be added with a number (n) to make the name unique. Click Import. The custom workflow task is imported and is immediately available for use in the workflow. Create a basic workflow. For more information, see the Creating a Workflow section in the Cisco UCS Director Orchestration Guide, Release 4.1. Add the imported workflow task to the workflow. For more information see the Adding Tasks to a Workflow section in the Cisco UCS Director Orchestration Guide, Release 4.1 Click Submit. Click the workflow, the workflow designer opens. In the workflow designer window, click the Execute Now button. A service request is created for the workflow. ... View more

Task Name Linux NFS Volume Mount Unmount Custom Task v1.0 Description Custom task has 2 tasks one for Netapp volume mounting and other for Netapp volume unmounting. The task is used to mount/unmount the Netapp storage volume on a linux VM. Prerequisites VM must have the latest VMware tools installed and running. VM must have the nfs-common application installed and running. Only the corresponding VM must have read write access to the NFS share. NFS shared path must be available Compatible UCS Director Versions UCSD 4.1.X.X Category Virtualization Components vSphere 5.x Instructions for Use:   Download the attached .ZIP file to your computer. Note: Remember the location of the saved file on your computer.   Unzip the file on your computer. The unzipped file ends up with an extension .WFDX file.   Log in to UCS Director as a user that has the system admin privileges.   Choose Policies > Orchestration, and then click the Custom Workflow Tasks tab.   Click Import Tasks.   In the Import Tasks dialog box, click Browse and choose the downloaded file for upload. Click Upload. A successful file upload message appears.   Click OK.   Click Next. The Save Tasks window displays the task exported time, task exported username, and comments provided when the task is exported. The imported task details appear in a table format. Check the Overwrite if the task exists with same name check box to overwrite the existing task with the imported task. If this check box is unchecked, a new task will be added with a number (n) to make the name unique. Click Import. The custom workflow task is imported and is immediately available for use in the workflow. Create a basic workflow. For more information, see the Creating a Workflow section in the Cisco UCS Director Orchestration Guide, Release 4.1. Add the imported workflow task to the workflow. For more information see the Adding Tasks to a Workflow section in the Cisco UCS Director Orchestration Guide, Release 4.1 Click Submit. C lick the workflow, the workflow designer opens. In the workflow designer window, click the Execute Now button. A service request is created for the workflow. ... View more

Task Name Port Group Security Policy  Custom Task Description Custom task for changing Security Parameter of Distributed Virtual Portgroup of a Virtual Machine. Prerequisites Virtual Machine vC enter IP address Compatible UCS Director Versions UCSD 4.1.X.X Category Virtualization Components vSphere 5.x User Inputs 1. VM Name - Name of the VM for which the portgroup security setting you need to change. vCenter IP – IP address of the vCenter server. Username - Username of the UCS Director. Password - Password of the UCS Director. You must change the following security setting parameters: Promiscuous Mode value MAC address changes Value Forged transmits Value Instructions for Use:   Download the attached .ZIP file to your computer. Note: Remember the location of the saved file on your computer.   Unzip the file on your computer. The unzipped file ends up with an extension .WFDX file.   Log in to UCS Director as a user that has the system admin privileges.   Choose Policies > Orchestration, and then click the Custom Workflow Tasks tab.   Click Import Tasks.   In the Import Tasks dialog box, click Browse and choose the downloaded file for upload. Click Upload. A successful file upload message appears.   Click OK.   Click Next. The Save Tasks window displays the task exported time, task exported username, and comments provided when the task is exported. The imported task details appear in a table format. Check the Overwrite if the task exists with same name check box to overwrite the existing task with the imported task. If this check box is unchecked, a new task will be added with a number (n) to make the name unique. Click Import. The custom workflow task is imported and is immediately available for use in the workflow. Create a basic workflow. For more information, see the Creating a Workflow section in the Cisco UCS Director Orchestration Guide, Release 4.1. Add the imported workflow task to the workflow. For more information see the Adding Tasks to a Workflow section in the Cisco UCS Director Orchestration Guide, Release 4.1 In the Workflow Task Basic Information Screen, enter the following details: vCenter IP Username Password Virtual Machine name Parameter Values Click Submit Double Click on the Workflow and Workflow Designer opens In the workflow designer window, Click the Execute Now button. A service request is created for the Workflow You can verify if the disk is mounted on a virtual machine in one of the following ways: Log in to UCS Director, choose Organization > Service Requests.  Select the service requet ID and click View Details. Log in to VMWare vSphere > Virtual Machine Name and check the Settings of the Virtual Machine. ... View more

Task Name Storage vMotion Custom Task Description This task is used to migrate the Virtual machine disk files from one datastore to another on the ESX host. The difference between vMotion and Storage vMotion is that: vMotion moves a VM from one ESXi host to another ESXi host and retains the storage location of the VM, and Storage vMotion changes the storage location of the VM and moves it to another datastore on the ESXi host. The VM data files can be moved to any datastore on the ESXi host which includes local and shared storage. Prerequisites   VM must be in the powered off state.   Check the target datastore disk space.   The host on which the VM is running must have access to the source and target datastore. Compatible UCS Director Versions UCSD 4.1.X.X Category Virtualization Components vSphere 5.x Instructions for Use:   Download the attached .ZIP file to your computer. Note: Remember the location of the saved file on your computer.   Unzip the file on your computer. The unzipped file ends up with an extension .WFDX file.   Log in to UCS Director as a user that has the system admin privileges.   Choose Policies > Orchestration, and then click the Custom Workflow Tasks tab.   Click Import Tasks.   In the Import Tasks dialog box, click Browse and choose the downloaded file for upload. Click Upload. A successful file upload message appears.   Click OK.   Click Next. The Save Tasks window displays the task exported time, task exported username, and comments provided when the task is exported. The imported task details appear in a table format. Check the Overwrite if the task exists with same name check box to overwrite the existing task with the imported task. If this check box is unchecked, a new task will be added with a number (n) to make the name unique. Click Import. The custom workflow task is imported and is immediately available for use in the workflow. Create a basic workflow. For more information, see the Creating a Workflow section in the Cisco UCS Director Orchestration Guide, Release 4.1. Add the imported workflow task to the workflow. For more information see the Adding Tasks to a Workflow section in the Cisco UCS Director Orchestration Guide, Release 4.1 In the Workflow Task Basic Information screen, enter the following details:   VM Name – Name of the VM which will be moved to other host.   New Hostname – IP address of the target host server.   vCenter IP – IP address of the Vcenter server.   Username - Username of UCS Director.   Password - Password of UCS Director.   Datastore name - Name of the target datastore. Click Submit. Click the workflow, the workflow designer opens. In the workflow designer window, click the Execute Now button. A service request is created for the workflow. To verify the process, do the following: Choose Organization > Service Requests. Double-click the service request ID or click View Details after selecting the ID. ... View more

Task Name vMotion Host-to-Host And Cluster-to-Cluster Custom Task Description This task is used to move a virtual machine from an ESXi host to another ESXi host while it is running. Prerequisites Ensure that the hosts are configured for vMotion with shared storage. Each host must meet the following networking requirements for vMotion: On each host, ensure that a VMkernel port group is configured for vMotion. Each host enabled for vMotion must have a minimum of two Ethernet adapters, at least one of which must be a GigE adapter. For more details on vMotion click here Compatible UCS Director Versions UCSD 4.1.X.X Category Virtualization Components vSphere 5.x Instructions for Use:   Download the attached .ZIP file to your computer. Note: Remember the location of the saved file on your computer.   Unzip the file on your computer. The unzipped file should have an extension .WFDX file.   Log in to UCS Director as a user that has the system admin privileges.   Choose Policies > Orchestration, and then click the Custom Workflow Tasks tab.   Click Import Tasks.   In the Import Tasks dialog box, click Browse and choose the downloaded file for upload.   Click Upload. A successful file upload message appears.   Click OK.   Click Next.   The Save Tasks window displays the task exported time, task exported username, and comments provided when the task is exported. The imported task details appear in a table format.   Check the Overwrite if the task exists with same name check box to overwrite the existing task with the imported task.   If this check box is unchecked, a new task will be added with a number (n) to make the name unique.   Click Import.   The custom workflow task is imported and is immediately available for use in the workflow.   Create a basic workflow. For more information, see the Creating a Workflow section in the Cisco UCS Director Orchestration Guide, Release 4.1.   Add the imported workflow task to the workflow. For more information see the Adding Tasks to a Workflow section in the Cisco UCS Director Orchestration Guide, Release 4.1.   In the Workflow Task Basic Information screen, enter the following details:   VM Name – Name of the VM which will be moved to other host.   New Hostname – IP address of the target host server.   vCenter IP – IP address of the vCenter server.   Username - Username of UCS Director.   Password - Password of UCS Director.   Click Submit.   Click the workflow, the workflow designer opens.   In the workflow designer window, click the Execute Now button.   A service request is created for the workflow.   To verify the process, do the following:   Choose Organization > Service Requests.   Double-click the service request ID or click View Details after selecting the ID. ... View more

Task Name Mount and Unmount disk on Windows VM Custom Task Description Custom task has 2 Tasks one for disk mounting and one for disk unmounting. The task is used to mount/unmount the drive from a windows VM. Prerequisites VM must have latest VMware tools installed and running. VM must have a powershell agent installed. VM must have attached online drives. Compatible UCS Director Versions UCSD 4.1.X.X Category Virtualization Components vSphere 5.x Instructions for Use: Download the attached .ZIP file below to your computer. *Remember the location of the saved file on your computer. Unzip the file on your computer. Should end up with a .WFDX file. Log in to UCS Director as a user that has "system-admin" privileges. Navigate to "Policies-->Orchestration-->Custom Workflow Tasks" and click on "Import". Click "Browse" and navigate to the location on your computer where the .WFDX file resides. Choose the .WFDX file and click "Open". Click "Upload" and then "OK" once the file upload is completed. Then click "Next". Click "Submit". A new Task should appear in "Policies-->Orchestration-->Custom Workflow Tasks" that contains the imported Custom Task. Create a basic workflow. For more information, see the Creating a Workflow section in the Cisco UCS Director Orchestration Guide, Release 4.1. Add the imported workflow task to the workflow. For more information see the Adding Tasks to a Workflow section in the Cisco UCS Director Orchestration Guide, Release 4.1. Click Submit. Double Click the workflow, the workflow designer opens. In the workflow designer window, click the Execute Now button. A service request is created for the workflow. ... View more

Task Name ISO Mounting and Unmounting onto VM Custom Task Description The purpose of the ISO Mounting on VM is to mount the iso files on the Virtual Machine without using a physical drive. An ISO is generally a disk image which once mounted in your virtual machine you can open, extract, and use those files from  virtual drive/CD without a physical disk. Prerequisites Datastore must have the .iso image for mounting. Compatible UCS Director Versions UCSD 4.1.X.X Category Virtualization Components vSphere 5.x Instructions for Use: Download the attached .ZIP file below to your computer. *Remember the location of the saved file on your computer. Unzip the file on your computer. Should end up with a .WFDX file. Log in to UCS Director as a user that has "system-admin" privileges. Navigate to "Policies-->Orchestration-->Custom Workflow Tasks" and click on "Import". Click "Browse" and navigate to the location on your computer where the .WFDX file resides. Choose the .WFDX file and click "Open". Click "Upload" and then "OK" once the file upload is completed. Then click "Next". Click "Submit". A new Task should appear in "Policies-->Orchestration-->Custom Workflow Tasks" that contains the imported Custom Task. Create a basic workflow. For more information, see the Creating a Workflow section in the Cisco UCS Director Orchestration Guide, Release 4.1. Add the imported workflow task to the workflow. For more information see the Adding Tasks to a Workflow section in the Cisco UCS Director Orchestration Guide, Release 4.1. In the Workflow Task Basic Information screen, enter the following details:vCenter IP, Username, Password, Virtual Machine name, Datastore name and ISO name Click Submit. Double Click the workflow, the workflow designer opens. In the workflow designer window, click the Execute Now button. A service request is created for the workflow. ... View more