Summary
This is not a patch release, but drop-in replacement of the implementation of the vCenter plug-in 6.5 for vRealize Orchestrator
Although the plugin version is 6.5, the plugin implementation is completely redesigned, by keeping the existing content
The release is planned with vRealize Orchestrator 7.3
The new plug-in offers:
- Optimization of the communication with vSphere servers and reducing of the load on these
- Hassle-free update of Scripting API, when Vsphere API changes, thanks to new approach for auto-generated integration
- Removing of security vulnerabilities
- Preserve maximum Scripting API compatibility, respectively content compatibility
For 7.3 release following integrations were delivered:
- All PBM API types are exposed as vRO scripting types
- All SMS API types are exposed as vRO scripting types
- Exposing of the Storage Policies and Policy Components as vRO inventory items
Plugin versioning and interoperaility with vSphere servers
- The plugin version is 6.5
- The plugin core functionality (connectivity, inventory) is compatible with vSphere products with version 5.5 and above.
- vSphere API version exposed in the scripting API is 6.5
- This means that all the API methods, properties and types introduced in Vsphere 6.5 (Which currently is in beta) are made available for vRo scripting content developers and will work if supported by the vSphere server product. For convenience in this new version of the plugin all the methods and properties are annotated in their description (visible in vso.xml and API explorer ) with version tag, e.g '@since vSphere API 5.5'
Interoperability with vRO
The plugin is compatible with vRO version is compatible with version 7.2 and 7.3
Install procedure
Few of the workflows are changed to reflect the minor incompatible changes in the API, so these will be overwritten during install.
The plugin can be installed in the standard way