Running your first workflow
Now that you have familiarized yourself with the vRealize Orchestrator Client, you are going to run your first workflow. This will allow you to apply some of the knowledge you have already gained around vRealize Orchestrator.
Return to the Run View

- Click the dropdown menu at the top of the client, and select Run from the list to return to the Run view
Create vCenter connection

- Navigate to the workflow Library > vCenter > Configureation > Add a vCenter Server Instance
- Start the workflow
Enter endpoint details

- Enter the vCenter FQDN: vcsa-01a.corp.local
- Select Yes to accept certificate
Enter Credentials

- Select No (to share the same credentials)
- Enter the user name: administrator@vsphere.local
- Enter the password: VMware1!
- Click the Submit button
Verify workflow is successful

A green checkmark should be visible
View the Create a Snapshot Workflow
- Select the Workflow tab
- Navigate to the workflow Library > vCenter > Virtual Machine Management > Snapshot > Create a snapshot
(Vertical scrolling might be needed) - On the right, select the Schema tab
Take a moment to look at what the workflow is doing. You will see that it is using an action called createSnapshot and then another action called wim3WaitTaskEnd. So this workflow will take a snapshot of a virtual machine and then wait for that task to end before the workflow completes.
- Click the Start workflow Icon
Choose the VM

- Click on Not Set to browse for the vm
Choose the VM

- Browse to vSphere vCenter Plug-in > https://vcsa-01a.corp.local:443/sdk > Datacenters > RegionA01 > vm > usage-01a
- Click the Select button
Next

- Click Next
Enter snapshot creation parameters

- Type in Test for the snapshot name
- Type in My First Workflow for the description
Leave all the other settings at the default values.
- Click the Submit button
Launch the Chrome Browser

- From the Windows Quick Launch task bar, click the Google Chrome icon to open the browser
Log in to the vSphere Web Client

- Click on the RegionA folder and select the HTML5 Client bookmark
This will log you on with the administrator@vsphere.local / VMware1! credentials
- Click the Login button
Manage Snapshots

- Click the ACTIONS button
- Select Snapshots
- Click on Manage Snapshots
Manage Snapshots: Verify Test
- Select the Test snapshot
- Verify the snapshot. It should have My First Workflow as its description
- The snapshot can now be removed.
Click the DELETE button - Click OK (not shown)
- Click the DONE button
Close the Chrome Browser

- Click the X in the top right hand comer of the browser to close it