VMware User-Initiated Automations PowerPack Release Notes, version 100

Version 100 of the VMware User-initiated Automations PowerPack is the initial version of the PowerPack. This PowerPack adds automation policies that allow a user to manually run automation actions from the VMware Automation PowerPack from the event console.

This PowerPack is intended to supplement the VMware Automation PowerPack.

  • Minimum Required SL1 Version: 8.10.0

Before You Install

Ensure that you are running version 8.10.0 or later of SL1 before installing "VMware User-initiated Automations" PowerPack version 100.

For details on upgrading SL1, see the relevant SL1 Platform Release Notes.

Ensure that you have installed the VMware AutomationPowerPack before installing the PowerPack.

IMPORTANT: To provide output formatting in HTML or plaintext, you must also install the Datacenter Automation Utilities PowerPack.

Installation Process

To install version 100 of the VMware User-initiated Automations PowerPack, perform the following steps:

  1. See the Before You Install section. If you have not done so already, upgrade your system to the 8.10.0 or later release.
  2. Familiarize yourself with the Known Issues for this release.
  3. Download the VMware User-initiated Automations version 100 PowerPack to a local computer.
  1. Go to the PowerPack Manager page (System > Manage > PowerPacks). Click the Actions menu and choose Import PowerPack. Import the VMware User-initiated Automationsversion 100 PowerPack. For details on importing PowerPacks, see the chapter on Installing a PowerPack in the PowerPacks manual.
  2. Click the Install button. For details on installing PowerPacks, see the chapter on Installing a PowerPack in the PowerPacks manual.
  3. See the Run Book Automation manual for instructions on using Action Type contained in the new PowerPack.

See the VMware Automation PowerPacks manual for instructions on using the new PowerPack.

Features

This release includes the following features:

  • Enables users to manually run automation actions for VMware events from the event console.

  • Contains one automation policy.

Known Issues

This release has no known issues.