UCSD Power off many VM's via Loop and possible schedule

Orf Gelbrich · ‎11-03-2015

Task Name	Power off many VM's
Description	Power off any vm's via loop
Prerequisites	Tested on 5.3
Category	Workflow
Components
User Inputs

Instructions for Regular Workflow 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 .WFD file.
Log in to UCS Director as a user that has "system-admin" privileges.
Navigate to "Policies-->Orchestration" and click on "Import".
Click "Browse" and navigate to the location on your computer where the .WFD file resides. Choose the .WFD file and click "Open".
Click "Upload" and then "OK" once the file upload is completed. Then click "Next".
Click the "Select" button next to "Import Workflows". Click the "Check All" button to check all checkboxes and then the "Select" button.
Click "Submit".
A new folder should appear in "Policies-->Orchestration-->Tools" that contains the imported workflow. You will now need to update the included tasks with information about the specific environment.

The request was from a very large power handler in Texas to be able to power down many VM's every Sunday.

The workflow:

Global variables and their Admin input values:

VM_Selector_Many: Contains the list of VM ID for the loop to run through

VM_ID_From_Loop: Is the loop index

Cloud: The vCenter the workflow will collect inventory from

The admin input selection:

If a admin filter is selected:

At run time this will look like this:

The result at run time in vCenter:

The case when the power off errors out since the VM is already power off:

The resulting e-mails to the submitter:

Things to point out in the e-mail task:

The internal variable ${SUBMITTER_EMAIL}

and the loop output variable

The variables in the loop:

Denote again from the global variables the variable types:

Clean run when the selected VM's are power on:

The log:

Service Request ID: 5710

Workflow Inputs:

- VM_Selector_Many

- VM_ID_From_Loop

- Cloud

Nov 03, 2015 11:25:20 UTC Request submitted

Nov 03, 2015 11:25:25 UTC Executing workflow item number 1

Nov 03, 2015 11:25:25 UTC Completed workflow item number 1, with status Completed

Nov 03, 2015 11:25:31 UTC Executing workflow item number 2

Nov 03, 2015 11:25:32 UTC Trigger context executeWorkFlowStep called

Nov 03, 2015 11:25:32 UTC Executing custom action Multi_VM_Power_OFF (Start Loop)

Nov 03, 2015 11:25:35 UTC Start While task execution iteration no - 1

Nov 03, 2015 11:25:41 UTC Task #1 (Multi_VM_Power_OFF (Start Loop)) completed successfully in 9 seconds

Nov 03, 2015 11:25:41 UTC Input/Output values for Task #1 (Multi_VM_Power_OFF (Start Loop)):

Nov 03, 2015 11:25:41 UTC [Local Input: List based iteration = true]

Nov 03, 2015 11:25:41 UTC [Mapped Input: Input for list based iteration = 1145,1146]

Nov 03, 2015 11:25:41 UTC [Local Input: User Input to assign iterated values = input_1_VM_ID_From_Loop29]

Nov 03, 2015 11:25:41 UTC [Local Input: Count based iteration = false]

Nov 03, 2015 11:25:41 UTC [Local Input: Number of times to loop = ]

Nov 03, 2015 11:25:41 UTC [Output: START_LOOP_OUTPUT = 1145]

Nov 03, 2015 11:25:41 UTC Completed workflow item number 2, with status Completed

Nov 03, 2015 11:25:47 UTC Executing workflow item number 3

Nov 03, 2015 11:25:47 UTC Trigger context executeWorkFlowStep called

Nov 03, 2015 11:25:47 UTC Executing custom action Multi_VM_Power_OFF (VM Power Action)

Nov 03, 2015 11:25:51 UTC Executing action powerOff on VM 1145 as part of custom action Multi_VM_Power_OFF

Nov 03, 2015 11:25:51 UTC Waiting for action to complete

Nov 03, 2015 11:25:52 UTC Initiated task, waiting for completion...

Nov 03, 2015 11:25:56 UTC Task completed with status success

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:21 UTC Action Complete

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:21 UTC Task #2 (Multi_VM_Power_OFF (VM Power Action)) completed successfully in 34 seconds

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:21 UTC Input/Output values for Task #2 (Multi_VM_Power_OFF (VM Power Action)):

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:21 UTC [Mapped Input: Select VM = 1145]

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:21 UTC [Local Input: VM Action = powerOff]

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:21 UTC Completed workflow item number 3, with status Completed

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:24 UTC Executing workflow item number 4

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:24 UTC Trigger context executeWorkFlowStep called

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:24 UTC Executing custom action Multi_VM_Power_OFF (End Loop)

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:28 UTC End While task execution iteration no - 1

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:28 UTC Task #3 (Multi_VM_Power_OFF (End Loop)) completed successfully in 3 seconds

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:28 UTC Input/Output values for Task #3 (Multi_VM_Power_OFF (End Loop)):

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:28 UTC Completed workflow item number 4, with status

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:30 UTC Executing workflow item number 2

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:30 UTC Trigger context executeWorkFlowStep called

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:31 UTC Executing custom action Multi_VM_Power_OFF (Start Loop)

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:35 UTC Start While task execution iteration no - 2

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:42 UTC Task #1 (Multi_VM_Power_OFF (Start Loop)) completed successfully in 11 seconds

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:42 UTC Input/Output values for Task #1 (Multi_VM_Power_OFF (Start Loop)):

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:42 UTC [Local Input: List based iteration = true]

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:42 UTC [Mapped Input: Input for list based iteration = 1145,1146]

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:42 UTC [Local Input: User Input to assign iterated values = input_1_VM_ID_From_Loop29]

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:42 UTC [Local Input: Count based iteration = false]

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:42 UTC [Local Input: Number of times to loop = ]

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:42 UTC [Output: START_LOOP_OUTPUT = 1146]

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:42 UTC Completed workflow item number 2, with status Completed

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:46 UTC Executing workflow item number 3

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:46 UTC Trigger context executeWorkFlowStep called

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:46 UTC Executing custom action Multi_VM_Power_OFF (VM Power Action)

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:51 UTC Executing action powerOff on VM 1146 as part of custom action Multi_VM_Power_OFF

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:51 UTC Waiting for action to complete

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:51 UTC Initiated task, waiting for completion...

Nov 03, 2015 11:26:54 UTC Task completed with status success

Nov 03, 2015 11:27:21 UTC Action Complete

Nov 03, 2015 11:27:21 UTC Task #2 (Multi_VM_Power_OFF (VM Power Action)) completed successfully in 34 seconds

Nov 03, 2015 11:27:21 UTC Input/Output values for Task #2 (Multi_VM_Power_OFF (VM Power Action)):

Nov 03, 2015 11:27:21 UTC [Mapped Input: Select VM = 1146]

Nov 03, 2015 11:27:21 UTC [Local Input: VM Action = powerOff]

Nov 03, 2015 11:27:21 UTC Completed workflow item number 3, with status Completed

Nov 03, 2015 11:27:23 UTC Executing workflow item number 4

Nov 03, 2015 11:27:23 UTC Trigger context executeWorkFlowStep called

Nov 03, 2015 11:27:23 UTC Executing custom action Multi_VM_Power_OFF (End Loop)

Nov 03, 2015 11:27:27 UTC End While task execution iteration no - 2

Nov 03, 2015 11:27:27 UTC Task #3 (Multi_VM_Power_OFF (End Loop)) completed successfully in 3 seconds

Nov 03, 2015 11:27:27 UTC Input/Output values for Task #3 (Multi_VM_Power_OFF (End Loop)):

Nov 03, 2015 11:27:27 UTC Completed workflow item number 4, with status Completed

Nov 03, 2015 11:27:29 UTC Executing workflow item number 5

Nov 03, 2015 11:27:29 UTC Completed workflow item number 5, with status Completed

Schedule the workflow:

Right click:

And set the Schedule:

The schedule is in place: