VMware vRealize Orchestrator (VRO) Deployment and Configuration.

1. Download vRealize Orchestrator OVA from the VMware portal
2. Deploy the OVA file on vCenter

Right Click on Cluster or Host > Click on the Deploy OVF Template option.

Select the Local file option > Click on the Upload file option and select vRealize Orchestrator OVA file.

Enter the Virtual machine name and Select Location for the virtual machine > Click on NEXT.

Select a compute resource > Click on NEXT.

Click on NEXT.

Accept License agreement > Click on NEXT.

Select Storage disk > Select virtual disk format type > Click on NEXT.

Select Network from the drop-down list > Click on NEXT.

Enter Hostname (Hostname should be a fully qualified domain name. Otherwise, deployment will fail), Password, Network work details…etc.

Review all the entered/selected details and click on FINISH. It will take some time to export ova. Once OVA import is completed (You can check the import status on Recent Tasks on the vCenter), you can power on the VM.

Once vRealize Orchestrate VM is up and running. You can access VRO using the URL – https://fqdn/vco. Click on the Start the control center option.

Login with the root user and password.

After login, click on Configure Authentication Provider. Select Authentication mode vSphere, enter vCenter Hostname, Default tenant, Admin group, and Click on Save Changes. After configuring the authentication provider as a vSphere, log out from the VRO portal.

Now, Open the VRO URL. And click on the Orchestrator Client option.

It will redirect to vCenter URL. Log in with the vCenter username and password.