Manage how you can enable the renewal of the authentication tokens used in scheduled tasks or policies by setting a system property.

When a scheduled task is configured by non-administrator users in the Automation Orchestrator Client without an end time, the authentication token for that scheduled workflow expires eight hours after the specified start time. Aside from scheduled tasks, this authentication token is also used for Automation Orchestrator policies. To make sure that the scheduled workflows or policies in the Automation Orchestrator deployment continue running, you can set a system property in the Control Center.

Note: Authentication tokens cannot be renewed after 90 days of their initial start date.

Prerequisites

Verify that your Automation Orchestrator deployment uses a VMware Aria Automation authentication provider or is integrated in VMware Aria Automation. The com.vmware.o11n.auth.csp.renewTokens system property is unavailable for Automation Orchestrator deployments authenticated with vSphere.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Control Center as root.
  2. Select System Properties.
  3. Click New.
  4. Under Key, enter com.vmware.o11n.auth.csp.renewTokens.
  5. Under Value, enter true.
    Note: For Automation Orchestrator deployments in VMware Aria Automation and VMware Aria Automation Cloud, long-running workflows started from VMware Aria Automation corrupt the authentication token after its expiration. The token is set to expire eight hours after the specified start time.
  6. (Optional) Enter a description for the new system property.
  7. Click Add, and wait for the Automation Orchestrator server to restart.