Access to certain Automation Orchestrator features is based on the license applied to your Automation Orchestrator deployment.
After authentication, your Automation Orchestrator instance is assigned a license based on the license edition of the authentication provider. Licenses control access to the following Automation Orchestrator features:
- Git integration
- Role management
- Multi-language support (Python, Node.js, and PowerShell)
You can view the details of your currently applied license, such as the license expiry date, by logging in to to the Automation Orchestrator Client, navigating to and selecting the Overview tab. To manually change the license of the Automation Orchestrator deployment, select the Manual License tab.
Core Automation Orchestrator operations such as running workflows, actions, scheduling tasks, and ruinnig policies are restricted and connot be started if your Automation Orchestrator deployment does not have a valid license entitlement. In such a scenario, operations intiated by users will fail.
Authentication | Current licensing | Legacy licensing | Git Integration | Role management | Multi-language support |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
vSphere | VMware vSphere Standard VMware vSphere Foundation |
vSphere vCloud Suite Standard |
No | No | No |
vSphere | Manually added VMware Cloud Foundation license | VMware Aria Automation VMware Aria Suite Advanced or Enterprise vCloud Suite Advanced or Enterprise |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
VMware Aria Automation | VMware Cloud Foundation | VMware Aria Automation VMware Aria Suite Advanced or Enterprise vCloud Suite Advanced or Enterprise |
Yes | Roles are managed from the VMware Aria Automation instance used to authenticate Automation Orchestrator. | Yes |
You will receive a notification message in your Automation Orchestrator Client when there is a upcoming change to your licenses, such as a license expiry. In case your license expires, you will have a set grace period of 60 days during which you must renew your license or risk losing access to Automation Orchestrator functionality.