When you download and deploy the Automation Orchestrator Appliance, the Automation Orchestrator server is preconfigured. After deployment, the services start automatically.

To enhance the availability and scalability of your Automation Orchestrator setup, follow these guidelines:
  • Install and configure an authentication provider and configure Automation Orchestrator to work with the provider. See Configuring a Standalone Automation Orchestrator Server.
  • For clustered Automation Orchestrator environments, install and configure a load balancing server and configure it to distribute the workload between the Automation Orchestrator servers.

vCenter setup

Increasing the number of vCenter instances in your Automation Orchestrator setup causes Automation Orchestrator to manage more sessions. Too many active sessions can cause Automation Orchestrator to experience timeouts when more than 10 vCenter connections occur.

For a list of the supported versions of vCenter, see the VMware Product Interoperability Matrix.

Note: If your network has sufficient bandwidth and latency, you can run multiple vCenter instances on different virtual machines in your Automation Orchestrator setup. If you are using LAN to improve the communication between Automation Orchestrator and vCenter, a 100-Mb line is mandatory.

Standalone Automation Orchestrator support for VMware Cloud on AWS

Standalone Automation Orchestrator deployments do not support VMware Cloud on AWS authentication and because of this you cannot run Automation Orchestrator workflows on VMware Cloud on AWS vCenters.

Authentication Methods

To authenticate and manage user permissions, Automation Orchestrator requires a connection to either VMware Aria Automation or a vSphere server instance.

When you download, and deploy Automation Orchestrator Appliance, you must configure the server with a VMware Aria Automation or vSphere authentication. See Configuring a Standalone Automation Orchestrator Server.
Note: Automation Orchestrator 8.x authentication with VMware Aria Automation is only supported with VMware Aria Automation 8.x.