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UiPath’s vision for the “Automation First” era has led to the addition in its market-leading Enterprise RPA Platform of dedicated official out-of-the-box IT Automation capabilities that empower all companies to take their Digital Transformation to the next level. IT Automation helps you respond faster to IT requests and incidents, increase efficiency to lower IT costs and improve your security posture. UiPath delivers IT automation activities and templates that allow you to easily automate a broader set of your core IT scenarios.

UiPath’s vision for the “Automation First” era has led to the addition in its market-leading Enterprise RPA Platform of dedicated official out-of-the-box IT Automation capabilities that empower all co

IT Automation

Optimizing VMware Operations for Virtualized Infrastructures (version 6.x +) streamlines the automation of provisioning and management tasks, including virtual machine provisioning, power management, configuration and upkeep.

Prior to initiating automated workflows, establish a secure connection with your VMware ESXi vSphere instance. Guidelines for authentication setup are readily accessible on the [VMware ESXi vSphere authentication page](https://docs.uipath.com/integration-service/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/uipath-vmware-vsphere-authentication).

Leverage the established connection to seamlessly integrate [VMware activities](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/it-automation/about-the-vmware-activities-pack) within UiPath Studio, facilitating streamlined workflow automation.

**Notes:** 

- The VMware ESXi vSphere connector does not currently accommodate event handling functionalities.
- This connector doesn't support shared connections and is presently in **Preview**.

VMware activities for virtualised infrastructures (version 6.x +) enable you to easily automate the provisioning and management of infra: virtual machines provisioning, power on/off, configuration.

VMware empowers IT departments to transcend traditional barriers in virtualization and automation, offering unparalleled ease in managing Virtual Machines, Hosts, Storage, and Networking. With VMware, important VMware ESXi vCenter server-related operations are seamlessly integrated into your workflows, allowing for effortless automation and management. Whether it's enhancing efficiency, optimizing resources, or ensuring flexibility in production planning, VMware stands as your ally in navigating the complexities of virtualization with confidence. Unlock new levels of productivity and innovation in your IT operations with VMWare.

Automate and streamline VMware ESXi vCenter server operations with VMware integrations, enhancing IT workflows in managing storage and networking effortlessly.

VMware Integrations

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**VMware ESXi vCenter** official activities list:

  

*   **VMware Scope** – A container that provides a scope for VMware activities

**Datastores**

*   **Get Datastore** - Retrieves details of a given Datastore from a specified Host
*   **Get Datastore List** - Retrieves a list containing all the Datastores of a specified Host

**Hosts**

*   **Get Host** - Retrieves details of a given Host from the specified Datacenter  
    **Get Host List** - Retrieves a list of all the Hosts in a specified Datacenter

**Virtual Machines**

*   **Create VM From Template** – Creates a new virtual machine based on an existing virtual machine template
*   **Customize VM** – Customize the Guest OS of the given virtual machine
*   **Get VM** – Retrieves details about a virtual machine.  
    **Get VM List** – Obtains the list of virtual machines from a given folder
*   **Power On VM** – Powers on a virtual machine
*   **Power Off VM** – Powers off a virtual machine
*   **Restart VM** – Restarts a virtual machine
*   **Delete VM** – Deletes a virtual machine from disk
*   **Suspend VM** - This activity suspends a running virtual machine
*   **Rename VM** - This activity renames a virtual machine
*   **Move VM To Folder** - This activity moves a virtual machine or template to a new location
*   **Migrate VM** - This activity migrates a virtual machine to another host and/or datastore
*   **Get Template List** - This activity obtains the list of templates from a given folder
*   **Convert Template to VM** - Converts a template to a virtual machine
*   **Convert VM to Template** - Converts a specified virtual machine to a template
*   **Export OVF Template** - This activity exports a virtual machine as an OVF Template
*   **Deploy OVF Template** - Deploys an OVF Template to a virtual machine
*   **Configure Robot** – Connects the Robot in the given virtual machine to Orchestrator
*   **Run Program in VM** – Runs a program inside a given virtual machine’s Guest OS

**Virtual Machines \\ Snapshots**

*   **Delete All VM Snapshots** - Deletes all the snapshots of a specified virtual machine
*   **Delete VM Snapshot** - Deletes a specified snapshot of a virtual machine
*   **Get VM Snapshot List** - Retrieves all the snapshots of a specified virtual machine
*   **Revert VM to Snapshot** - Reverts a specified virtual machine to a given snapshot. If no snapshot is specified, the virtual machine remains unchanged
*   **Take VM Snapshot** - Creates a snapshot for a specified virtual machine.

**Virtual Machines \\ Organization**

*   **Assign Tag to VM** - Assigns a tag to a virtual machine or template
*   **Remove Tag from VM** - Removes a tag from a virtual machine or template
*   **Assign Tag to Folder** - Assigns a tag to a folder
*   **Remove Tag from Folder** - Removes a tag from a folder
*   **Create Folder** - Creates a new VM and Template folder
*   **Get Folder** - Retrieves the details of a folder
*   **Rename Folder** - Renames a folder
*   **Move Folder** - Moves a folder to a new location
*   **Delete Folder** - Deletes a folder and all its subfolders.

**Virtual Machines \\ Tools**

*   **Mount Tools Installer** - Mounts VMware Tools Installer for a virtual machine. The virtual machine must be powered on
*   **Unmount Tools Installer** - Unmounts VMware Tools Installer for a virtual machine. The virtual machine must be powered on
*   **Upgrade Tools** - Upgrade the VMware Tools for a virtual machine. The virtual machine must be powered on

  

Official Documentation: [https://docs.uipath.com/activities/docs/server-virtualization](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/docs/server-virtualization)

  

Workflow Samples: [https://connect.uipath.com/marketplace/components/it-automation-for-public-private-and-hybrid-clouds](https://connect.uipath.com/marketplace/components/it-automation-for-public-private-and-hybrid-clouds)

Official UiPath activities for VMware ESXi vCenter resources provisioning, configuration and management: virtual machines, hosts, storage, networking operations.

**VMware ESXi vCenter** official activities list:

  

*   **VMware Scope** – A container that provides a scope for VMware activities.

**Datastores**

*   **Get Datastore** - Retrieves details of a given Datastore from a specified Host.
*   **Get Datastore List** - Retrieves a list containing all the Datastores of a specified Host.

**Hosts**

*   **Get Host** - Retrieves details of a given Host from the specified Datacenter.  
    **Get Host List** - Retrieves a list of all the Hosts in a specified Datacenter.

**Virtual Machines**

*   **Create VM From Template** – Creates a new virtual machine based on an existing virtual machine template.
*   **Customize VM** – Customize the Guest OS of the given virtual machine.
*   **Get VM** – Retrieves details about a virtual machine.  
    **Get VM List** – Obtains the list of virtual machines from a given folder.
*   **Power On VM** – Powers on a virtual machine.
*   **Power Off VM** – Powers off a virtual machine.
*   **Restart VM** – Restarts a virtual machine.
*   **Delete VM** – Deletes a virtual machine from disk.
*   **Suspend VM** - This activity suspends a running virtual machine.
*   **Rename VM** - This activity renames a virtual machine.
*   **Move VM To Folder** - This activity moves a virtual machine or template to a new location.
*   **Migrate VM** - This activity migrates a virtual machine to another host and/or datastore.
*   **Get Template List** - This activity obtains the list of templates from a given folder.
*   **Convert Template to VM** - Converts a template to a virtual machine.
*   **Convert VM to Template** - Converts a specified virtual machine to a template.
*   **Export OVF Template** - This activity exports a virtual machine as an OVF Template.
*   **Deploy OVF Template** - Deploys an OVF Template to a virtual machine.
*   **Configure Robot** – Connects the Robot in the given virtual machine to Orchestrator.
*   **Run Program in VM** – Runs a program inside a given virtual machine’s Guest OS.

**Virtual Machines \\ Snapshots**

*   **Delete All VM Snapshots** - Deletes all the snapshots of a specified virtual machine.
*   **Delete VM Snapshot** - Deletes a specified snapshot of a virtual machine.
*   **Get VM Snapshot List** - Retrieves all the snapshots of a specified virtual machine.
*   **Revert VM to Snapshot** - Reverts a specified virtual machine to a given snapshot. If no snapshot is specified, the virtual machine remains unchanged.
*   **Take VM Snapshot** - Creates a snapshot for a specified virtual machine.

**Virtual Machines \\ Organization**

*   **Assign Tag to VM** - Assigns a tag to a virtual machine or template.
*   **Remove Tag from VM** - Removes a tag from a virtual machine or template.
*   **Assign Tag to Folder** - Assigns a tag to a folder.
*   **Remove Tag from Folder** - Removes a tag from a folder.
*   **Create Folder** - Creates a new VM and Template folder.
*   **Get Folder** - Retrieves the details of a folder.
*   **Rename Folder** - Renames a folder.
*   **Move Folder** - Moves a folder to a new location.
*   **Delete Folder** - Deletes a folder and all its subfolders.

**Virtual Machines \\ Tools**

*   **Mount Tools Installer** - Mounts VMware Tools Installer for a virtual machine. The virtual machine must be powered on.
*   **Unmount Tools Installer** - Unmounts VMware Tools Installer for a virtual machine. The virtual machine must be powered on.
*   **Upgrade Tools** - Upgrade the VMware Tools for a virtual machine. The virtual machine must be powered on.

  

Official Documentation: [https://docs.uipath.com/activities/docs/server-virtualization](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/docs/server-virtualization).

  

Workflow Samples: [https://connect.uipath.com/marketplace/components/it-automation-for-public-private-and-hybrid-clouds](https://connect.uipath.com/marketplace/components/it-automation-for-public-private-and-hybrid-clouds).

**Introduction to VMware ESXi vCenter Activities**
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### **VMware ESXi vCenter** official activities list:

*   **VMware Scope** – A container that provides a scope for VMware activities.

### **Datastores**

*   **Get Datastore** - Retrieves details of a given Datastore from a specified Host.
*   **Get Datastore List** - Retrieves a list containing all the Datastores of a specified Host.

### **Hosts**

*   **Get Host** - Retrieves details of a given Host from the specified Datacenter. **Get Host List** - Retrieves a list of all the Hosts in a specified Datacenter.

### **Virtual Machines**

*   **Create VM From Template** – Creates a new virtual machine based on an existing virtual machine template.
*   **Customize VM** – Customize the Guest OS of the given virtual machine.
*   **Get VM** – Retrieves details about a virtual machine. **Get VM List** – Obtains the list of virtual machines from a given folder.
*   **Power On VM** – Powers on a virtual machine.
*   **Power Off VM** – Powers off a virtual machine.
*   **Restart VM** – Restarts a virtual machine.
*   **Delete VM** – Deletes a virtual machine from disk.
*   **Suspend VM** - This activity suspends a running virtual machine.
*   **Rename VM** - This activity renames a virtual machine.
*   **Move VM To Folder** - This activity moves a virtual machine or template to a new location.
*   **Migrate VM** - This activity migrates a virtual machine to another host and/or datastore.
*   **Get Template List** - This activity obtains the list of templates from a given folder.
*   **Convert Template to VM** - Converts a template to a virtual machine.
*   **Convert VM to Template** - Converts a specified virtual machine to a template.
*   **Export OVF Template** - This activity exports a virtual machine as an OVF Template.
*   **Deploy OVF Template** - Deploys an OVF Template to a virtual machine.
*   **Configure Robot** – Connects the Robot in the given virtual machine to Orchestrator.
*   **Run Program in VM** – Runs a program inside a given virtual machine’s Guest OS.

### **Virtual Machines \\ Snapshots**

*   **Delete All VM Snapshots** - Deletes all the snapshots of a specified virtual machine.
*   **Delete VM Snapshot** - Deletes a specified snapshot of a virtual machine.
*   **Get VM Snapshot List** - Retrieves all the snapshots of a specified virtual machine.
*   **Revert VM to Snapshot** - Reverts a specified virtual machine to a given snapshot. If no snapshot is specified, the virtual machine remains unchanged.
*   **Take VM Snapshot** - Creates a snapshot for a specified virtual machine.

### **Virtual Machines \\ Organization**

*   **Assign Tag to VM** - Assigns a tag to a virtual machine or template.
*   **Remove Tag from VM** - Removes a tag from a virtual machine or template.
*   **Assign Tag to Folder** - Assigns a tag to a folder.
*   **Remove Tag from Folder** - Removes a tag from a folder.
*   **Create Folder** - Creates a new VM and Template folder.
*   **Get Folder** - Retrieves the details of a folder.
*   **Rename Folder** - Renames a folder.
*   **Move Folder** - Moves a folder to a new location.
*   **Delete Folder** - Deletes a folder and all its subfolders.

### **Virtual Machines \\ Tools**

*   **Mount Tools Installer** - Mounts VMware Tools Installer for a virtual machine. The virtual machine must be powered on.
*   **Unmount Tools Installer** - Unmounts VMware Tools Installer for a virtual machine. The virtual machine must be powered on.
*   **Upgrade Tools** - Upgrade the VMware Tools for a virtual machine. The virtual machine must be powered on.

Workflow Samples: [https://marketplace.uipath.com/listings/it-automation-for-public-private-and-hybrid-clouds](https://marketplace.uipath.com/listings/it-automation-for-public-private-and-hybrid-clouds).

RPA Designer

**Six** custom workflow analyzer rules are available with this DLL, which are namely listed below:

*   **Kill Process Activity Not Recommended:** Inspects the project to check 'Kill Process' activity usage.

Recommendation: Using 'Kill Process' activity kills the specified process, for all users logged on that machine. Use a custom code to kill the process, only for bot's logged on user.

*   **Repeated Activity Display Name:** Identifies activities having repeated display names in a workflow, excluding 'Log Message', 'Sequence' and 'Write Line' activities.

Recommendation: Add a descriptive title to the activity, to understand what it does.

*   **Hotkey Without Selector:** Inspects project to check usage of 'Send Hotkey' activity either without a selector or not included inside a container like 'Attach Browser' / 'Attach Window'.

Recommendation: Specify a selector when using Send Hotkey activity or include it inside a container.

*   **All Wildcard Attribute:** Inspects the attributes of selector to check, if one or more attributes have value equal to '\*' / '?'. All wild card for an attribute in selector doesn’t validate anything.

Recommendation: Remove the attribute whose value is all wildcard as it is not validating anything.

*   **Missing Informative Screenshot:** Verifies the availability of screenshot files in '.screenshots' folder of root path of project.

Recommendation: Attach informative screenshot to specified activities.

*   **Selector Attribute Not Recommended:** Inspects the attributes of selector to identify usage to 'parentclass', 'class', 'classname', 'parentid' in it. Using the attributes specified in selector, makes it less stable over a longer run.

Recommendation: Consider using  attributes other than (parentclass, class, classname, parentid) in the selector, to make it more stable/reliable.

  

**Steps to integrate the DLL with UiPath Studio**:

  

1\. For Community edition of UiPath, copy the DLL to 'C:\\Users\\USER NAME\\AppData\\Local\\UiPath\\app-Version of UiPath\\Rules\\' and restart Studio.

  

2\. For Enterprise edition of UiPath, copy the DLL to 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\UiPath\\Studio\\Rules\\' and restart Studio.

Post copying the DLL, the six custom rules specified above would be reflecting in 'Studio --&gt;&gt; Analyze File --&gt;&gt; Workflow Analyzer Settings' window.

Set of workflow analyzer rules, to ensure project code adheres to defined coding standards.

The attached Visual Studio project allows you to integrate 3rd party vault with UiPath Orchestrator.  The documentation and code has detailed steps for performing the integration with minimal changes in attached project.

Visual Studio project for integrating third party vault with UiPath Orchestrator.

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	VMware ESXi vCenter Official UiPath activities for VMware ESXi vCenter resources provisioning, configuration and management: virtual machines, hosts, storage, networking operations.		489
	VMware - Custom Workflow Analyzer Rules Set of workflow analyzer rules, to ensure project code adheres to defined coding standards.		<100
	VMware - Vault Integration with Orchestrator Visual Studio project for integrating third party vault with UiPath Orchestrator.		<100

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