For production environments and to enhance the scalability of your Orchestrator setup, install Orchestrator on a dedicated Windows machine.
You can install the Orchestrator server only on a 64-bit operating system platform.
The Orchestrator client can run on both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows machines.
You can install the Orchestrator client on a 32-bit machine. For more information, see Install the Orchestrator Client on a 32-Bit Machine.
Note
If you try to install Orchestrator 5.1 on a 64-bit machine on which an instance of Orchestrator 4.0.x is running, the 64-bit installer does not detect the earlier version of Orchestrator. As a result, two versions of Orchestrator are installed and coexist.
Prerequisites
Procedure
1 | Start the Orchestrator installer.
In the software installer directory, browse to the C:\install_directory\vCenter-Server\vCO\ folder and double-click vCenterOrchestrator.exe.
The file contains installers for the client and the server components.
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2 | Click Next. |
3 | Accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next. |
4 | Either accept the default destination folders or click Change to select another location, and click Next. Caution
You cannot install Orchestrator in a directory whose name contains non-ASCII characters. If you are operating in a locale that features non-ASCII characters, you must install Orchestrator in the default location.
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5 | Select the type of installation and click Next.
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Client
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Installs the Orchestrator client application, which allows you to create and edit workflows.
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Server
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Installs the Orchestrator server platform.
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Client-Server
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Installs the Orchestrator client and server.
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6 | Specify the location for the Orchestrator shortcuts and click Next. Caution
The name of the shortcuts directory must contain only ASCII characters.
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7 | Click Install to complete the installation process. |
8 | Click Done to close the installer. |
What to do next
To start configuring Orchestrator, verify that the VMware vCenter Orchestrator Configuration service is running and log in to the Orchestrator configuration interface at: https://orchestrator_server_DNS_name_or_IP_address:8283 or https://localhost:8283.