Managing remote Orchestrators

This recipe centers on using the multi-node plugin (formerly known as the VCO plugin). This plugin will allow us to manage other Orchestrators.

Getting ready

We need at least two Orchestrator installations.

It is also quite important that both Orchestrator instances are compatible with each other, meaning they should preferable be of the same version and build.

How to do it...

This recipe will call the first Orchestrator installation the local Orchestrator, and the one we add will be called the remote Orchestrator. The remote Orchestrator can be a cluster.

Adding an Orchestrator server

1. Log in to your local Orchestrator.

2. Start the workflow: Library | Orchestrator | Server Management | Add an Orchestrator server.

3. Enter the FQDN or IP of your remote Orchestrator and specify port 8281.

4. It helps if you accept the certificate silently as it creates less work for you.

5. You may not want to create proxy workflows at this stage as this will create proxy workflows for every existing...