Orchestrator Admin Guide for Linux

IBM Aspera Orchestrator 4.0 documentation
Welcome to the Orchestrator documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use the Orchestrator.
Introduction
IBM Aspera Orchestrator automates the collection, processing, and distribution of a large volume of file-based digital assets.
Single Node Installation
High Availability (Cluster) Installation
This section describes how to set up and maintain high availability environments with Orchestrator.
Getting Started with Orchestrator
The following steps outline the process of creating a workflow, configuring its steps, configuring workflow logging and monitoring, and launching a workflow as a work order.
Product Configuration
This topic describes all the options for configuring Orchestrator.
Database Configuration and Maintenance
This section describes the optimal configuration and maintenance for databases connected to Orchestrator.
Troubleshooting
Effective Database Maintenance
If you have a high volume of transactions in your workflows, you need to continually monitor and configure you database.
Working with SAML
This section describes configuration and usage for SAML in your Orchestrator setup.
The Orchestrator Help Page
The Help page provides access to a number of key information resources for Orchestrator like template workflows, descriptions of the plugins, and a test environment for API endpoints.
Starting, Stopping, and Restarting Orchestrator
This section contains procedures for starting, stopping, and restarting Orchestrator.
Managing Users
This section contains procedures for managing user accounts.
System Administration
Remote Nodes
This section describes working with remote nodes.
Plugins
This section describes working with plugins, and also contains lists of Orchestrator plugins by category.
Plugin Templates for Workflows
This section contains procedures for working with action templates, which are the configuration fields for plugins.
Workflows
This section contains procedures for working with workflows.
Work Orders
This section creates procedures for working with work orders.
Journals
This section describes working with journals.
Resource Manager
Monitors
Managing System Mounts
Portal Pages and Portlets
Overview of Portal Pages and Portlets
Portlets collect data across the Orchestrator application, connect with applications external to Orchestrator, and provide start functionality for work orders. There are default and custom portlets. Portal pages provide a seamless way for you to view and interact with the portlet data and functionality.
Queues
ASCTL and Orchestrator
Inline Validation with Orchestrator
Overview of the Orchestrator API
API Endpoints - Application Management
API Endpoints—General
API Endpoints—Monitors
API Endpoints—Plugins and Portlets
API Endpoints—Queues
API Endpoints—Tasks
API Endpoints—Work Orders
API Endpoints—Workflows
API Endpoints—Resources
Appendix