How to Start the Orchestration Console

Updated: May 13, 2016

Applies To: System Center 2012 SP1 - Orchestrator, System Center 2012 - Orchestrator, System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator

The Orchestration console is a web-based tool and is accessed through your web browser. In addition to starting it on the Start menu on the computer where the web service is installed, there are two methods for starting the Orchestration console as described in the following procedures.

To start the Orchestration console in a browser

1. Open your browser.

2. In the address bar, type http://<computer name>:<port number> where computer name is the name of the server where the web service is installed, and port is the port number selected during configuration of the web service. By default, the port is 82.

To start the Orchestration console in the Runbook Designer

1. Click the Orchestration Console button on the toolbar.

   Note

   If the URL has not been set for the Orchestration console, you will receive an error message. Use the following procedure to set the URL.

To set the Orchestration console URL in the Runbook Designer

1. Select Options, and then select Orchestration Console.

2. In the URL box, type http://<computer name>:<port number> where computer name is the name of the server where the web service is installed, and port is the port number selected during configuration of the web service. By default, the port is 82.

3. Click Finish.

Overview of Orchestration Console
Orchestration Console Browser Requirements
How to Work With Runbooks in the Orchestration Console