# Configure Robot

> `UiPath.VMware.Activities.CrossPlatforn.ConfigureRobot`

`UiPath.VMware.Activities.CrossPlatforn.ConfigureRobot`

## Description

Connects the Robot in a given Virtual Machine to Orchestrator.

:::note
Before configuring your Robot, make sure all the following requirements are met:
* Virtual Machine is powered on
* VMware Tools are installed and running
* Robot is installed on your Virtual Machine
* Robot service is running (needed for command line arguments supported by Robot)
* Robot is provisioned on Orchestrator
:::

## Project compatibility

**Windows** | **Cross-platform**

## Configuration

* **Virtual Machine** - Specifies the virtual machine.
  :::note
  The **Virtual Machine** parameter provides the following information:
  * **ID** -
  Specifies the ID of the virtual machine.
  * **Name** -
  Specifies the name Virtual machine.
  * **Host** -
  Specifies the host on which the virtual machine is running.
  * **FullPath** -
  Specifies the full path to the virtual machine, including datacenter and folder hierarchy.
  * **IPAddress**
  - Specifies the primary IP address assigned to the guest
  operating system, if known.
  * **DNSName** -
  Specifies the hostname of the guest operating system, if known.
  * **GuestOS** -
  Specifies the guest's operating system full name, if known.
  * **GuestOSState** - Specifies the guest's operating
  system state. Possible values are `Running`, `ShuttingDown`, `Resetting`, `Standby`, `NotRunning`, `Unknown`.
  * **PowerState**
  - Specifies the virtual machine power state. Possible values are
  `PoweredOn`, `PoweredOff`, `Suspended`.
  * **VMwareToolsState** - Specifies the current running
  status of VMware Tools in the guest operating system, if known. Possible values are `NotRunning`, `Running`, `ExecutingScripts`.
  * **VMwareToolsVersionStatus** - Specifies the current
  version status of VMware Tools. The possible values are **Blacklisted**, **Current**, **NeedUpgrade**, **NotInstalled**, **SupportedNew**, **SupportedOld**, **TooNew**, **TooOld**, **Unmanaged**.
  * **IsTemplate**
  - Indicates if the input represents a virtual machine
  template.
  * **Tags** -
  Specifies the list of tags assigned to the virtual machine or template.
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* **Orchestrator** - Provides the Orchestrator URL or the Connection String obtained from Orchestrator, Settings page, General tab.
* **Username** - The name of the user under which the robot is configured. The format should be provided as `domain\username`.
* **Password** - The password for the provided **Username**.

### Robot

* **MachineKey** - Specifies the machine key obtained from the Orchestrator, Machines page. It is required only when the value of the Orchestrator parameter is equal with the value of the Orchestrator URL.