You can add an
endpoint and configure the
vCenter
Server
plug-in to connect to a running
vCenter
Server
instance to create service blueprints to manage
vSphere
inventory objects.
Prerequisites
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Install and configure
vCenter
Server.
See
vSphere Installation
and Setup.
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Log in to the
vCloud
Automation Center console as a
tenant
administrator.
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Procedure
1 | Select
.
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2 | Click
Add ( ).
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3 | Select
vCenter
Server from the
Plug-in drop-down
menu.
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4 | Click
Next.
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5 | Enter a name and,
optionally, a description.
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6 | Click
Next.
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7 | Provide information
about the
vCenter
Server
instance.
a | Enter the IP
address or the DNS name of the machine in the
host text box.
This is the IP
address or DNS name of the machine on which the
vCenter
Server
instance you want to add is installed.
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b | Enter the port to
communicate with the
vCenter
Server
instance in the
port text box.
The default port
is 443.
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c | Enter the location
of the SDK to use for connecting to your
vCenter
Server
instance in the
path text box.
For example,
/sdk.
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8 | Click
Next.
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9 | Define the connection
parameters.
a | Enter the HTTP port
of the
vCenter
Server
instance in the
httpPort text box.
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b | Enter the
credentials for
vCenter
Orchestrator to use to establish the connection to the
vCenter
Server
instance in the
userName and
password text
boxes.
The user that you
select must be a valid user with privileges to manage
vCenter
Server
extensions and a set of custom defined privileges.
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10 | Click
Add.
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You added a
vCenter
Server
instance as an endpoint. Service architects can use the Advanced Service
Designer to publish
vCenter
Server
plug-in workflows as catalog items and resource actions.