VMware VCENTER CONFIGURATION MANAGER 5.3, Getting Started Manual

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1. On the VCM Collector, browse to:
[path]\VMware\VCM\Tools\vSphere Client VCM Plugin\bin
2. Double-click
VCVPInstaller.exe
. The VCVP Plug-in Registration dialog box appears.
3. Configure the following options:
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Register: Select the option to register the URL for the plug-in. (Select Unregister only if you are
discontinuing the use of the plug-in on the target vSphere Client.)
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Server URL: Type the http or https path, where <server> is your vSphere Client server.
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Administrator User Name: Type the name of a user with Administrator privileges in the vSphere
Client.
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Administrator Password: Type the associated password.
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URL to vSphereClientVCMPlugin.xml: Type the http path, where <VCMserver> is the name or IP
address for the VCM Collector. The xml file is named
vSphereClientVCMPlugin.xml
, and is
located in
\VMware\VCM\WebConsole\L1033\VCVPAnon\Xml\
.
4. Click OK .
5. Start VCM. On the login screen, select the role you are using to log into the vSphere Client VCM Plug-
in. Select the Automatically log in using this role check box. This action ensures that the selected role
is used to log into the Plug-in located in the vSphere Client.
6. Start the vSphere Client.
7. Select a Guest machine. The displayed tabs should include VCM Summary and VCM Actions . You are
ready to use the vSphere Client VCM Plug-in.
8. After confirming you can access the VCM Summary and VCM Actions tabs, you must configure the
vSphere Client VCM Plug-in integration settings in VCM. Click Administration | Settings |
Integrated Products | VMWare | vSphere Client VCM Plug-in .
Troubleshooting the vSphere Client VCM Plug-in Registration
If the VCM Summary and VCM Actions tabs are not displayed, one of the following problems may have
occurred:
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https/SSL is not configured on the VCM Collector, but Use SSL was selected during VCM installation.
Steps to resolve:
1. Open the xml file specified during the registration.
2. Edit the file to reflect the configured connection method, either http or https.
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The Plug-in is not enabled. Steps to resolve:
1. In the vSphere Client, select Plug-ins | Manage Plug-ins . The Plug-in Manager appears.
2. In the Installed Plug-ins area, right-click the vCenter Configuration Manager Extension
plug-in, and select Enable .
3. Close the Plug-in Manager. When the tabs appear, you are ready to use the vSphere
Client VCM Plug-in.
Configuring the vSphere Client VCM Plug-in Integration Settings
Perform these steps to configure integration settings for vSphere Client VCM Plug-in users. The settings
configured in this area enable users to view the VCM reports.
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