Configuring VMware vCenter connections
Procedure
1.
From the
Administration
tab, click
Connection Settings
>
Web Service Connections
.
2.
Click
Add
and enter the following information:
•
Category:
Select vCenter.
•
Name
•
IP Address/Host Name
•
Protocol
:
https
. Cannot be changed.
•
Port
•
User ID
•
Password
3.
Enter assigned infrastructure groups.
4.
Click
OK
.
5.
(Optional) After specifying the details for setting up a Web Service connection, you can test the
connection with the values you specified by clicking
Test
. After starting the test, a notification balloon
appears above the
Test
button indicating whether the connections completed successfully. To stop the
testing process, click
Stop Test
.
6.
(Optional) Verify the status of the current connections from the
Web Service Connections
window,
which shows the status (Successful, Error, and Unknown) and the time when the connection was last
established. To update the display of current connection, click
Refresh
.
Configuring Configuration Manager REST API connections
You must create a connection setting for the server running the Configuration Manager REST API to use
any of the following:
• JavaScript Plug-in for Configuration Manager REST API
• Built-in CM-REST method modules from the JavaScript Plug-in for Configuration Manager REST API
for an external resource provider
• Data mobility services:
Allocate Volumes from Virtual Storage Machine
Create High Availability Pair for Migration
Migrate Data Using High Availability Pair
Export Virtual Storage Machine Configuration Across Sites
• Provisioning services:
Allocate Volumes with Configuration Manager
Allocate Fabric Aware Volumes with Configuration Manager
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Configuring VMware vCenter connections
