Adding a vCenter to Solution Deployment Manager

Last Updated : Sep 19, 2024 |

About this task

System Manager Solution Deployment Manager supports virtual machine management in vCenter 6.0, 6.5, 6.7, 7.0, and 8.0. When you add vCenter, System Manager discovers the ESXi hosts that this vCenter manages, adds them to the repository, and displays in the Managed Hosts section. Also, System Manager discovers virtual machines running on the ESXi host and adds to the repository.

System Manager displays vCenter, ESXi host, and virtual machines on the Manage Elements page.

Before you begin

Ensure that you have the required permissions.

Procedure

On the System Manager web console, click Services > Solution Deployment Manager > Application Management.
In the lower pane, click Map vCenter.
On the Map vCenter page, click Add.
In the New vCenter section, provide the following vCenter information:
1. In vCenter FQDN, type FQDN of vCenter.
  - For increased security when using a vCenter with Solution Deployment Manager, use an FQDN for the vCenter. vCenter does not put IP addresses in its certificates. Therefore, you need FQDN to confirm the server identity through the certificate in Solution Deployment Manager.
  - The FQDN value must match the value of the SAN field of the vCenter certificate. The FQDN value is case-sensitive.
2. In User Name, type the username to log in to vCenter.
3. In Password, type the password to log in to vCenter.
4. In Authentication Type, select SSO or LOCAL as the authentication type.
  
  If you select the authentication type as SSO, Solution Deployment Manager displays the Is SSO managed by Platform Service Controller (PSC) field.
5. Optional If PSC is configured to facilitate the SSO service, select Is SSO managed by Platform Service Controller (PSC).
  
  PSC must have a valid certificate.
  
  The system enables PSC IP or FQDN, and you must provide the IP or FQDN of PSC.
6. Optional In PSC IP or FQDN, type the IP or FQDN of PSC.
Click Save.
On the certificate dialog box, click Accept Certificate.
The system generates the certificate and adds vCenter.

In the Managed Hosts section, the system displays the ESXi hosts that this vCenter manages.
Note:
- System Manager does not support vCenter with Cluster level.
- If there is a large data center with multiple hosts in a vCenter, there can be a delay in discovering all the VMs of those hosts when mapping that vCenter in the Solution Deployment Manager. If you select a smaller number of hosts rather than all hosts, this process can be faster.

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