Monitoring VMware vCenter

Complete these steps to monitor VMware vCenter that is running on Cloud Pak System.

Procedure

  1. Set up an IP address to allow external access to VMware vCenter. For details, see Configuring the virtual manager external IP address.
  2. Create a user ID that is used for external access to VMware vCenter. For details, see Configuring external application access.
    Select the following options when you create the user:
    • Set the Access Scope to Everything.
    • For the Virtual Manager Privilege Set, select Read Only.
  3. After the user is created, click Show Details in the Actions column. Note the Virtual Manager IP address, user name, and password. For steps to view or regenerate the passwords, see Viewing and regenerating passwords for external applications.

What to do next

You can access VMware vCenter by using any of the following methods:
Web console for VMware vSphere
Open https://<IP address that you obtained in the previous step> from a web browser to access the web console for VMware vSphere. Use the user name and password from step 3 to authenticate.
SSH
Access the VMware vCenter that is running on Cloud Pak System through SSH by using the following command: ssh <user name from step 3>@<IP address from step 3>.
External application
You can configure an external application to monitor the VMware vCenter that is running on Cloud Pak System by using the Virtual Manager IP address, user name, and password that you noted in step 3.