When a vCenter Server instance is added to IBM Spectrum® Protect
Plus, an inventory of the instance is captured,
enabling you to complete backup and restore jobs, as well as run reports.
Procedure
To add a vCenter Server instance, complete the following steps:
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In the navigation panel, expand .
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Click Manage vCenter.
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Click Add vCenter.
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Populate the fields in the vCenter Properties section:
- Hostname/IP
- Enter the resolvable IP address or a resolvable path and machine name.
- Use existing user
- Enable to select a previously entered user name and password for the vCenter Server
instance.
- Username
- Enter your user name for the vCenter Server instance.
- Password
- Enter your password for the vCenter Server instance.
- Port
- Enter the communications port of the vCenter Server instance.
The typical default port is
443.
- Certificate
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Tip:
You must use the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) to validate the VMware certificate. Using an
IP address may fail to validate the VMware certificate.
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In the
Certificate field, select one of the following options to import
the vCenter Server certificate to the
IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus server:
- Use existing certificate
- Click Select to select an existing certificate from the Select
a certificate list.
- Copy and paste
- In the Enter certificate name field, enter a name for the certificate.
Then, paste the contents of the certificate in the Copy and paste certificate
here field and click Create.
- Upload
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- Download the file from the vCenter server to the local machine where you are running the
browser.
- Click Choose file and search for the downloaded certificate in your
system.
- Click Upload.
- Get Certificate
- Click Get Certificate to automatically retrieve the certificate that is
associated with the vCenter Server that is specified in the Hostname/IP
field.
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In the Options section, configure the following option:
- Maximum number of VMs to process concurrently per ESX server and per SLA
- Set the maximum number of concurrent VM snapshots to process on the ESX server. The default
setting is 3.
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Click Save. IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus
confirms a network connection, adds the vCenter Server instance to the database, and then catalogs
the instance.
If a message appears indicating that the connection is unsuccessful, review your entries. If
your entries are correct and the connection is unsuccessful, contact a network administrator to
review the connections.
What to do next
After you add a vCenter Server instance, complete the following action:
Action |
How to |
Assign user permissions to the hypervisor. |
See Creating a role. |