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Connecting to Multiple Instances of VMware vCloud Director
You can connect to one or more instances of vCloud Director to Request Manager.
VMware vCloud Request Manager scans each instance of VMware vCloud Director to validate the list of
Clouds, vApp Templates, and deployed vApps.
After you add a new instance of vCloud Director, you must configure Request Manager to use the new instance.
Add a vCloud Director Instance
If you want to import and manage virtual applications from more than one vCloud Director instance, you can
add an instance.
Prerequisites
You have vCloud Administrator privileges.
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Request Manager can access the vCloud Director instance.
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Procedure
1
Log in to the Request Manager Admin Portal.
2
Click Integration.
3
Click Sources on the Main tab in the left explorer panel.
4
Click Add New Source.
5
Select vCloud Connector and click OK.
6
Enter the settings for the vCloud Director source.
a
Type a name to identify the vCloud Director source.
b
Select a status for the source.
Select Active to use the source in Request Manager. Select Inactive to disable the source in Request
Manager.
c
Type the URL for vCloud Director.
For example,
Make sure to include
access the vCloud Director console. For example, do not include
To use SSL, the vCloud Director security certificate must be installed in the Trusted Root Certification
Authorities > Local Computer folder.
d
Select Bypass Proxy Settings if you do not want to use the proxy server computer.
This is useful if you are connecting to a computer on the local network.
Occasionally proxy settings may prevent a connection being successfully established. Sometimes
performance can vary depending on whether proxy settings are used or not.
e
Type the User ID to access vCloud Director.
For example,
vCloud Director.
f
Type the password used to authenticate the user.
7
Specify the fault detection and tolerance settings.
VMware, Inc.
https://vCloudsystem.domain.com
as part of the URL. Do not include any path information that would
https://
. The user account must have system administrator privileges to
Administrator@system
Chapter 5 Administration Overview
.
or
/vcloud
/vcloud/myorg
in the URL.
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