Management System Settings; Identify Your Vcenter Server - VMware VSHIELD APP 1.0 Admin Manual

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Management System Settings

The vShield Manager requires communication with your vCenter Server and services such as DNS and NTP
to provide details on your VMware Infrastructure inventory.
The chapter includes the following topics:
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"Identify Your vCenter Server" on page 21
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"Register the vShield Manager as a vSphere Client Plug‐in" on page 22
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"Identify DNS Services" on page 22
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"Set the vShield Manager Date and Time" on page 23
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"Identify a Proxy Server" on page 23
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"Download a Technical Support Log from a Component" on page 23
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"View vShield Manager System Status" on page 24
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"Add an SSL Certificate to Identify the vShield Manager Web Service" on page 24

Identify Your vCenter Server

After the vShield Manager is installed as a virtual machine, log in to the vShield Manager user interface to
connect to your vCenter Server. This enables the vShield Manager to display your VMware Infrastructure
inventory.
To identify your vCenter Server from the vShield Manager
1 Log in to the vShield Manager.
Upon initial login, the vShield Manager opens to the Configuration > vCenter tab. If you have previously
configured the vCenter tab form, perform the following steps:
a Click the Settings & Reports from the vShield Manager inventory panel.
b Click the Configuration tab.
The vCenter screen appears.
2 Under vCenter Server Information, type the IP address of your vCenter Server in the vSphere Server IP
Address/Name field.
3 Type your vSphere Client login user name in the Administrator User Name field.
This user account must have administrator access.
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