Users Guide

Installing the ASM vRO Plugin for Integration

Before installing ASM vRO integration, ensure that you have met the installation prerequisites:

Installation Prerequisites

To install ASM vRO Integration, vRO environment must meet the following criteria before installing the Integration:

• The ASM vRO plugin 2.0 requires vRO 7.0.

• The vRO server must be able to communicate to the ASM appliance servers through HTTPS protocol (ports 443 and 8281).

• The vRO server must be in a clean state. Either the ASM vRO Integration has never been installed before or it should be

removed completely. To ensure that the environment is clean, see the chapter Uninstalling ASM vRO Integration.

• The vRO control center must be running. if the control center is not running, run the command, /etc/init.d/vco-

configurator start

, on the vRO server to start the service.

• The workstation must be able to reach the vRO configuration server, and the o11nplugin-asm.vmoapp must be downloaded to

the workstation.

NOTE: To avoid data loss, make sure that there is no workflow running in the vRO during the installation procedure, as

restart is required.

Installation Procedure

To install ASM vRO Integration:

1. Open control center on the browser. Usually, it is https://<VRO_HOSTNAME>:8283/vco-controlcenter/ or https://

<vRA_HOSTNAME>:8283/vco-controlcenter/ depending on how the vRO has been set up. If the vRO is bundled in vRA

appliance, use the vRA_HOSTNAME. If these URL’s do not work, contact the IT administrator to verify the system setup.

Alternatively, access the system setup page( https://<vRA_HOSTNAME>:5480) to verify the required port information.

2. In VMware vRealize Orchestrator window, log in as a user with administrative privileges (For example, “root” user) to the vRO

control center. Click

Plug-ins in the left pane of the VMware vRealize Orchestrator configuration page.

3. Find the “Install new plug-in” in the Plug-ins page.

4. Click on the find button (magnifying glass icon or “browse” box), locate and select the vmoapp file in the pop-out window, and

click Upload and install.

5. Read and accept the EULA in the following page.

6. The Plug-ins page should display, “Dell Active System Manager (2.0.0 build X) New plug-in installed” (where ‘X’ is the actual

build number) message after a successful installation. It will also alert that the vRO has to be restarted. Click the link provided

on the page to the Startup Options page, or on the VMware vRealize Orchestrator Configuration page, in the left pane, click

Startup Options..

7. Restart the vRO application server by clicking Restart Service. The page will update the vRO application server status. Even

though the page shows that server is RUNNING, it will take a few seconds afterward to enable the service completely.

8. Now the installation is complete.