Users Guide

vCenter version Desktop client support Web client support
v6.0 U2
Y Y
v6.0 U3
Y Y
Modifying the vCenter Login
The vCenter login credentials can be modified by a user with administrative privileges or a non-administrator user with necessary
privileges.
1. In OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, on the Summary tab, use the link to open the Administration Console.
2. In the Login dialog box, type your password.
3. In the left pane, click VCENTER REGISTRATION. The registered vCenters are displayed in the right pane. To open the Modify
vCenter Acct window, under Credentials, click Modify.
4. Enter the vCenter User Name, Password, and Verify Password; the passwords must match.
5. To change the password, click Apply, or to cancel the change click Cancel.
NOTE: An error message is displayed if the necessary privileges are not assigned to a non-administrator user who is
modifying the vCenter login credentials.
Updating The SSL Certificates For Registered vCenter Servers
If the SSL certificate is changed on a vCenter server, then use the following steps to import the new certificate for the OpenManage
Integration for VMware vCenter. The OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter uses this certificate to make sure the vCenter server
it is talking to is the correct vCenter server and not an impersonator.
OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter uses the openssl API to create the Certificate Signing Request (CSR) using the RSA
encryption standard with a 2048 bit key length. The CSR generated by the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter is used to get a
digitally signed certificate from a trusted Certification Authority. The OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter uses the digital
certificate to enable SSL on the Web server for secure communication.
1. Launch a web Browser then enter https://<ApplianceIPAdrdress>
2. In the left pane, click VCENTER REGISTRATION. The registered vCenters are displayed in the right pane. To update the
certificates, click Update.
Uninstalling the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter
To remove the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, it must be unregistered from the vCenter server using the Administration
Console.
1. Launch a web browser then enter https://<ApplianceIPAdrdress>
2. In the vCenter Registration page, under the vCenter server table, unregister the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter by
clicking Unregister.
You may have more than one vCenter, so be sure select the right one.
3. In the Unregister vCenter dialog box that asks if you really want to unregister this server, click Unregister.
Uploading a OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter
License to the Administration Console
1. In OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, under Administration Console, use the link to open the Administration Console from
Help and Support tab.
2. In the Login dialog box, type your password.
3. In the left pane, click VCENTER REGISTRATION. The registered vCenters are displayed in a table. To display the upload license
dialog box, click Upload License.
4. To navigate to the license file, click the Browse button, to navigate to the license file, and then click Upload.
NOTE:
If the license file is modified or edited in any way, the appliance views it as corrupted and the file will not
work.
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