Users Guide

Setting Up the NTP Servers
Use the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to synchronize the virtual appliance clocks to that of a NTP server.
1. In OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, under Administration Console, use the link to open the Administration
Console.
2. In the Login dialog box, type your password.
3. In the left pane, click APPLIANCE MANAGEMENT.
4. Click Edit under NTP Settings.
5. Select the Enabled check box. Enter the host name or IP address for a Preferred and Secondary NTP Server and click Apply.
6. To exit, click Cancel.
NOTE: It might take around 10 minutes for the virtual appliance clocks to synchronize with the NTP server.
Generating a Certicate Signing Request
NOTE: You must upload the certicate before registering the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter with the
vCenter.
Generating a new Certicate Signing Request prevents certicates that are created with the previously generated CSR from being
uploaded to the appliance.
1. In OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, under Administration Console, use the link to open the Administration
Console.
2. In the Login dialog box, type your password.
3. In the left pane, click APPLIANCE MANAGEMENT.
4. Click Generate Certicate Signing Request for HTTPS Certicates. A message displays stating that if a new request is
generated, then certicates created using the previous CSR can no longer be uploaded to the appliance. To continue with the
request, click
Continue, or Cancel to cancel.
5. Enter the Common Name, Organizational Name, Organizational Unit, Locality, State Name, Country and Email for the
request. Click Continue.
6. Click Download, and then save the resulting certicate request to an accessible location.
Uploading an HTTPS Certicate
You can use HTTPS Certicates for secure communication between the virtual appliance and host systems. To set up this type of
secure communication, a certicate signing request must be sent to a certicate authority and then the resulting certicate is
uploaded using the Administration Console. There is also a default certicate that is self-signed and can be used for secure
communication; this certicate is unique to every installation.
NOTE: You can use Microsoft Internet Explorer , Firefox, Crome to upload certicates.
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 APPLIANCE MANAGEMENT.
4. Click Upload Certicate for HTTPS Certicates.
5. In the Upload Certicates dialog box, click OK.
6. To select the certicate to upload, click Browse, and then click Upload.
7. If you want to abort the upload, click Cancel.
NOTE: The certicate must use PEM format.
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