Specifications

Basic System Administration
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4EntertheportnumberyourVIClientisusingtocommunicatewiththe
VirtualCenterServer.ClicktheFinishoption.ClicktheFinishbutton.
Theportmustbelessthan64000.
5Toacceptthechanges,restarttheVirtualCenterServer.
See“VirtualCenterServer”onpage 36.
Configuring VirtualCenter Communication over a Web
Connection
OnealternativetoconnectingtheVirtualCenterServerandVIClientonoppositesides
ofafirewallisthroughastandardWebconnection.
ToenableyourVIClienttoconnectwiththeVirtualCenterServeracrossafirewall
usingaWebtunnel,changetheWebsiteportaddressonyourVirtualCenterServer.
To open a Web port between the VirtualCenter Server and the VI Client using IIS
1On
theVirtualCenterServer,installInternetInformationServices(IIS)Manager.
Typically,thisisinstalledbydefaultwiththeMicrosoftWindowsoperating
system.
2EnableIIS.
Forexample,chooseStart>ControlPanel>AdministrativeTools>Internet
ServicesManager.SelectInternetInformationServices.
3FromtheIISmanager,opentheWindowsdialogbox.
4 Expand
the<server_name>.Right‐clickonDefaultWebSite.ChooseProperties>
WebSitetab.
5Settheportvalueforthe VirtualCenterservice.
6IntheWebSiteDescriptionblock,enterthevalueoftheTCPPortor,ifallowed,the
SSLport.
Avalueof80isthedefaultnonsecureTCPWeb
siteport.Avalueof443isthe
defaultsecureSSLWebsiteport.
CAUTIONIfyouusethisoptiontoopenacommunicationchannelbetweenyour
VirtualCenterServerandVIClient,theVirtualCenterconsoledoesnotwork.