Specifications

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dInthevCenterServerstable,clickAddandcompletethedetailsforoneor
morevCenterServerserverstousewithViewManager.
iIntheServeraddresstextbox,entertheFQDNorIPaddressofthe
vCenterServeryouwantViewManagertocommunicatewith.
ii Entertheusernameofa
vCenterServeruserintheUsernametextbox.
IfyouwanttoselectavCenterServeruserwhoisnotanadministratorbut
hastherequisitelevelofauthority,ensurethattheirrolemeetsthecriteria
describedin“vCenterServerPermissionsforViewManagerUsers”on
page 37.
iii Enterthepassword
thatcorrespondstotheusernameenteredabovein
thePasswordtextbox.
iv (Optional)EnteradescriptionforthisvCenterServerintheDescription
textbox.
vIfyouwillbeconnectingtothevCenterServerthroughasecurechannel
(SSL),makesureConnectusingSSLisselected.Thisisthedefault
setting.
vi EntertheTCPportnumberinthePorttextbox.Thedefaultis443.
vii (Optional)IfyouclicktheAdvancedbutton,youcanalsoconfigurethe
followingsettings:
viii Maximumnumberofconcurrentprovisioningoperations—Thisisthe
maximumnumberofvirtualmachinesthatwillbesimultaneously
createdbyViewManagerin
vCenterServeratanygiventime.
ix Maximumnumberofconcurrentpoweroperations—Thisisthe
maximumnumberofconcurrentpoweroperations(startup,shutdown,
suspendandsoforth)thatwilltakeplaceonViewManagermanaged
virtualmachinesinvCenterServeratanygiventime.
eClickOKtostorethevCenterServer
settings.
CAUTIONIfyouenteraserverusingaDNSnameorURL,noDNSlookupis
performedtoverifywhetherornottheserverhaspreviouslybeenentered
usingitsIPaddress.AconflictwillariseifavCenterServerisaddedwithboth
itsDNSnameanditsIPaddress.