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Table Of Contents
- Lifecycle Manager Installation and Configuration Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Introducing LCM
- Installing and Configuring Orchestrator
- Orchestrator Components Setup Guidelines
- Install Orchestrator
- Configuring Orchestrator
- Check Configuration Readiness
- Log In to the Orchestrator Configuration Interface
- Change the Default Password
- Revert to the Default Password for Orchestrator Configuration
- Configure the Network Connection
- Change the Default Configuration Ports on the Orchestrator Client Side
- Import the vCenter SSL Certificate
- Configuring LDAP Settings
- Password Encryption and Hashing Mechanism
- Configure the Database Connection
- Server Certificate
- Configure the Default Plug-Ins
- Import the vCenter Server License
- Start the Orchestrator Server
- Export the Orchestrator Configuration
- Import the Orchestrator Configuration
- Configure the Maximum Number of Events and Runs
- Change the Web View SSL Certificate
- Define the Server Log Level
- Maintenance and Recovery
- Controlling Orchestrator Access
- Installing and Configuring LCM
- Installing LCM
- Configuring LCM
- Check Configuration Readiness
- Initial Configuration of Lifecycle Manager
- Configure the LCM Web View
- Set Approval Requirements
- Configure Archiving Settings
- Change Authorization Groups
- Change the Naming Convention for Virtual Machines
- Enable Email Notifications
- Configure Email Notification Content
- Configure Currency and Date Formats
- Upgrading Orchestrator and LCM
- Uninstall LCM and Orchestrator
- Index
Table 6-5. Encryption and Hashing Algorithms
Algorithm Description
Password Based Encryption (part of Java 2 SDK 1.4) Generates an encryption key from a password. PBE stores
and checks the hash value of the password. For more
information, see the Java Cryptography Extension Reference
Guide on java.sun.com.
Message Digest 5 algorithm Generates a 128-bit cryptographic message digest value,
usually expressed as a 32 digit hexadecimal number.
Data Encryption Standard Applies a 56-bit key to each 64-bit block of data.
Configure the Database Connection
To establish a connection to the Orchestrator database, you must configure the database connection parameters.
Prerequisites
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Set up a new database to use with the Orchestrator server. See “Orchestrator Database Setup,” on
page 23.
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For a list of database connection parameters, see “Database Connection Parameters,” on page 40.
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If you are using an SQL Server database, verify that the SQL Server Browser service is running.
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To store characters in the correct format in an Oracle database, set the NLS_CHARACTER_SET parameter to
AL32UTF8 before configuring the database connection and building the table structure for Orchestrator.
This setting is crucial for an internationalized environment.
Procedure
1 Log in to the Orchestrator configuration interface as vmware.
2 Click Database.
3 From the Select the database type drop-down menu, select the type of database for Orchestrator server
to use.
NOTE LCM supports Oracle and SQL Server databases.
4 Specify the database connection parameters.
If the specified parameters are correct, a message states that the connection to the database is successful.
NOTE Although Orchestrator has established a connection to the database, the database configuration is
not yet complete. You must install or update the database.
Chapter 6 Configuring Orchestrator
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