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Table Of Contents
- VMware vCenter Adapter Installation and Configuration Guide
- Contents
- VMware vCenter Adapter Installation and Configuration Guide
- Updated Information
- Introduction to the vCenter Adapter
- Installing the vCenter Adapter
- Configuring the vCenter Adapter
- Troubleshooting the vCenter Adapter
- Metrics for vCenter Server Components
- Metrics for vCenter Operations Manager Components
- Index
7 Verify
that the build number in the Adapter Version column for the adapter matches the build number in
the TGZ file that you downloaded.
Install the Adapter in a vApp Installation
If you have a vApp installation, you install the vCenter adapter from a PAK file.
Prerequisites
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Download the adapter installation PAK file anonymously from ftp://ftp.integrien.com.
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Make a note of the build number in the PAK file name. The build number appears after the adapter name,
for example,
adapter
name-
buildnumber
.pak.
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Read the release notes that are included with the PAK file.
Procedure
1 Save the PAK file in a temporary folder.
2 Log in to the Admin user interface as the admin user.
For example: https://
ipaddress
/admin/
3 On the Update tab, click Browse to locate the temporary folder and select the PAK file.
4 Click Update and click OK to confirm the update.
The Admin user interface uploads the PAK file. The upload might take several minutes.
5 Read and accept the EULA and click OK.
6 Click OK to confirm and start the update process.
The update might take several minutes. Status information appears on the Update tab when the update
is finished.
7 Log in to the Custom user interface as an administrator.
For example: https://
ipaddress
/vcops-custom/
8 Select Admin > Support.
9 On the Info tab, find the Adapters Info pane and click the Describe icon (
).
The Describe icon is located at the top right of the Adapters Info pane.
10
Click Yes to start the describe process and click OK.
The Custom user interface finds the adapter files, gathers information about the abilities of the adapter,
and updates the user interface with information about the adapter.
The describe process might take several minutes. When the describe process is finished, the adapter
appears in the Adapters Info pane. The build number is in the Adapter Version column.
11 Verify that the build number in the Adapter Version column for the adapter matches the build number in
the PAK file that you uploaded.
vCenter Adapter Folders and Files
The installer places the vCenter adapter files in the
vcenter-ops
/user/plugins/inbound/vcenter_adapter3
folder.
The vcenter_adapter3 folder contains several subfolders and files.
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