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9 If you have linked vCenter Server systems, select the appropriate members of the linked group to
register with and provide a name for each system.
You can register vCenter Operations Manager with a subset of vCenter Server systems for scalability or
inventory management purposes. Each vCenter Server must be registered individually.
10 Click Save to apply the changes.
The selected vCenter Server system appears in the Registration tab of the Administration Portal.
If you were already logged in to the vSphere Client when you registered vCenter Operations Manager,
reconnect the vSphere Client to see the vCenter Operations Manager icon.
What to do next
Assign a license key for the vCenter Operations Manager vApp in the vSphere Client.
Assign the vCenter Operations Manager License
Assign a license for vCenter Operations Manager. vCenter Operations Manager is registered as an extension
to the vCenter Server system and appears as a license asset on the vSphere Client Licensing page.
Prerequisites
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Verify that you installed the vCenter Operations Manager vApp and registered it to the vCenter Server
system to monitor.
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If you were already logged in to the vSphere Client when you defined the vCenter Server system to
monitor, reconnect the vSphere Client.
Procedure
1 Log in to the registered vCenter Server system.
2 In the vSphere Client, select Home > Licensing.
3 From the View by options, select Asset.
4 In the list of assets, right-click your vCenter Operations edition and select Change License Key.
5 In the Assign License window, select Assign a new license key to this solution.
6 Click Enter Key.
7 Type the new license key and click OK.
The license key appears in the Assign License window.
8 Click OK to assign the license key.
The vSphere Client assigns the new license key to vCenter Operations Manager.
What to do next
Configure the SMTP and SNMP settings for vCenter Operations Manager.
Configure the SMTP and SNMP Settings for
vCenter Operations Manager
Configure an optional SMTP server to activate email service for reports and for notification messages when
a problem occurs.
Administrative alerts occur when vCenter Operations Manager detects a problem with one or more of its
components and cannot collect data from the monitored objects.
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