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Set the time of vCenter Server to ensure that the time settings of the vApp synchronizes with the time
settings of vCenter Server.
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Synchronize the time of the vCenter Server system with a standard time source. For information about
setting up the Windows Time service, see the Microsoft knowledge base article 307897 on the Microsoft
Web site.
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Verify that the vCenter Operations Manager main login page appears when you copy the vApp IP
address from the Summary tab of the vSphere Client into a browser.
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VMware recommends that users should be Active Directory users.
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In non-linked multi-vCenter Server system configuration, users with the same username but different
passwords in different domains will not be able to log in to vCenter Operations.
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In linked vCenter Server system configuration, register each vCenter Server individually. If you register
only one of the linked vCenter Server systems, no data displays for the other vCenter Server system.
Procedure
1 Log in to the vCenter Operations Manager main application with the default credentials of admin as
the user name and admin as the password.
The URL format is https://<IP>/admin where <IP> is the IP address or fully qualified host name of the
vApp.
This first-time login process opens the First Boot Wizard.
2 Update the administrator password that provides access to the Administration Portal and SSH access to
the vApp.
The default administrator password is admin.
The password requires a minimum of eight characters that include at least one letter and one digit.
3 Update the root password for the operation system of the vApp.
The default root password is vmware.
The password requires a minimum of eight characters that include at least one letter and one digit.
4 Type a name for the vCenter Server system.
This name is for your reference when you monitor the vCenter Server system and does not affect the
object in the actual virtual infrastructure.
5 Type the IP address or fully qualified domain name of the vCenter Server system to monitor and from
which to collect information.
6 Type the registration credentials for vCenter Operations Manager to use when connecting to the
vCenter Server system.
The user you provide must have administrator privileges on the vCenter Server system. The user can
also act as Collection user if a Collection user is not assigned during vCenter Operations Manager
registration.
7 (Optional) Type the collection credentials for vCenter Operations Manager to use when collecting data
from vCenter Server objects.
If a Collection user is assigned, vCenter Operations Manager does not require administrator privileges
to collect data from a vCenter Server. However, the scope of data collected depends on the privileges of
the user you assign through vCenter Server as the Collection user on the vCenter Operations Manager
Administration portal. The minimum privileges required to collect data are Global: Health and
StorageViews: View.
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