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Table 11-5. vcops_server_configuration.properties Properties (Continued)
Property Description
ALIVE_SERVER_PASSWORD_ENCRYPTED
Leave this property set to false. When you first run the
runvcopsServerConfiguration, the tool encrypts the
password value and change this value to true.
ALIVE_SERVER_PASSWORD
Password for the user named in
ALIVE_SERVER_USER_NAME. This property is encrypted
when you run runvcopsServerConfiguration.
Set Properties for runvcopsServerConfiguration
runvcopsServerConfiguration uses values in the vcops_parameters.properties file to estimate the maximum
number of resources that the vCenter Operations Manager server host can support. The
vcops_server_configuration.properties file contains connection information for the
vCenter Operations Manager server on the host. runvcopsServerConfiguration uses the values in this file to
connect to a host.
Prerequisites
Become familiar with the properties in the vcops_parameters.properties and
vcops_server_configuration.properties files. See “vcops_parameters.properties File,” on page 144 and
“vcops_server_configuration.properties File,” on page 144.
Procedure
1 Open the vcops_parameters.properties file and set each property to the correct value, or the best estimate
of the correct value, for the vCenter Operations Manager server host.
2 Save your changes and close the vcops_parameters.properties file.
3 (Windows host only) Open the vcops_server_configuration.properties file and configure connection
information for the vCenter Operations Manager server host.
4 Save your changes and close the vcops_server_configuration.properties file.
What to do next
Run runvcopsServerConfiguration. See “Run runvcopsServerConfiguration,” on page 145.
Run runvcopsServerConfiguration
On a Windows host, you start runvcopsServerConfiguration by running a batch (.bat) file. On a Linux host,
you start runvcopsServerConfiguration by running a shell script.
Prerequisites
Configure runvcopsServerConfiguration. See “Configuring and Running runvcopsServerConfiguration,” on
page 143.
Procedure
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On a Windows host, open a command prompt and type the following command.
vcenter-ops \tools\vcopsServerConfiguration\runvcopsServerConfiguration.bat [-print | -test]
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On a Linux host, open a terminal window and type the following command.
vcenter-ops \tools\vcopsServerConfiguration\runvcopsServerConfiguration.sh [-print | -test ]
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