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18 In vCenter Operations Manager Server Configuration, choose HTTP or HTTPS. This sets the protocol
to use for client connections to the vCenter Operations Manager server.
vCenter Operations Manager sends alert email messages containing hyperlinks to the
vCenter Operations Manager server so administrators can find more information about the alert. If you
want offsite administrators to be able to use these links, be sure to enter a public IP address for the
vCenter Operations Manager server. You should not set the host name to localhost.
19 If you want adapters which use the HTTP post method to use Web authentication, check the HTTP Post
adapter web authentication enabled box. If you check this box, only a vCenter Operations Manager user
with the Administrative Access right will be able to post data to vCenter Operations Manager.
20 The vCenter Operations Manager Server Port field displays the default port number for the protocol
you chose. If you need to change this, port, type the correct number.
21 To enable Internet connections to the vCenter Operations Manager server, type the server name or
public IP address for the server in the vCenter Operations Manager Host field. (The installer tries to
detect the host name or IP address of the server and fill it in as the default.) If you leave this field blank,
users will not be able to connect from outside the local network.
22 In the FSDB Home (File System Database) field, type the path to the directory where
vCenter Operations Manager should save the metrics it collects. You can enter up to eight locations to
distribute drive I/O use. If you enter more than one, separate them with semi-colons. For best
performance, this should not be on the same drive where the vCenter Operations Manager software is
installed.
23 In SMTP Host and SMTP Port, enter the host name or IP address and port number for the SMTP server
for vCenter Operations Manager to use to send email messages.
24 In Recipient, enter one or more email addresses; if you enter more than one, separate them with
commas. If a vCenter Operations Manager service fails or experiences problems, an email will be sent to
each recipient.
25 If desired, click the Test button to test the email configuration. This checks the SMTP host and port
settings and attempts to send an email message to the entered recipients. It displays an appropriate
message if any of its tests fail. However, it cannot ensure that the email addresses entered as recipients
actually exist, as sending a message to a non-existent address does not fail immediately.
26 Click Finish to complete the installation. The Install Complete page appears.
27 On the Install Complete page, click Done.
28 If the server host has two IP addresses:
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Choose No and click Done.
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Open the file vcenter-ops\user\conf\collector\wrapper.conf.
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Add this line to the file:
wrapper.java.additional.9=-Djava.rmi.server.hostname=IP Address/Name where IP
address/Name is the IP address or host name to use for the collector.
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Save your change and close the file.
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Reboot the system.
The vCenter Operations Manager installation is complete.
Install vCenter Operations Manager on Linux - GUI Mode
Install vCenter Operations Manager on a supported version of Linux.
Chapter 5 Installing vCenter Operations Manager
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