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Table Of Contents
- vCenter Orchestrator Installation and Configuration Guide
- Contents
- Updated Information
- About This Book
- Introduction to VMware vCenter Orchestrator
- Orchestrator System Requirements
- Orchestrator Components Setup Guidelines
- Installing Orchestrator
- Upgrade Orchestrator with vCenter Server
- Upgrade Orchestrator Standalone
- Upgrading Orchestrator Applications After Upgrading vCenter Server
- Uninstall Orchestrator
- Configuring Orchestrator
- Start the Orchestrator Configuration Service
- Log In to the Orchestrator Configuration Interface
- Change the Default Password
- Revert to the Default Password for Orchestrator Configuration
- Configure the Network Connection
- Change the Default Configuration Ports on the Orchestrator Client Side
- Import the vCenter SSL Certificate
- Configuring LDAP Settings
- Password Encryption and Hashing Mechanism
- Configure the Database Connection
- Server Certificate
- Configure the Default Plug-Ins
- Access Rights to Orchestrator Server
- Import the vCenter Server License
- Start the Orchestrator Server
- Export the Orchestrator Configuration
- Import the Orchestrator Configuration
- Configure the Maximum Number of Events and Runs
- Install an Application
- Start a Published Web View
- Change the Web View SSL Certificate
- Define the Server Log Level
- Where to Go From Here
- Index
3 Save the file as vmo.properties.
4 Repeat the procedure for every Orchestrator client instance.
You can log in to the Orchestrator client without adding the lookup port number to the Orchestrator server
DNS name or IP address.
Import the vCenter SSL Certificate
The Orchestrator configuration interface uses a secure connection to communicate with vCenter. You can
import the required SSL certificate from a URL or file.
Procedure
1 Log in to the Orchestrator configuration interface as vmware.
2 Click Network.
3 In the right pane, click the SSL Certificate tab.
4 Load the vCenter SSL certificate in Orchestrator from a URL address or file.
Option Description
Import from URL
Enter URL of the vCenter server:
https://
your_vcenter_server_IP_address
Import from file
Obtain the server certificate file. Usual locations are:
n
C:\Documents and
Settings\AllUsers\ApplicationData\VMware\VMware
VirtualCenter\SSL\rui.crt
n
/etc/vmware/ssl/rui.crt
5 Click Import.
A message confirming that the import is successful appears.
6 Repeat the steps for each vCenter server.
7 Click Startup Options.
8 Click Restart the vCO configuration server to restart the Orchestrator Configuration service after adding
a new SSL certificate.
The imported certificate appears in the Imported SSL certificates list. On the Network tab, the red triangle
changes to a green circle to indicate that the component is now configured correctly.
What to do next
Each time you want to specify the use of an SSL connection, you must return to the SSL Certificate tab on the
Network tab and import the corresponding vCenter SSL certificate.
Configuring LDAP Settings
Orchestrator requires a connection to a working LDAP server on your infrastructure.
1 Generate the LDAP Connection URL on page 40
The LDAP service provider uses a URL address to configure the connection to the directory server. To
generate the LDAP connection URL, you must specify the LDAP host, port, and root.
2 Import the LDAP Server SSL Certificate on page 41
If your LDAP server uses SSL, you can import the SSL certificate file to the Orchestrator configuration
interface and activate secure connection between Orchestrator and LDAP.
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