4.0

5 Click Apply changes.
The host is added to the list of SSH connections.
6 (Optional) Configure an entry path on the server.
a Click New root folder.
b Enter the new path and click Apply changes.
The SSH host is available in the Inventory view of the Orchestrator smart client.
Configure the vCenter 4.0 Plug-In
Orchestrator uses the vCenter Web Service API to control vCenter. You can set all the parameters to enable
Orchestrator to connect to your vCenter Sever instances.
Prerequisites
Import the SSL certificates for each vCenter Server instance you define. For more information, see “Import the
vCenter SSL Certificate,” on page 39.
Procedure
1 Log in to the Orchestrator configuration interface as vmware.
2 Click vCenter 4.0.
3 Click New vCenter host.
4 From the Available drop-down menu, select Enabled.
5 In the Host text box, type the IP address or the DNS name of the vCenter Server host.
6 In the Port text box, leave the default value, 443.
7 (Optional) Select the Secure channel check box to establish a secure connection to your vCenter Server
host.
8 In the Path text box, use the default value, /sdk.
This is the location of the SDK that you use to connect to your vCenter Server instance.
9 In the User name and Password text boxes, type the credentials for Orchestrator to use to establish the
connection to the vCenter Server host.
The user that you select must be a valid user with administrative privileges on your vCenter Server,
preferably at the top of the vCenter Server tree structure. Orchestrator uses these credentials to monitor
the vCenter Web service (typically to operate Orchestrator system workflows). All other requests inherit
the credentials of the user who triggers an action.
10 Specify the method you use to manage user access on the vCenter Server host.
Option Action
Share a unique session
Select this option to allow Orchestrator to create only one connection to
vCenter Server. Enter the credentials of a user who is a vCenter Server
administrator.
Session per user
Select this option if your vCenter Server is in an Active Directory domain.
Make sure that the user has the necessary permissions to perform the
required operations.
CAUTION Each user who logs in Orchestrator creates a new session to vCenter
Server. This can rapidly strain CPU, memory and bandwidth.
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