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5 Click Import.
A message confirming that the import is successful appears.
6 In the Orchestrator configuration interface, click Licenses.
7 On the vCenter Server License tab, click Use vCenter Server license.
8 Set the details about the vCenter Server machine on which Orchestrator must verify the license key.
Option Action
Host
Type the IP address or the DNS name of the vCenter Server system.
Port
Leave the default value, 443.
Secure channel
(Optional) Select to establish a secure connection to the vCenter Server
system.
Path
Use the default value, /sdk.
User name
Type the credentials that Orchestrator must use to establish the connection
to vCenter Server.
The user you select must be a valid user with administrative privileges on
your vCenter Server system, preferably at the top level of the vSphere tree
structure.
Password
Type the credentials that Orchestrator must use to establish the connection
to vCenter Server.
9 Click Apply changes.
10 Restart the Orchestrator server.
Configure the vCenter Server Plug-In
You can configure Orchestrator to connect to your vCenter Server instances for running workflows over the
objects in your vSphere infrastructure.
To manage the objects in your vSphere inventory by using the vSphere Web Client, make sure that you
configure the Orchestrator server to work with the same vCenter Single Sign-On instance to which both
vCenter Server and vSphere Web Client are pointing. You must also ensure that Orchestrator is registered as
a vCenter Server extension. You register Orchestrator as a vCenter Server extension when you specify a user
(by providing the user name and password), who has the privileges to manage vCenter Server extensions.
Procedure
1 Log in to the Orchestrator configuration interface as vmware.
2 Click vCenter Server, and click the New vCenter Server Host tab.
3 From the Available drop-down menu, select Enabled.
This means that you plan to orchestrate the vCenter Server instance.
4 In the Host text box, type the IP address or the DNS name of the machine on which the vCenter Server
instance you want to add is installed.
5 In the Port text box, retain the default value, 443.
6 (Optional) Select the Secure channel check box to establish a secure connection to your vCenter Server
system.
7 In the Path text box, retain the default value, /sdk.
This value is the location of the SDK that you use for connecting to your vCenter Server instance.
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