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Managing Third-Party Hypervisors by
Using vCenter Host Gateway 6
vCenter Host Gateway is a vCenter Server feature that lets you manage virtual environments that consist of
various types of hypervisors.
vCenter Host Gateway is distributed as a virtual appliance. After you deploy and congure the
vCenter Host Gateway appliance, you can use the vSphere Web Client to manage both VMware and third-
party hypervisors, such as Microsoft Hyper-V.
N You can also use the public API to manage third-party hypervisors. For more information, see
vSphere Management SDK Documentation.
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vCenter Host Gateway System Requirements on page 66
To install vCenter Host Gateway, ensure your system meets the hardware and software requirements.
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Supported Third-Party Hypervisors on page 66
vCenter Host Gateway supports several third-party hypervisors. This enables you to manage more
virtual machines and hosts through the vSphere Web Client.
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Deploy the vCenter Host Gateway Appliance on page 67
vCenter Host Gateway is distributed as a virtual appliance in OVF format that you can deploy by
using the vSphere Web Client.
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vCenter Host Gateway User Permissions on page 71
While deploying the vCenter Host Gateway appliance, you must provide Single Sign-On
administrator credentials. vCenter Host Gateway requires those credentials to create a solution user.
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Congure the vCenter Host Gateway Appliance on page 72
After you deploy the vCenter Host Gateway appliance, you can change the conguration seings by
using the Web conguration UI of the appliance.
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Add Third-Party Hosts to the vCenter Server Inventory on page 75
You can add third-party hosts to the vCenter Server inventory by using the vSphere Web Client.
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Supported Actions for Managing Third-Party Hosts in the vSphere Web Client on page 76
vCenter Host Gateway lets you perform various operations with third-party hosts and virtual
machines.
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Supported Actions for Managing Third-Party Virtual Machines in the vSphere Web Client on page 76
vCenter Host Gateway lets you perform various operations with third-party hosts and virtual
machines.
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