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5 Type information about the vCenter Server instance at the site where you are installing SRM and click
Next.
Option Action
vCenter Server Address
Type the host name or IP address of vCenter Server. Enter the host name
in lowercase letters. After installation is complete and you are configuring
the connection between the protected and recovery sites, supply this host
name or IP address exactly as you enter it here, because it is subject to
case-sensitive comparisons.
IMPORTANT Note the address format that you use to connect SRM to
vCenter Server. You must use the same address format when you later pair
the SRM sites. If you use an IP address to connect SRM to vCenter Server,
you must use this IP address when pairing the SRM sites. If you use
certificate-based authentication, the address of SRM Server must be the
same as the Subject Alternative Name (SAN) value of the SRM certificate.
This is usually the fully qualified domain name of the SRM Server host.
vCenter Server Port
Accept the default or enter a different port.
vCenter Server Username
Type the user name of an administrator of the specified vCenter Server
instance.
vCenter Server Password
Type the password for the specified user name. The password text box
cannot be empty.
6 (Optional) If you are using credential-based authentication, verify the vCenter Server certificate and
click Yes to accept it.
If you are using certificate-based authentication, there is no prompt to accept the certificate.
7 Select an authentication method and click Next.
Option Description
Use credential-based authentication
a Select Automatically generate certificate and click Next.
b Type text values for your organization and organization unit, typically
your company name and the name of your group in the company.
Use certificate-based authentication
a Select Use a PKCS #12 certificate file and click Next.
b Type the path to the certificate file. The certificate file must contain
exactly one certificate with exactly one private key matching the
certificate.
c Type the certificate password.
d The local host value must be the same as the Subject Alternative Name
(SAN) value of the SRM Server certificate. This is usually the fully
qualified domain name of the SRM Server host.
8 Type the administrator and host configuration information and click Next.
Option Description
Local Site Name
A name for this installation of SRM. A suggested name is generated, but
you can type any name. It cannot be the same name that you use for
another SRM installation with which this one will be paired.
Administrator E-mail
Email address of the SRM administrator, for potential use by
vCenter Server.
Additional E-mail
An optional email address of another SRM administrator, for potential use
by vCenter Server.
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