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Option Description
Username
Modify the vCenter Single Sign-On user name, if it has changed since the
initial installation.
Password
Enter the vCenter Single Sign-On password.
7 If prompted, verify the Platform Services Controller certificate and click Accept to accept it.
8 Verify the vCenter Server instance that Site Recovery Manager extends, and click Next.
You cannot use the installer's modify mode to change the vCenter Server instance that
Site Recovery Manager extends.
9 Verify or modify the information with which to register the Site Recovery Manager extension with
vCenter Server, and click Next.
Option Description
Administrator E-mail
Modify this value if the Site Recovery Manager administrator has changed
after you installed Site Recovery Manager Server.
Local Host
The address of the host on which Site Recovery Manager Server runs. If
you change this value, you must either regenerate the certificate or provide
a new certificate that includes the new address in Step 10.
IMPORTANT To facilitate IP address changes in your infrastructure, provide
a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) whenever possible, rather than an
IP address.
Listener Port
The port for all HTTPS traffic between Site Recovery Manager Server and
vCenter Server.
10 Select a certificate type and click Next.
Option Description
Automatically generate a certificate
Select this option to generate a new auto-generated certificate.
Use a PKCS #12 certificate file
Select this option to upload a new custom certificate.
Use existing certificate
Select this option to retain the current certificate. If the installed certificate
is not valid, this option is unavailable.
If you do not select Use existing certificate, you are prompted to supply additional details such as the
certificate location or strings to use for Organization and Organizational Unit.
IMPORTANT If you modified the Local Host value for Site Recovery Manager Server in Step 9, you must
select Automatically generate a certificate to regenerate the certificate or Use a PKCS #12 certificate
file to upload a certificate that includes the new Site Recovery Manager Server address. If you select
Use existing certificate, the installation modification succeeds, but attempts to log in to
Site Recovery Manager fail because the certificate contains an incorrect address for the
Site Recovery Manager Server host.
11 Verify or modify the database configuration information and click Next.
If you selected the embedded database when you installed Site Recovery Manager, you cannot modify
the installation to use an external database, or the reverse.
Option Description
Data Source Name
The DSN for the Site Recovery Manager database. This only appears if you
use the embedded database. You cannot change this value.
Database User Name
A user ID valid for the specified database. Modify this value if the
database user account has changed after you installed
Site Recovery Manager Server.
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