5.5

Configure Network and Database Connections
After vCloud Director software is installed on the server, the installer prompts you to run a script that
configures the server's network and database connections.
You must install vCloud Director software on the server before you can run the configuration script. The
installer prompts you to run the script after installation is complete, but you can choose to run it later.
To run the script after the vCloud Director software is installed, log in as root, open a console, shell, or
terminal window, and type:
/opt/vmware/vcloud-director/bin/configure
The configuration script creates network and database connections for a single vCloud Director server. The
script also creates a response file that preserves database connection information for use in subsequent
server installations.
NOTE After you run the configuration script to configure the first member of the server group, you must
use the -r option and specify the response file pathname when configuring additional members of the
group. See “Protecting and Reusing the Response File,” on page 29.
Prerequisites
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Verify that a database of a supported type is accessible from the vCloud Director server. See “Installing
and Configuring a vCloud Director Database,” on page 14 and “vCloud Director Hardware and
Software Requirements,” on page 8.
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Have the following information available:
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Location and password of the keystore file that includes the SSL certificates for this server. See
“Create and Import a Signed SSL Certificate,” on page 17. The configuration script does not run
with a privileged identity, so the keystore file and the directory in which it is stored must be
readable by any user.
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Password for each SSL certificate.
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Hostname or IP address of the database server.
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Database name and connection port.
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Database user credentials (user name and password). This user must have specific database
privileges. See “Installing and Configuring a vCloud Director Database,” on page 14.
Procedure
1 Specify the IP addresses to use for the HTTP and console proxy services running on this host.
Each member of a server group requires two IP addresses, so that it can support two different SSL
connections: one for the HTTP service and another for the console proxy service. To begin the
configuration process, choose which of the IP addresses discovered by the script should be used for
each service.
Please indicate which IP address available on this machine should be used
for the HTTP service and which IP address should be used for the remote console proxy.
The HTTP service IP address is used for accessing the user interface and the REST API.
The remote console proxy IP address is used for all remote console (VMRC) connections
and traffic.
Please enter your choice for the HTTP service IP address:
1: 10.17.118.158
2: 10.17.118.159
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