6.3

Open the Ports Used by vRealize Operations for Published Applications
After you install the vRealize Operations for Published Applications adapter, you disable the firewall
service, open the default ports, and restart the firewall.
Prerequisites
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Install the vRealize Operations for Published Applications adapter.
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Verify that you have root privileges.
Procedure
1 Log in to vRealize Operations Manager collector server.
2 Access the command prompt and run the service vmware-vcops-firewall stop to disable the
vRealize Operations Manager firewall service.
3 Open the default ports by editing the configuration file.
Option Action
Linux
a
Access the vmware-vcops-firewall.conf file in
the/opt/vmware/etc/vmware-vcops-firewall.conf directory.
b In a text editor, modify the properties for the RMI service ports that
you want to change, for example TCPPORTS="$TCPPORTS
3095:3098" .
Windows
a Access Windows Firewall and select Windows Firewall > Advanced
Settings > Inbound Rules > New Rule > Port and click Next.
b Select Specific local ports and type the ports that you are using, for
example3095-3098.
The default ports are 3095-3098. If you changed the default ports,
specify the ports that you are using.
4 Run the vmware-vcops-firewall start command to start the service.
If the service vmware-vcops-firewall start command does not enable the ports, start the collector
server.
What to do next
Add a vRealize Operations for Published Applications license key. See “Adding a vRealize Operations for
Published Applications License Key,” on page 18
Adding a vRealize Operations for Published Applications License Key
After you install the vRealize Operations for Published Applications solution, you must add a
vRealize Operations for Published Applications license key in the vRealize Operations Manager user
interface. vRealize Operations for Published Applications is not functional until it is licensed.
NOTE You must also add a license key for vRealize Operations Manager.
You can have an evaluation license key or a product license key for
vRealize Operations for Published Applications. The evaluation license key (eval/EVAL) provides 60 days of
unlimited product use. A product license key is encoded with an expiration date and a license count.
To add your vRealize Operations for Published Applications license key, select Administration > Licensing
in the vRealize Operations Manager user interface and add your license key to VMware Published Apps
Solution on the License Keys tab.
VMware vRealize Operations for Published Applications Installation and Administration
18 VMware, Inc.