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For example, you might have a vCenter Server user with a read-only role in vCenter Server. If you give this
user the vRealize Operations Manager Power User role in vCenter Server rather than a more restrictive role,
the user can run actions on objects because the adapter is congured with credentials that has privileges to
change objects. To avoid this type of unexpected result, congure local vRealize Operations Manager users
and vCenter Server users with the privileges you want them to have in your environment.
Add a vCenter Adapter Instance in vRealize Operations Manager
To manage your vCenter Server instances in vRealize Operations Manager, you must congure an adapter
instance for each vCenter Server instance. The adapter requires the credentials that are used for
communication with the target vCenter Server.
C Any adapter credentials you add are shared with other adapter administrators and
vRealize Operations Manager collector hosts. Other administrators might use these credentials to congure
a new adapter instance or to move an adapter instance to a new host.
Congure the vSphere Solution (hp://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid2296383276001?
bctid=ref:video_cong_vsphere_solution)
Prerequisites
Verify that you know the vCenter Server credentials that have sucient privileges to connect and collect
data. If the provided credentials have limited access to objects in vCenter Server, all users, regardless of their
vCenter Server privileges see only the objects that the provided credentials can access. At a minimum, the
user account must have Read privileges and the Read privileges must be assigned at the data center or
vCenter Server level.
Procedure
1 In the left pane of vRealize Operations Manager, click the Administration icon and click Solutions.
2 On the Solutions tab, select VMware vSphere and click the  buon on the toolbar.
3 Enter a display name and description for the adapter instance.
4 In the vCenter Server text box, enter the FQDN or IP address of the vCenter Server instance to which
you are connecting.
The vCenter Server FQDN or IP address must be reachable from all nodes in the
vRealize Operations Manager cluster.
5 To add credentials for the vCenter Server instance, click the Add icon, and enter the required
credentials.
6 The adapter is congured to run actions on objects in the vCenter Server from
vRealize Operations Manager. If you do not want to run actions, select Disable.
The credentials provided for the vCenter Server instance are also used to run actions. If you do not want
to use these credentials, you can provide alternative credentials by expanding Alternate Action
Credentials, and clicking the Add icon.
7 Click Test Connection to validate the connection with your vCenter Server instance.
8 In the Review and Accept Certicate dialog box, review the certicate information.
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If the certicate presented in the dialog box matches the certicate for your target vCenter Server,
click OK.
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If you do not recognize the certicate as valid, click Cancel. The test fails and the connection to
vCenter Server is not completed. You must provide a valid vCenter Server URL or verify the
certicate on the vCenter Server is valid before completing the adapter conguration.
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