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Connect to the VSM Manager

Important! Before connecting to the VSM Manager, verify the fully qualified domain name of the vCenter server using the ping and nslookup utilities.

Follow these steps:

1. Log in to the CA Server Automation.
2. Click Management, Administration.
3. Click vCenter Server under Provisioning.
4. In the top half of the window, click Add (+) in the upper right-hand corner to add the vCenter.
5. Complete the vCenter details and click OK:

   A green check mark appears under Status indicating that the credentials are validated.

6. Click OK to Add the Virtual Center Server.

   You have connected to the VSM Manager.

Connect to vCenter AIM Server

You next connect to the vCenter AIM Server, which is where the vCenter AIM is installed (most commonly on the VSM Manager). To make this connection, open a command prompt and navigate to the location of a utility program named NODECFGUTIL. Depending on your installation location, you can typically find this utility in the \Program Files\CA\(VSM Manager)\SystemEDGE\plugins\AIPCommon folder.

Follow these steps:

1. Open a command prompt and enter nodecfgutil.
2. Type 1 to Install Managed Node and press Enter.
3. Type the number next to VMware vCenter (3) and press Enter.
4. Enter the credentials similar to the Virtual Center server that you entered the VSM Manager connection:
   • Fully Qualified Server Name. For example, forwardinc-vc.forwardinc.com.
   • User Name and Password: Enter the user name and password where the user has sufficient rights to perform all tasks in vCenter.
   • Port: Enter the port number or accept the default 443 value.
   • Protocol: Enter the protocol or accept the default https value.
5. Press Enter.

   The utility indicates that you successfully installed the vCenter.

6. Press any key to continue.
7. Type 0 to exit the nodecfgutil utility.
8. Log in to the CA Server Automation.
9. Click Management, Administration.
10. Click vCenter Server under Provisioning.
11. Verify that the correct information for the vCenter AIM Server and vCenter Server are in the lower half of the screen.

Both VSM Managers use this connection to discover, manage, and monitor the virtual infrastructure. After this connection is made, depending upon the size of the existing VMware environment, the VSM Manager performs numerous tasks discovering and configuring the VMware environment.