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Add Virtualization Servers

Use the Add the Virtualization Server to the configure dialog to select a virtualization server type and add one or more virtualization servers.

Follow these steps:

1. Select a virtualization server type from the Type drop-down list. Valid types are:
   • HP
   • IBM
   • Sun
   • VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESX/ESXi)
   • VMware vCenter Server
   • Citrix XenServer
   • Microsoft Hyper-V
2. Enter the virtualization server name or IP address in the Host Name field.
3. Enter the Web Service user name in the Username field.
4. Depending on the specified virtualization server type and the OS type of the agent computer, enter the following information.

   Note: Required fields are listed in the table that follows this procedure.

   Password

   Specifies the Web Service password of the specified user.

   Note: Regarding passwords and SSH keys, only one or the other is required for authentication. We recommend using SSH keys because they are more secure than plain text passwords.

   Host Serial

   (IBM HMC) Specifies the host serial number.

   Web Service URL

   Specifies the URL of the Web Service.

   VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESX/ESXi) and VMware vCenter Server

   The URL takes the following form:

   	https://ESXHostFQDNservername/sdk
   

   Citrix XenServer

   The URL takes the following form:

   	https://XenMasterFQDNservername
   

   The variable in each instance represents the fully qualified host name of the server. Alternatively, an IP address can be given instead of the host name.

   The default behavior for this field is for it to be auto-populated unless the RVI Edit URL configuration policy has been changed. For more information about this policy, see Asset Management (Administration Console) Policy Group.

   SSH key location

   Specifies the location of the Secure Shell (SSH) *private* key. Provide an SSH key location for a Linux/UNIX host only if the key is not in the default location.

   Note: An empty passphrase must be provided when generating the SSH key.

5. Verify that the Enabled for remote inventory collection option is selected (default setting).
6. (VMware vCenter Server and Citrix XenServer) Click the Filter tab to specify filtering options before going to the next step.
7. Click OK.

   You are returned to the Virtualization Servers tab page.

8. Click OK.

   The new virtual host inventory collect task is added to the Collect Tasks folder.

More information:

Asset Management (Administration Console) Policy Group

The following table indicates which fields are required based on the specified virtualization server type and the OS type of the agent computer:

More information:

Configuring Plink on a Windows Remote Agent Host

VMware ESX Security and Authentication

Configuration