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Add the AIM Instance for the vCloud Server

After adding a new vCloud Server connection to the CA Server Automation manager, add a vCloud AIM instance to manage the new vCloud Server. CA Server Automation then discovers the entire vCloud environment with all its virtual components, such as Organizations, vApps, VMs, and so on.

Follow these steps:

1. Open the CA Server Automation user interface from the Start menu. Click Administration, Configuration.

   The Configuration page appears.

2. Select vCloud Server from the Provisioning section in the left pane.

   The right pane refreshes and displays the managed vCloud Servers, associated vCloud AIM Servers, and the AIM Instances for managed vCloud Servers.

3. Click (Add) on the vCloud AIM Servers pane toolbar.

   The New vCloud AIM Server dialog appears.

4. Open the vCloud AIM Server drop-down list.

   The list of discovered vCloud AIM Servers appears. If you have installed the vCloud AIM on the local system, the name of the local system appears in the list too.

5. Select a vCloud AIM Server from the drop-down list.

   CA Server Automation populates the vCloud Server drop-down list with the vCloud Servers listed in the vCloud Servers pane. That is, you can only manage those vCloud Servers for which your CA Server Automation manager has a valid connection established.

6. Select the vCloud Server you want to manage and click OK.

   A new AIM instance for the selected vCloud Server is added. If the instance is not in an error or stopped state, CA Server Automation starts to discover the associated vCloud environment. When the discovery process is complete, you can start managing the virtual resources of vCloud.

More information:

Verify the VMware vCloud Folder in the Resources Tree

Troubleshoot the vCloud AIM Instance Connection