Add a Control System with Virtual Hosts and Virtual Machines
When you add a control system, a wizard guides you through adding the virtual hosts and virtual machines included in the control system.
To add a control system with virtual hosts and virtual machines:
Choose Nodes > Virtualization.
Click Add Control System.
Hostname/IP Address: Enter the IP Address or hostname of the control system. Maximum 255 characters. IPV6 is supported.
Connection Protocol: Specify HTTP or HTTPS communications between the control system and CC-SG.
TCP Port: Enter the TCP port. The default port is 443.
Check Interval (seconds): Enter the time in seconds that should elapse before timeout between the control system and CC-SG.
Enter authentication information:
To use a service account for authentication, select the Use Service Account Credentials checkbox. Select the service account to use in the Service Account Name menu.
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Enter a Username and Password for authentication. Maximum 64 characters each.
To allow users who access this control system to automatically log into the VI Client interface, select the Enable Single Sign On For VI Client checkbox. Optional.
Click Next. CC-SG discovers the control system's virtual hosts and virtual machines.
Click the column header to sort the table by that attribute in ascending order. Click the header again to sort the table in descending order. Optional.
Add virtual machines to CC-SG. One node will be created for each virtual machine. Each associated virtual host will also be configured. Only one virtual host node will be added, even if the virtual host is associated with multiple virtual machines.
To add one virtual machine:
Select the Configure checkbox next to the virtual machine that you want to add.
To add a VNC, RDP, or SSH interface to the virtual host node and the virtual machine node, select the checkboxes next to the virtual machine. Optional.
To add all virtual machines:
Select the topmost checkbox in the Configure column to select all virtual machines.
To add a VNC, RDP, or SSH interface to all virtual host nodes and all virtual machine nodes, select the topmost checkboxes in the VNC, RDP, or SSH columns. Optional.
To add more than one virtual machine:
Use Ctrl+click or Shift+click to select multiple virtual machines that you want to add.
In the Check/Uncheck Selected Rows section, select the Virtual Machine checkbox.
To add a VNC, RDP, or SSH interface to the virtual host nodes and virtual machine nodes that will be created, select the VNC, RDP or SSH checkboxes in the Check/Uncheck Selected Rows section. Optional.
Click Check.
Click Next. CC-SG displays a list of interface types that will be added. You can add names and login credentials for each type.
For each interface type, enter a name and login credentials. The name and login credentials will be shared by all the interfaces added to each virtual machine node and virtual host node configured. Optional.
Leave these fields blank if you prefer to add names and login credentials to each interface individually.
The interface will take the name of the node if the field is left blank.
Enter names for interfaces. Maximum 32 characters.
Virtual Host VI Client Interfaces
VMware Viewer Interfaces
Virtual Power Interfaces
RDP, VNC, and SSH Interfaces, if specified
Enter login credentials, if needed. Some interface types do not require login credentials.:
To use a Service Account, select the Use Service Account Credentials checkbox then select the name of the service account.
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Enter a username and password for the interface type. Maximum 64 characters each.
Click OK.
CC-SG creates:
One node for each virtual machine. Each virtual machine node has a VMW Viewer interface, a VMW Power interface, and any other in-band interfaces you specified. Virtual machine nodes are named with their virtual machine names from the virtual host systems.
One node for each virtual host. Each virtual host node has a VI Client interface. Virtual Host nodes are named with their IP addresses or host names.
One node for the control system. The control system node has a VI Client interface. Control System nodes are named "Virtual Center" plus the IP address. For example, "Virtual Center 192.168.10.10."
