Configuring management extenders

Before you can begin working with the different Virtualization features, you must configure a relay server or a root server to communicate with a specific VMware vCenter or ESX host. You can use ESX version 5.5 or lower.

Before you begin

Before you can configure the management extender, you must install the management extender for VMware. The VMware credentials that are used to log in must be part of the Administrator group in VMware. If you have Read Only permissions, you cannot correctly configure the management extender and cannot use any of the Virtualization capabilities.

Procedure

  1. Open the Server Automation domain.
  2. From the navigation tree in the Server Automation domain, click Virtualization > Setup and Configuration Wizard to open the Configure Management Extenders list.
  3. In the Configure Management Extenders pane, select a relay server or a root server from the Deployed Extenders list and click Configure.
  4. In the Configure Extender area, enter the Server name. You can enter either a complete URL or the server address. If you enter the server name, a URL https://<servername>:<port>/sdk/webservice/ is generated. This URL can cause problems if you want to manage a single ESX host virtual environment because a single ESX host requires a URL with an ending: https://<servername>:<port>/sdk/vimService. If you want to manage a single ESX host virtual environment, ensure that you tick the Enter vCenter's web service URL box in the Configure Extender window and enter the correct version of the URL.
  5. In the Configure Extender area, enter the Admin user and Password of the specific VMware system that you want to configure with a relay server or a root server and click Configure VMware vCenter Management Extender...
  6. In the Take Action dialog box, select a relay server or a root server that you want to target from the Computer Name list and click OK.

Results

When the management extender is completed, the Status changes to Completed in the Action: Configure VMware vCenter Management Extender window.