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ServerView Resource Coordinator VE Setup Guide

6.1.5 Registering VM Management Software

This section explains how to register VM management software.

Registration of VM management software (such as VMware vCenter Server, etc) is necessary to enable VM guest migrations.

Use the following procedure to register VM management software:

  1. From the RC console menu, select [Settings]-[VM Management Software] and chose the VM management software to register.

    The [Configure VM Management Software(name)] dialog is displayed. The name of the selected VM management software is displayed in name.

  2. In the [Configure VM Management Software(name)] dialog, enter the following items.

    Location

    Select the location of this VM management software installation.

    • If VM management software is installed on the admin server

      Select "Admin Server".

    • Any other case

      Select "Other server".
      Selecting this option activates the IP address field. Enter the IP address of the server on which VM management software is installed.
      By default, "Admin Server" is selected.

    IP address

    Enter the IP address of the server on which VM management software is installed. If "Admin server" was selected, this field is disabled and shows the IP address of the admin server.
    Use standard dot notation.

    User name

    Enter the name of a VM management software user account with administrative authority.
    Enter up to 84 characters, including alphanumeric characters and symbols (ASCII characters 0x20 to 0x7e).

    Password

    Enter the password of the above VM management software user account.
    Enter up to 128 characters, including alphanumeric characters or symbols (ASCII characters 0x20 to 0x7e).

  3. Click <OK>.

    VM management software is registered with the entered information.