C.7 Connecting to VMware Virtual Center

  1. Make sure that the Windows Orchestrator Agent is installed and started on the Windows host running Virtual Center.

  2. Make sure that J2RE with version 1.4.2 for VCenter 1.x or version 1.5 for VCenter 2.x is installed on the Windows system running Virtual Center.

    The JREs that ship with Virtual Center and with the Novell Agent are version 1.5. Version 1.4.2_15 can be downloaded from the Sun* Download Center.

  3. On the server where Virtual Center is installed, find the rui.crt certificate.

    On Windows, the default location is: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\SSL\rui.crt.

  4. Create a VCenter_Certs directory at the top level by entering mkdir C:\VCenter_Certs\.

  5. Copy rui.crt to C:\VCenter_Certs\.

  6. Run keytool.

    The default location is C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter 2.0\jre\bin\keytool.exe.

  7. Enter:

    cd C:\VCenter_Certs
    
    [path]keytool -import -keystore keystore -file rui.crt
    
  8. Enter a password when prompted.

  9. In ZENworks Orchestrator Console, edit the vcenter policy by entering the URL, username, and password.

  10. In the ZENworks Orchestrator Console, edit the vcenter_client policy to do the following:

    • Set keystore to point to C:\VCenter_Certs\keystore.

    • Set the Java JRE path.

  11. Save the changes.

  12. Drag and drop the vcenter and vcenter_client policies to the server where Virtual Center is running.

  13. Discover VM hosts.

  14. Discover VM images.

  15. If the VM images are not listed in the tree, restart the ZENworks Orchestrator Console.

NOTE:VM host discovery on the vcenter adapter can fail because VM host discovery with Virtual Center requires JRE 1.4.2 for VCenter 1.x and JRE 1.5 for VCenter 2.x to be installed on the Windows-based Virtual Center host. The JRE that ships with the Orchestrator Agent and with VMware Virtual Center is JRE 1.5.