Adding vCenter Servers

Prerequisites

• A site has been created.
• The vCenter version information has been checked as instructed in VMware VMs.
• The vCenter administrator accounts that are required for adding vCenter servers have been obtained.
• The host used to add vCenter servers has added the discovery port to the firewall exceptions. The default port is 443.
• The vCenter servers to be added have not been added to any site.

Context

vCenter servers that need to be managed must be added.

In HyperMetro (SAN) and asynchronous replication (SAN) of disaster recovery data center solution (geo-redundant mode), add the vCenter servers to the site where the asynchronous replication primary LUN (primary storage device) reside. Procedure

Procedure

1. On the menu bar, select Resources.
2. In the navigation tree, select the site where vCenter servers are to be added.
3. Select Add vCenter Server.
   • Method 1: In the Resource Statistics, click Add vCenter Server.

   

   • Method 2: In the navigation tree, select vCenter Server. Then click Add vCenter Server.

   

4. Select Apply the port, username, and password of the first row to the newly added row.. The system will copy the port number, username, and password of the vCenter server in the first line to the new line to avoid repeated inputs.
5. Set parameters for vCenter servers to be added as described in Table 1.

   

   Table 1 Parameters for adding vCenter servers

   Parameter	Description	Value
   IP Address	IP address of the vCenter server.	[Value range] The value of the leftmost field ranges from 1 to 223 (excluding 127). The value of the last field ranges from 1 to 255. The values of the other fields range from 0 to 255. [Example] 192.168.10.11
   Port	Communication port of the vCenter server.	[Value range] The value ranges from 1 to 65535. The default value is 443.
   Username	Administrator account of the vCenter server.	It can be obtained from the vCenter server administrator.
   Password	Password of the administrator account of the vCenter server.	It can be obtained from the vCenter server administrator.

   

   If an added vCenter server does not need to be discovered, click Delete to delete it. The default information row cannot be deleted.

6. Click OK.
7. Log in to the ESX host where RoCE links have been configured and run the esxcli nvme info get command to view and copy the NQN information of the ESX host.
8. Return to the vCenter server page of eReplication and click the host list tab.

9. Modify Select the IP address of the ESX host for which the RoCE link has been configured, click and enter the NQN information.

10. Click OK.

Follow-up Procedure

After vCenter servers are added, you can refresh, modify, and delete vCenter server information. For details about subsequent operations, see Table 2.