The Orchestrator Appliance is distributed with a built-in evaluation license that expires 90 days after you power on the appliance for the first time. To continue using the Orchestrator Appliance after the trial period, you must import a vCenter Server license.
The Orchestrator configuration interface uses a secure connection to communicate with vCenter Server. You can import the required SSL certificate from a URL or file.
For more information about vCenter Server license and access rights to the Orchestrator server, see Installing and Configuring VMware vCenter Orchestrator.
Procedure
1 | Log in to the Orchestrator configuration interface as vmware. |
2 | Click Network. |
3 | In the right pane, click the SSL Certificate tab. |
4 | Load the vCenter Server SSL certificate in Orchestrator from a URL address or file.
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Import from URL
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Type the URL of the vCenter Server system:
https://your_vcenter_server_IP_address
or your_vcenter_server_IP_address:port
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Import from file
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Obtain the vCenter Server certificate file. The file is usually available at the following locations:
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C:\Documents and Settings\AllUsers\ApplicationData\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\SSL\rui.crt
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/etc/vmware/ssl/rui.crt
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5 | Click Import.
A message confirming that the import is successful appears.
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6 | In the Orchestrator configuration interface, click Licenses. |
7 | Click the vCenter Server License tab, and click Use vCenter Server license. |
8 | Specify the details about the vCenter Server machine on which Orchestrator must verify the license key.
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Host
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Type the IP address or the DNS name of the vCenter Server system.
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Port
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Leave the default value (443).
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Secure channel
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(Optional) Select to establish a secure connection to the vCenter Server system.
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Path
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Use the default value, /sdk.
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User name
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Type the credentials that Orchestrator must use to establish the connection to vCenter Server.
The user you select must be a valid user with administrative privileges on your vCenter Server system, preferably at the top of the vSphere tree structure.
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Password
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Type the credentials that Orchestrator must use to establish the connection to vCenter Server.
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9 | Click Apply changes. |
10 | Restart the Orchestrator server. |