Adding Virtualization Managers

A "virtualization manager" is virtual machine management software, such as VMware vCenter, through which CloudAdvisor can access the VMs you want to monitor.

Adding a virtualization manager gives CloudAdvisor access to all of the VMs that are associated with that virtualization manager. After you add the virtualization manager, you can then add one or more of the associated VMs to CloudAdvisor's inventory.

You must add at least one virtualization manager when you set up CloudAdvisor, but you can additional virtualization managers at any time.

1. Click the Add button or the Add Virtualization Manager Now link.

2. In the Virtualization Manager Credentials dialog box, specify the following properties:

   Field Name	Description
   Server Name or IP Address	Name or IP address of the virtualization manager that you want to use for this CloudAdvisor instance.
   User Name	User name credential for accessing the virtualization manager. You can specify a local vCenter username or a valid Active Directory ID with the prefix\ or @postfix notation. For details about the account requirements, see the HyTrust CloudAdvisor Release Notes. The current version of the Release Notes is available at: https://www.hytrust.com/cloudadvisordata.
   Password	Password credential for accessing the virtualization manager.

3. If you want to test the connection, click Test.

4. Click Apply.

   The Setup wizard adds the virtualization manager to the Virtualization Managers table in the CloudAdvisor Setup tab.

   Note:

   You can add additional systems or change any virtualization manager settings from the Virtualization Managers tab. For details, see Manage Virtualization Managers Tab.

5. If you want to add additional virtualization managers, click the Add button and specify the connection information for each manager.
6. Click Continue.
7. Proceed to Adding Backup Providers.