Add a virtualization service

To make a VS visible to and managed by SA, you need to add it to SA.

1. In the SA Client, select the Virtualization tab. This displays all your registered VSs and the virtualization inventory under them.
2. In the navigation pane, select either VMware vCenter, Microsoft SCVMM, or OpenStack.

3. Right-click or select the Actions menu, and select Add Virtualization Service. This displays the Add Virtualization Service window (see the following figure).

   

4. Virtualization Service Definition: Enter the following information, then select Next. Or select Start Job to accept the remaining defaults and run the job.
   • Confirm that the type of VS you want to register appears in the Type field.
   • Click the Select Server button. This displays your available agent-managed servers running a VS of the selected Type; for example, if you select OpenStack Type, only OpenStack servers are displayed.
   • Select the server to be added as a VS, then click the Select button.
   • If the server has more than one IP address, select the IP address to use from the drop-down list.
   • Enter the port number to use to communicate with the VS (see Prerequisites).
   • Specify the username and password to the VS. If the user resides in a domain, provide the domain credentials, as shown:

     domain1\username1

5. Scheduling: Enter when you want the VS to be added—immediately or in the future— then select Next.
6. Notifications: Optionally enter a notifier, then select Next.
7. Job Status: Select the Start Job or Schedule Job button. This runs the job or schedules it to be run in the future and displays the Job ID number in the window banner. You can use the Job ID number to look up the job under the Jobs and Sessions tab.

   When the job runs, it adds the VS to SA management and displays the results. Once the VS is under SA management, you will see the virtualization inventory of the VS in the SA Client.

If you change the IP address, port, or administrator password for a VS, the virtualization administrator must run Edit VS to update that VS’s connection information.

Once the VS is under SA management, it is highly recommended that you make all its VMs agent-managed servers to have maximum visibility, control, and compliance for these VMs. For information about installing the SA Agent, see Install the SA Agent on a VMthe SA 10.51 Use section, and the SA 10.51 Install section.