Step 1 |
In the Navigation pane, click the VM tab. |
Step 2 |
On the VM tab, expand the All node. |
Step 3 |
Right-click the VMWare node and choose Configure vCenter. |
Step 4 |
On the Configure vCenter page, do the following:
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Complete the following fields:
Name |
Description |
Name field |
The name of the vCenter folder. This name can be between 1 and 16 characters. You can use spaces and any other ASCII characters except for ` (accent), \ (back slash), ^ (carat), " (double quote), / (forward slash), > (greater than), < (less than), or ' (single quote). |
Description field |
A user-defined description of the folder. Enter up to 256 characters. You can use any characters or spaces except ` (accent mark), \ (backslash), ^ (carat), " (double quote), = (equal sign), > (greater than), < (less than), or ' (single quote). |
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Click Next.
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Step 5 |
On the Create Folder page, click one of the following:
Option |
Description |
Next |
Moves to the next page. Choose this option if the vCenter structure does not require you to include the datacenter in a high-level folder. If you choose this option, continue with Step 7. |
Add |
Opens the Create Folder dialog box, where you can add a high-level folder above the datacenter. If you choose this option, continue with Step 6. |
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Step 6 |
(Optional)In the Create Folder dialog box, do the following:
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Complete the following fields:
Name |
Description |
Name field |
The name of the vCenter folder. This name can be between 1 and 16 characters. You can use spaces and any other ASCII characters except for ` (accent), \ (back slash), ^ (carat), " (double quote), / (forward slash), > (greater than), < (less than), or ' (single quote). |
Description field |
A user-defined description of the folder. Enter up to 256 characters. You can use any characters or spaces except ` (accent mark), \ (backslash), ^ (carat), " (double quote), = (equal sign), > (greater than), < (less than), or ' (single quote). |
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Click Next.
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Step 7 |
On the Create Datacenter page, do the following:
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Click Add.
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In the Create Datacenter dialog box, complete the following fields:
Name |
Description |
Name field |
The name of the datacenter. This name can be between 1 and 16 characters. You can use spaces and any other ASCII characters except for ` (accent), \ (back slash), ^ (carat), " (double quote), / (forward slash), > (greater than), < (less than), or ' (single quote). The datacenter name that you specify in Cisco UCS Manager must match the name of the datacenter previously created in VMware vCenter. |
Description field |
The user-defined description of the datacenter. Enter up to 256 characters. You can use any characters or spaces except ` (accent mark), \ (backslash), ^ (carat), " (double quote), = (equal sign), > (greater than), < (less than), or ' (single quote). |
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Click Next.
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Step 8 |
In the Create Folder page, do the following to create a folder in the datacenter:
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Click Add.
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In the Create Folder dialog box, complete the following fields:
Name |
Description |
Name field |
The name of the vCenter folder. This name can be between 1 and 16 characters. You can use spaces and any other ASCII characters except for ` (accent), \ (back slash), ^ (carat), " (double quote), / (forward slash), > (greater than), < (less than), or ' (single quote). |
Description field |
A user-defined description of the folder. Enter up to 256 characters. You can use any characters or spaces except ` (accent mark), \ (backslash), ^ (carat), " (double quote), = (equal sign), > (greater than), < (less than), or ' (single quote). |
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Click Next.
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Step 9 |
On the Create Distributed Virtual Switches page, do the following to create a distributed virtual switch in the folder:
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Click Add to add a distributed virtual switch to the folder.
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In the Create Distributed Virtual Switches dialog box, complete the following fields:
Name |
Description |
Name field |
The name of the distributed virtual switch. This name can be between 1 and 16 characters. You can use spaces and any other ASCII characters except for ` (accent), \ (back slash), ^ (carat), " (double quote), / (forward slash), > (greater than), < (less than), or ' (single quote). |
Description field |
The user-defined description of the distributed virtual switch. Enter up to 256 characters. You can use any characters or spaces except ` (accent mark), \ (backslash), ^ (carat), " (double quote), = (equal sign), > (greater than), < (less than), or ' (single quote). |
Admin State field |
This can be one of the following:
If you disable the DVS, Cisco UCS Manager does not push any configuration changes related to the DVS to VMware vCenter. |
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Click OK.
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Step 10 |
Click Finish if you have finished adding all datacenters, folders, and DVSes to the vCenter. You may need to click Finish more than once to exit the wizard. You can stop at any page to add another datacenter, folder, or DVS. |