Blade ICE RACKSWITCH G8124-E - Manual (Page 172)

BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide
172 Chapter 13: VMready BMD00220, October 2010
Virtualization Management Servers
The G8124 can connect with a virtualization management server to collect configuration
information about associated VEs. The switch can also automatically push VM group configuration
profiles to the virtualization management server, which in turn configures the hypervisors and VEs,
providing enhanced VE mobility.
One virtual management server must be assigned on the switch before distributed VM groups may
be used. BLADEOS 6.5 currently supports only the VMware Virtual Center (vCenter).
Note – Although VM groups and policies are not supported simultaneously on the same ports as
vNICs ( “Virtual NICs” on page 153 ), vCenter synchronization can provide additional information
about VEs on vNIC and non-vNIC ports.
Assigning a vCenter
Assigning a vCenter to the switch requires the following:
The vCenter must have a valid IPv4 address which is accessible to the switch (IPv6 addressing
is not supported for the vCenter).
A user account must be configured on the vCenter to provide access for the switch. The account
must have (at a minimum) the following vCenter user privileges:
Network
Host Network > Configuration
Virtual Machine > Modify Device Settings
Once vCenter requirements are met, the following configuration command can be used on the
G8124 to associate the vCenter with the switch:
This command specifies the IPv4 address and account username that the switch will use for vCenter
access. Once entered, the administrator will be prompted to enter the password for the specified
vCenter account.
The noauth option causes to the switch to ignores SSL certificate authentication. This is required
when no authoritative SSL certificate is installed on the vCenter.
Note – By default, the vCenter includes only a self-signed SSL certificate. If using the default
certificate, the noauth option is required.
Once the vCenter configuration has been applied on the switch, the G8124 will connect to the
vCenter to collect VE information.
RS G8124(config)# virt vmware vcspec [noauth]