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Adding vCenter connectors

The vCenter Connectors page lists all currently defined Quick Start connectors. In Quick Start, a connector is a vCenter and a set shared network resources for the vCenter.

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To begin defining a connector, click Add New AddNewIcon.gif. The Create New vCenter Connector page opens.

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When creating a vCenter connector, failure can occur during network pod creation. In that situation, the vCenter Connectors page lists the connection have you have created, but the Status column displays a Continue button ContinueIcon.gif. To complete the connector, click Continue. The Create New vCenter Connector page opens. On that page, enter the location name and vCenter password. Then click Save. The Create Network Pod page opens. Provide network information to complete the pod definition.

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End-to-end Quick Start process

For a complete description of the Quick Start process for VMware vCenter, see Provisioning-VMs-on-VMware-vCenter-using-Quick-Start.

Recovering from a failure

If the operation to create a vCenter connection fails, artifacts from the operation may persist within BMC Server Automation. To ensure that Quick Start is functioning smoothly, you can perform a cleanup procedure.

 

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