Before you start running the vSphere Update Manager plug-in workflows, you must associate the plug-in with a vCenter instance.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Automation Orchestrator Client as an administrator.
  2. Navigate to Library > Workflows, and enter the vcenter and configuration tags in the workflow search box.
  3. To add a vCenter instance, run the Add a vCenter server instance workflow. For detailed instructions about running this workflow, see Configure the Connection to a vCenter Instance.
    • If you add a single vCenter server, it is set as the default vCenter for the vSphere Update Manager plug-in. That server is pre-selected for all vSphere Update Manager plug-in workflows that you run.
    • If you add more than one vCenter server, all instances are registered with the vSphere Update Manager plug-in. No server is pre-selected as the default for the workflows that you run. To set a default server, you must run the Set a default vCenter with Update Manager workflow.
  4. To select a default vCenter to work with, run the Set a default vCenter with Update Manager workflow. The default vCenter server that you set is pre-selected for all other workflows that you run.

    If you call the REST API directly, instead of run workflows from the Automation Orchestrator Client, you must set a default host by running the Set a default vCenter with Update Manager workflow.

  5. Depending on the version of vCenter that you use, you might have to accept and import the vSphere Update Manager certificates.
    • If you have vCenter instances that are version 6.x, you must import a vSphere Update Manager server certificate for each vCenter connection by running the Import a certificate from URL workflow. The URL must follow the https://vCenter-Server-IP-address:8084 format.
    • If you have vCenter instances that are 7.x and later, no further configuration is required because vCenter and vSphere Update Manager use the same certificate.

What to do next

You can browse the vSphere Update Manager plug-in inventory, or run some of the workflows that are provided with the plug-in. For a full list of available workflows, see vSphere Update Manager Plug-In Workflow Library.