After generating the authentication credentials from the Carbon Black Cloud console, configure the Carbon Black Cloud Workload Appliance to establish connection with Carbon Black Cloud.

Prerequisites

  • Verify that the Carbon Black Cloud Workload Appliance VM is powered on.
  • Verify that the OAuth App keys are generated and copied from the Carbon Black Cloud console. See Generate OAuth App ID and Secret Key.
  • The appliance must have HTTPS (443) connectivity to communicate with the vCenter Server and the Carbon Black Cloud.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the vSphere Client.
  2. To verify that the Carbon Black Cloud Workload Appliance VM is powered on, open the VM console and note the IP address of the appliance.
  3. From your browser, log in to the Carbon Black Cloud Workload Appliance at https://<appliance IP address> using the admin credentials.
  4. Go to the Appliance > Registration page.
  5. In the Carbon Black Cloud section, click Edit.
  6. Select a cloud services environment from the CB Cloud Environment dropdown menu.
    Appliance registration with cloud services environment.
  7. Optional. If the Carbon Black Cloud environment is not listed, select Other from the CB Cloud Environment dropdown menu, and enter the CBC URL.

    VMware Cloud services is now integrated into the Carbon Black Cloud Workload Appliance. Thus, it is not mandatory to specify the CSP URL.

    Showing Cloud registration with manual input for CBC environment and optional CSP URL.
  8. Configure the following mandatory values.
    1. CB Cloud Environment: Enter the Carbon Black Cloud console URL as per your hosted Carbon Black Cloud location.
    2. Client ID: Paste the OAuth App ID copied from the Carbon Black Cloud console.
    3. Client secret key: Paste the OAuth App secret key copied from the Carbon Black Cloud console.
  9. Click Save.

Results

When you see a green check mark, the connection between the vCenter Server, Carbon Black Cloud Workload Appliance, and Carbon Black Cloud is established.
After successful registration:
  • If the registered Carbon Black Cloud Workload Appliance is with version 1.2, you will see the Org Name.
  • If the registered Carbon Black Cloud Workload Appliance is with version 1.1, you will see the Org Name.
  • If the registered Carbon Black Cloud Workload Appliance is with version earlier then 1.1, you will see the Org Key.
Registered appliance with visible Org Name.

What to do next

After the connection is successfully established, you can view data in the Carbon Black Cloud Workload Plug-in from the vCenter Server. When you click the Carbon Black Carbon Black Cloud logo icon in the left navigation pane, the Summary tab displays appliance health and inventory status.