Enter a site name as an identifier of the Cloud Service instance and register the Cloud Service with the vCenter Server Lookup service, and with the VMware Cloud Director™ instance.

Procedure

  1. In a Web browser, go to https://Appliance-IP-Address/ui/admin.
  2. Log in by using the root user password that you set during the OVA deployment.
  3. If you log in to the appliance for the first time, you must change the initial root user password.
    1. Enter the initial root user password that you set during the OVA deployment.
    2. Enter and confirm a new password.
      The password that you enter must be a secured password with a minimum of eight characters and it must consist of:
      • At least one lowercase letter.
      • At least one uppercase letter.
      • At least one number.
      • At least one special character, such as & # %.
    3. Click Apply.
      The Getting Started tab opens.
  4. Click Run initial setup wizard.
    The Initial Setup wizard opens.
  5. On the Site Details page, configure the Cloud Service instance site and click Next.
    1. In the Site Name text box, enter a site name for this Cloud Service instance.
      Important: The site name is used as an identifier of this instance of Cloud Service and cannot be changed later.
    2. (Optional) In the Service Endpoint address text box, enter the VMware Cloud Director Availability Service Endpoint address.
      You can provide the VMware Cloud Director Availability Service Endpoint address after you complete the configuration.
    3. (Optional) In the Site Description text box, enter a description for the site.
  6. On the Lookup Service page, register the Cloud Service with vCenter Server Lookup service.
    1. Enter the lookup-service-IP-address and to autocomplete the address as https://Lookup-Service-IP-address:443/lookupservice/sdk press Tab.
    2. Click Next.
    3. Verify the thumbprint and accept the SSL certificate of the vCenter Server Lookup service.
  7. On the VMware Cloud Director page, register the Cloud Service with VMware Cloud Director.
    During the registration, the Cloud Service installs the plug-ins named Setup DRaaS and Migration and Availability (localSite) in VMware Cloud Director.
    1. Enter the VMware Cloud Director URL as https://VMware-Cloud-Director-IP-Address:443/api.
    2. Enter the VMware Cloud Director System administrator credentials, for example use administrator@system.
    3. Click Next.
    4. Verify the thumbprint and accept the SSL certificate of the VMware Cloud Director instance.
  8. On the Licensing page, enter a valid VMware Cloud Director Availability™ license key and click Next.
  9. (Optional) On the CEIP page, to Join the VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program, select the check box and click Next.
    For more information on the VMware Customer Experience Improvement Program, see Customer Experience Improvement Program.
  10. On the Ready To Complete page, review the Cloud Service configuration summary and click Finish.
  11. Verify that the Cloud Service configuration is correct.
    1. In the left pane, click System Monitoring.
    2. Under Service status, verify that Lookup Service connectivity shows a green check status.
    3. On the System Monitoringpage, you can see the remaining configurations to complete the Cloud Service service configuration.

What to do next

You can now perform an initial configuration of Manager Service. For more information, see Configure the Manager Service.