Access the VMware Cloud Director Availability vSphere Client Plug-In

By using the VMware Cloud Director Availability vSphere Client Plug-In, you can create and manage on-premises to cloud and cloud to on-premises replications. Also, you can perform system monitoring, configuration, and maintenance of the on-premises appliance.

The VMware Cloud Director Availability vSphere Client Plug-In registers in vCenter Server during the initial configuration of the VMware Cloud Director Availability appliance.

Access the VMware Cloud Director Availability vSphere Client Plug-In for monitoring and operating with incoming and outgoing replications and performing appliance management tasks.

Prerequisites

• Verify that your user profile is a member of the ADMINISTRATORS group in vSphere and ensure that the user has sufficient privileges to see and interact with vSphere workloads.
• Verify that the version of vCenter Server is 6.5 Update 3 or later. For vCenter Server 6.5 Update 2 or earlier, see Accessing the VMware Cloud Director Availability Tenant Portal.

Procedure

1. Log in to the vSphere Client.
2. You can access the VMware Cloud Director Availability vSphere Client Plug-In in one of the following ways:
   • In the top header, click Menu > VMware Cloud Director Availability.
   • In the Navigator pane, click VMware Cloud Director Availability.
3. On the VMware Cloud Director Availability page, click the following tabs:

   Option	Description
   Getting Started	Choose a cloud provider, download the OVA template, and register the On-Premises to Cloud Director Replication Appliance with vSphere.
   Dashboard	See the status of the incoming and outgoing replications, recent tasks, and a traffic report chart.
   Outgoing Replications	Operate with the vApps and virtual machines that are replicated from the on premises site to the cloud site. See the replication type: protection or migration, the RPO, the destination data center. See the replication state, the recovery state, the replication health, and the last modification timestamp.
   Incoming Replications	Operate with the vApps and virtual machines that are replicated from the cloud site to the on-premises site. See the replication type: protection or migration, the RPO, the source data center. See the replication state, the recovery state, the replication health, and the last modification timestamp.
   Replication Tasks	See the replication task name, target, start, and end time or progress. Filter the tasks by running, succeeded, or failed status in the on-premises site.
   Configuration	See and modify the on-premises site details, the cloud site pairing, the VM placement, the vCenter Server Lookup service address. You can modify the settings of the on-premises appliance: root password, network, certificate, time, logging level, and SSH access. See the version, check for upgrades and modify the repository for upgrades.
   System Monitoring	See the health status of the services, the manager, and the cloud site. You can restart the services or restart the on-premises appliance.
   System Tasks	See the system task name, target, start, and end time or progress. Filter the tasks by running, succeeded, or failed status in the on-premises site.
   Support	See, generate, download, and delete support bundle archive packages.
   About	See the VMware Cloud Director Availability version and build details and access the online documentation.