After changing the vCenter Server single sign-on credentials used to register VMware Cloud Director Availability with the vCenter Server Lookup service, in VMware Cloud Director Availability repair the registration with the vCenter Server Lookup service with changed credentials.

After changing the vCenter Server single sign-on credentials, you can perform the following steps in any order.

Procedure

  1. Repair the on-premises appliances that are paired with the vCenter Server Lookup service instance with the changed vCenter Server single sign-on credentials.
    1. Open a Web browser and go to https://On-Premises-Appliance-IP-Address.
    2. Select Appliance login and enter the root user credentials.
    3. Click Login.
    4. In the left pane, click Settings.
    5. Under Site details, next to Pairing click Repair.
    6. Complete the Update Pairing wizard, and in the Lookup Service page, enter the new vCenter Server single sign-on credentials.
    Repeat this step to repair all on-premises appliances that are paired with the vCenter Server Lookup service instance with changed vCenter Server single sign-on credentials.
  2. In the cloud site backed by VMware Cloud Director, repair all Replicator Service instances with the new vCenter Server single sign-on credentials.
    1. Open a Web browser and go to the Manager Service management interface at https://Appliance-IP-Address:8441/ui/admin.
    2. Select Appliance login and enter the root user credentials.
    3. Click Login.
    4. In the left pane, click Replicator Services.
    5. Select each Replicator Service with a site name that matches the current local site name, and click Repair.
    6. In the Details for the Replicator Service window, enter the appliance password, the new vCenter Server single sign-on credentials, and click Apply.
      The selected Replicator Service instance is configured with the new vCenter Server single sign-on credentials. Repeat repairing all remaining Replicator Service instances in the cloud site backed by VMware Cloud Director.
  3. Repair all paired cloud sites.
    1. Open a Web browser and go to the management interface at https://Appliance-IP-Address/ui/admin.
    2. Select Appliance login and enter the root user credentials.
    3. Click Login.
    4. In the left pane under Configuration, click Peer Sites.
    5. Select a remote cloud site and click Repair.
    6. In the Update Pairing window, click Update.
      Repeat this step and repair all paired cloud sites.

Results

The new vCenter Server single sign-on credentials for the vCenter Server Lookup service are propagated after repairing all on-premises appliances, repairing all Replicator Service instances, and repairing all cloud sites.