Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. To access the VMware Cloud Provider Lifecycle Manager UI, navigate to https://vcplcm-host-name and login as vcplcm.
  2. In the top navigation bar, click Datacenters.
  3. In the data center card, from the Actions drop down menu, select Edit.
  4. Enter the information about the data center component.
    Registration Type Procedure
    Register a data center component by using a JSON file.
    1. Expand the Upload datacenter section and navigate to the JSON file by clicking on Browse.
    2. Upload the JSON file and click Next.
    3. To confirm the information about the data center component, expand the Datacenter section and click Next.
    Register a data center component without using a JSON file.
    1. Expand the Upload datacenter section and click Next.
    2. To enter the information about the data center component, expand the Datacenter section and click Next.
    3. Expand the Network section and enter the network configuration details.
    4. Click Next.
  5. (Optional) To validate the registration of the data center component, on the Complete datacenter setup tab, click Validate.
  6. To complete the registration of the data center component, on the Complete datacenter setup tab, click Register.
    Optionally, you can download the information about the data center as a JSON file.
    If the registration completes successfully, the UI displays a Success message and you can find information about the data center when you select Datacenters from the top navigation.