To enable VMware Cloud Provider Lifecycle Manager to manage products, first you must register a data center component.

The data center components are instances or services available in the data center that VMware Cloud Provider Lifecycle Manager does not manage. You can register vCenter Server, NSX-T, and vRealize Operations Manager as data center components.

Prerequisites

All steps are documented assuming that the 1.4.8 version of the interoperability bundle is installed.

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. Click Register Datacenter.
  4. Enter the information about the data center component.
    Registration Type Procedure
    Register a data center by using a JSON file
    1. Expand the Upload datacenter section and by clicking on Browse navigate to the JSON file containing the data center configurations.
    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 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. (Optional) When registering a vCenter Server, expand the Network section, provider the network configuration details, and click Close.
    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.

What to do next

To deploy a product by using VMware Cloud Provider Lifecycle Manager, see Deploy a Product by using the UI.