Register an Existing Instance with VMware Cloud Provider Lifecycle Manager

You can register an existing product environment of VMware Cloud Director, vRealize Operations Manager Tenant App, RabbitMQ, and vCloud Usage Meter with VMware Cloud Provider Lifecycle Manager.

You can register the existing product environment either as a JSON file or by manually providing the product environment information.

Prerequisites

• To register an existing product environment with VMware Cloud Provider Lifecycle Manager, first you must register an infrastructure vCenter Server as a data center component.
• To allow the automatic discovery of environment details, such as VM name, IP details, and others, VMware Cloud Provider Lifecycle Manager requires an SSH connection to the existing product environment.

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 Environments.
3. Click Register environment.
4. Enter the information about the product environment.

   Registration Type	Procedure
   Register the existing product environment by using a JSON file	Expand the Environment Details section and by clicking on Browse navigate to the JSON file that contains the product environment configurations. Upload the JSON file and click Next. To verify and confirm the information about the product, go through the Datacenter and Datacenter Configurations sections by clicking on Next.
   Register the existing product environment without using a JSON file	Expand the Environment Details section, enter the product environment name and type, and click Next. Optionally, you can enter an environment ID. If you do not specify an ID, VMware Cloud Provider Lifecycle Manager uses the product name as an environment ID. Confirm the data center and click Next. Enter the data center configuration details and click Next.

5. Expand the Products tab and provide the product details in the respective sections.
   To use the simplified product registration method by providing only the general product information without specifiyng the product nodes, integrations, and certificates, turn on the hide settings toggle.
6. Configure the product nodes.
   1. Expand the Nodes tab.
   2. On the displayed node card, click Configure.
   3. Provide the node details and click OK.
7. (Optional) To add a consecutive node, click Add a node and repeat step 6.
8. (Optional) Expand the Integrations tab and configure an integration with another product.
   1. Click Add integration.
   2. Enter the integration settings and click OK.
   3. Click Next.
9. (Optional) Expand the Certificates tab and configure the product certificate.
   Note: The certificate and private key must be in PEM format.
   1. Click Add certificate.
   2. In the Adding new certificate dialog box, enter the certificate settings and click OK.
   3. Click Next.
10. On the Complete deployment setup tab, verify the product summary and select from the options.

    Action	Description
    Validate	Run a pre-deploy validation operation for the specified product.
    Deploy	Deploy the product.
    Register	Register a deployed product with VMware Cloud Provider Lifecycle Manager and enable day 2 operations.
    Download environment as JSON	Download the product information as a JSON file.

What to do next

To verify if the product is registered successfully, from the top navigation, select Environments. The Environments screen displays information about the deployed and registered products as a list of cards.

If the registration process completes successfully, the status displays an OK status.

If the product status displays an Incomplete error message, navigate to Actions > Complete registration, and provide the missing details.

To remove the product instance from VMware Cloud Provider Lifecycle Manager and start the registration process again, select Actions > Delete.