You may want to register VMware Skyline Health Diagnostics plug-in with VMware vCenter server to perform all the VMware Skyline Health Diagnostics operations from vSphere HTML client.

As an operator, you might want to register VMware Skyline Health Diagnostics plug-in on vSphere client as single point for performing Health & Diagnostics and view reports.

Prerequisites

  1. VMware vCenter server with 8.0 U1 or greater build should be present.

  2. You should have valid vSphere SSO admin credentials.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the vSphere Client using the supported browser and SSO credentials
  2. In the top-menu, click Menu > Skyline Health Diagnostics


  3. It should open the landing page of Skyline Health Diagnostics Plugin


  4. Click on the Go toSkyline Health Diagnostics link besided Get OVA Files, to open Download Skyline Health Diagnostics OVA page


  5. Click  DOWNLOAN NOW button infornt of OVA, to start the OVA download.
  6. Navigate back to  vSphere Client, click on Install Skyline Health Diagnostics


  7. This should open install OVA wizard in UI.


  8. Use the OVA downloaded from local and proceed for installation. Provide all the required details for deploying the OVA & submit the task.


  9. Post succesfull deployment of OVA & plugin registration, the Skyline Health Diagnostics Plugin landing page should change to Skyline Health Diagnostics Plugin home page.

    Deployment of Skyline Health Diagnostics appliance and Registration of VMware Skyline Health Diagnostics plug-in with VMware vCenter Server is successful and the client plug-in of Skyline Health Diagnostics is visible in vSphere client.