Add an Authentication Source for the Active Directory for Consolidated SDDC

Connect vRealize Operations Manager to the Active Directory of the SDDC for central user management and access control.

Procedure

1. Log in to vRealize Operations Manager by using the operations interface.
   1. Open a Web browser and go to https://vrops01svr01.rainpole.local.
   2. Log in using the following credentials.

      Setting	Value
      User name	admin
      Password	deployment_admin_password

2. On the main navigation bar, click Administration.
3. In the left pane of vRealize Operations Manager, click Access and click Authentication Sources.
4. On the Authentication Sources page, click Add.
5. In the Add Source for User and Group Import dialog box, enter the settings for the rainpole.local and sfo01.rainpole.local Active Directories, and click OK.

   Active Directory Settings	rainpole.local Value	sfo01.rainpole.local Value
   Source Display Name	RAINPOLE.LOCAL	SFO01.RAINPOLE.LOCAL
   Source Type	Active Directory	Active Directory
   Integration Mode	Basic	Basic
   Domain/Subdomain	RAINPOLE.LOCAL	SFO01.RAINPOLE.LOCAL
   Use SSL/TLS	Deselected	Deselected
   User Name	[e-mail]	[e-mail]
   Password	svc-vrops_password	svc-vrops_password
   Settings under the Details section
   Automatically synchronize user membership for configured groups	Selected	Selected
   Host	dc01rpl.rainpole.local	dc01sfo.sfo01.rainpole.local
   Port	3268	389
   Base DN	dc=RAINPOLE,dc=LOCAL	dc=SFO01,dc=RAINPOLE,dc=LOCAL
   Common Name	userPrincipalName	userPrincipalName

6. Click the Test button to test the connection to the domain controller and in the Info dialog box click OK.
7. In the Add Source for User and Group Import dialog box, click OK.

Results

The users and user groups in the two Active Directories are added to vRealize Operations Manager.