How do I add credentials for vRealize Operations Manager

To meter the product consumption data of vRealize Operations Manager, you must provide the correct vRealize Operations Manager credentials in the vCloud Usage Meter Web interface.

Prerequisites

• The vRealize Operations Manager solutions and adapters must be properly configured. For more information, see Connecting to Data Sources in the vRealize Operations Manager Documentation.
• The vRealize Operations Manager instance must be registered as a vCenter Server extension.
• You must have at least read-only privileges.

Procedure

1. In the main menu bar of the vCloud Usage Meter Web interface, click Products.
2. In the left navigation pane, click vRealize Operations.
3. On the vRealize Operations page, select the vRealize Operations Manager instance and click Edit.
4. In the Username text box, enter the user name.
   • If you are logging in with a local user, use the local user-name.
   • If you are logging in with a non-local user, the user name must be in the format user-name@domain-name@domain-alias, where domain-alias is the domain short name or domain alias.
5. In the Password text box, enter the user password.
6. Click Save.

   To add vRealize Operations Manager, accept the certificate.

   Important: Providing the correct vRealize Operations Manager user name and password is essential to ensuring proper metering. Make sure that you provide the correct vRealize Operations Manager credentials.

Results

The credentials for the vRealize Operations Manager instance are added to vCloud Usage Meter.

If you change the vRealize Operations Manager certificate or password, the vRealize Operations Manager server status displays Connection error!. In this case, vCloud Usage Meter cannot meter vRealize Operations Manager. After you set the correct certificate or password for vRealize Operations Manager, vCloud Usage Meter will start metering vRealize Operations Manager again.