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DLDaveHill
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Unable to add vCenter

Hi

This appears to be a common problem from a quick peruse of the forum!

I am trying to add a vCenter server to the Skyline collector appliance but I can't find the correct combination of options to make it work.

I created a local (non AD) user in vCenter, called "skyline@vsphere.local" and assigned the new "Skyline Collector" role to it.

I then filled in the form but I either get "Permission to perform this operation was denied." or "Unexpected status code: 404".

We are using a separate PSC, so I followed the notes in an earlier discussion but I'm unsure as to the "and you have changed the default SSO" part.

We have changed the default SSO, so in the Advanced Options do I put our SSO domain or does it want "vsphere.local" - if I do put in our SSO domain then I get the "404" error, if I put "vsphere.local" then I get the permissions error. Does it depend on whether your user is a local user or a domain user?


Dave

PS: It's *really* annoying that the appliance logs you out whilst you're in the middle of trying to fill in the form, without warning you or saving your input!!

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ashwin_prakash
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Hello DLDaveHill

Please check if you have added the user which was created on vCenter Permissions tab from Host and Cluster view and not on Global Permission options.

Sincerely,
Ashwin Prakash
Skyline Support Moderator

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DLDaveHill
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The other posting I was looking at is:   Unable to add vCenter.

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Alex_Romeo
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Hi,

check if you have assigned the correct permissions to the role

Creating a Custom vCenter Server Role for Skyline

You can add a vCenter Server to the Skyline Collector for product usage data collection:

ARomeo

Blog: https://www.aleadmin.it/
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ashwin_prakash
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Hello DLDaveHill

Please check if you have added the user which was created on vCenter Permissions tab from Host and Cluster view and not on Global Permission options.

Sincerely,
Ashwin Prakash
Skyline Support Moderator
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DLDaveHill
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Hi ashwin_prakash​,

I had added it in "global permissions" but forgot to tick the "propagate to child" button - I went back and did this and now it shows on the cluster permissions and allowed me to complete the form.

Thanks!

Dave

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