Registering a vCenter Server in vSphere Web Client (5.5)

[warnox]

Hi,

Just wondering if it's possible to register multiple vCenter servers (all vCenter Server Appliances) with one vSphere Web Client instance which is running on one of these vCenter Appliances?

VCSA1 > Use built in Web Client to manage all vCenter servers.

VCSA2 > Register with VCSA1.

VCSA3 > Register with VCSA1.

I cannot find any 5.5 specific information but from what I've read I think it's possible on 5.1. The 'admin-cmd.sh' script doesn't appear to be present in my 5.5 VCSA though.

vSphere Documentation Center

The vCenter Server system in a vCenter Server appliance is preregistered with the vSphere Web Client installed in the appliance. To register another vCenter Server system with the vSphere Web Client installed as part of a vCenter Server Appliance, you must use the admin-app command-line script rather than the Web-based administration tool.

vCenter Infrastructure Navigator 5.7 Documentation Center

/usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-client/scripts/admin-cmd.sh register https://webclient.mydomain.com:9443/vsphere-client vc.mydomain.com administrator 'CENSORED'

Thanks for any help.

[abhilashhb · Accepted solution]

The admin app is no longer available with vCenter 5.5. If you register all the vCSA to a central SSo they will all show up in single web client managing that particular SSO server's vCenter.

[warnox]

I see, so it won't work with embedded SSO?

[grace27]

Hi

Welcome to the communities.

I dont think we can achive  this .

http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vsphere.update_manager.doc%2FGUID-9A...

[abhilashhb]

Yes i think you will have to use an external SSO.

[warnox]

Ok, I just configured external SSO on the 2nd vCenter server to point to the 1st vCenter server. The test passes and everything seems fine but when I log into the Web Client of the 1st server I can only see 1 vCenter server on the list.

Do you know if there is any specific 5.5 SSO configuration documentation available?

Thanks again.

[abhilashhb]

Did you login into the webclient using administrator@vsphere.local?

[warnox]

Yes, and it only shows one vCenter server which is itself. Is there any logs I can check?

[warnox]

Maybe I was logging in with a domain account rather than administrator@vsphere.local, because it's working now.

Thanks for all the help!