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Specify the ESX Server or vCenter Server System for VMware-Based Nodes

Note: The following procedure applies to only VMware-based virtual machine source nodes.

In various VMware-based implementations, Virtual Standby may not be able to detect source nodes that are configured as virtual machines that reside on ESX Server and vCenter Server systems. This behavior prevents Virtual Standby from applying the correct license to the nodes, deploying policies to the nodes, and executing conversion jobs.

The procedure that follows lets you specify the host name or IP address of the ESX Server or vCenter Server system where the nodes reside. After you complete the procedure, Virtual Standby can detect, apply licenses, deploy policies, and execute conversion jobs for nodes that you want to protect. If there are multiple virtual machines that reside on one ESX Server or vCenter Server system that act as one source node, the procedure lets you consume one license for all of the nodes, which helps to reduce the overall cost of protecting the source nodes.

To specify the ESX Server or vCenter Server system for VMware-based nodes

1. Log in to the application.

   From the Navigation bar on the home page, click Node.

   The Node screen displays.

2. From the Groups bar, click the All Nodes group or click the group name containing the node that you want to update.

   The nodes associated with the group appear in the nodes list.

3. Click the node that you want to update and then click Specify ESX Server from the pop-up menu.

   The Specify ESX Server dialog opens.

   Note: If the application detects that VMware Tools is not installed on the virtual machine that is managed by either an ESX Server or vCenter Server system, the virtual machine resides on a Hyper-V system, or the node detected is not a virtual machine, an error message appears.

4. Complete the following fields on the Specify ESX Server dialog:
   • ESX/vCenter Host

     Note: Specify the host name or the IP address of the ESX Server or vCenter Server system.

   • User Name
   • Password
   • Port

     Note: The default communication port is 443. If the node communicates with the ESX Server or the vCenter Server system using a different port number, specify the port number that is used.

   • Protocol

     Note: The default communication protocol is HTTPS. If the node communicates with the ESX Server or the vCenter Server system using HTTP, click HTTP.

   Click OK.

The ESX Server or vCenter Server system is assigned to the node.