GUI – Downloading and installing the plug-in package
for vCO
To enable the IBM® Storage workflows in vCenter Orchestrator, you must first download
the IBM Storage plug-in package
from Spectrum Control and install it on the vCenter Orchestrator server.
Before you begin
To allow the IBM Storage
Plug-in to securely identify Spectrum Control and work properly, the
SSL certificate that is automatically created on Spectrum Control
upon installation must be replaced with a new one. For more information
about how to replace the certificate, see GUI – Managing server certificates.
Important: After the IBM Storage Plug-in is installed on vCenter Orchestrator,
the Java security APIs validate
that the hostname received from Spectrum Control is identical to the
common name (CN) value that is in the server certificate.
About this task
The following procedure details how to download, install,
and properly configure the IBM Storage Plug-in for VMware vCenter Orchestrator.
Procedure
On the Orchestrations pane, click the Edit button of the vCO server. The vCO Settings dialog
box is displayed.
On the bottom dialog box, click Download plug-in
package.Figure 1. Download
plug-in package button
Alternatively, you can download the package from the following
directory on the Spectrum Control:
Copy the current vCO token key from the Current vCO Token
box.Figure 2. Current vCO Token
Launch the VMware vCenter Orchestrator configuration interface.
On the Network tab, click SSL Trust Manager and then import the Spectrum Control
certificate. The certificate URL format should be: https://IP_address:8443
On the Plug-ins tab, click Install New Plug-in, locate and choose the downloaded
plug-in file, and then click Upload and Install. Accept the license agreement. The message 'IBM Storage (2.0.0 build 0) New plug-in installed.' is displayed,
and a new IBM Storage tab is created under
the Plug-ins tab.
On the IBM Storage
tab, enter the Spectrum Control IP address or hostname, and also the
token key (REST API token) that you obtained earlier.Figure 3. vCenter Orchestrator – IBM Storage Plug-in Configuration
Click Apply Changes.
Restart both the vCO Configuration Server service and vCO
Server service.
