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 Base and install it on the vCenter Orchestrator server.
Before you begin
To allow the IBM Storage Plug-in to securely identify
Spectrum Control Base and work properly, the SSL certificate that is automatically created on
Spectrum Control Base 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 Base 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 Applications pane, click the Edit button
of the vCO server. The vCO Settings dialog box is displayed.
On the bottom of the 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
Base:
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 Base 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 Base
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.
