Adding a vCenter server
Add the VMware vCenter servers for which you want to provide storage resources through IBM® Spectrum Control Base Edition.
Before you begin
About this task
Note: For any vCenter server that
you add, the IBM Storage Enhancements
for VMware vSphere Web Client (see Using the IBM Storage Enhancements for VMware vSphere Web Client) are automatically deployed and enabled on the vSphere Web
Client Server side.
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Procedure
- Click Add Interface on the Interfaces pane and
then select Add vCenter. The Add New vCenter Server for vWC dialog box is displayed.
Figure 1. Add vCenter Server for vWC dialog box 
- Enter the IP address or hostname of the vCenter server,
as well as the username and password for logging into that vCenter
server. If the provided IP address and credentials are accepted by the vCenter server, it is
added to the list of servers on the Interfaces pane.
Figure 2. Interfaces pane 
Note:- If you want to use the vSphere Web Client extension on all vCenter servers that operate in linked mode, each server instance must be added to Spectrum Control Base. This ensures that the extension is registered on all linked servers properly.
- The same vCenter server cannot be added to more than one Spectrum Control Base instance. Any attempt to add an already registered vCenter server to another Spectrum Control Base will override the primary connection.