VMware VCENTER APPLICATION DISCOVERY MANAGER 6.0 User manual

vCenter Configuration Manager

and

vCenter Application Discovery Manager Integration

Guide

vCenter Configuration Manager 5.3

vCenter Application Discovery Manager 6.0

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Contents

About This Book 5

Configuring Application Discovery Manager for Integration 7

Installing the ADM SQL Database 7

Configuring the ADM Database Synchronization 8

Preparing the Client Browsers 8

Creating Users for Integration 8

Configuring VCM for Integration 9

Configuring VCM Integration Settings 9

Using Application Discovery Manager in VCM 11

Machine Group Synchronization 11

ADM Tools in VCM 12

Viewing ADM Details 12

Viewing ADM Maps 12

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About This Book

About This Book This manual, vCenter Configuration Manager and Application Discovery Manager Integration Guide, describes

how to integrate Application Discovery Manager with vCenter Configuration Manager (VCM). This

document describes:

nConfiguring the Application Discovery Manager integration

nConfiguring the VCM integration

nUsing Application Discovery Manager in Service Assurance Manager

Read this document and complete the associated procedures to prepare for a successful integration.

Intended Audience

The information presented in this manual is written for system administrators who are experienced

Windows or UNIX/Linux system administrators and who are familiar with managing network users and

resources, and performing system maintenance.

To use the information in this guide effectively, you must have a basic understanding of how to configure

network resources, install software, and administer operating systems. You also need to fully understand

your network’s topology and resource naming conventions.

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VMware welcomes your suggestions for improving our documentation. If you have comments, send

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VMware vCenter Configuration Manager Documentation

The vCenter Configuration Manager and Application Discovery Manager Integration Guide consists of the

vCenter Configuration Manager documentation and this manual.

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Technical Support and Education Resources

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Configuring Application Discovery Man-

ager for Integration 1

Configuring Application Discovery Manager

for Integration

Integration between VMware vCenter Application Discovery Manager (ADM), and VMware vCenter

Configuration Manager (VCM) provides VCM-rich relationship and configuration details. The views

include the devices dependencies and underlying infrastructure configurations.

Configuring the integration between ADM and VCM requires the following:

nConfigure ADM for Integration: The ADM configuration process is primarily comprised of installing

an external ADM database on the VCM Collector (or SQL database) machine, and then configuring the

synchronization of data from the main ADM database to the external ADM SQL database. VCM

integrates with the synchronized data in the external database.

nConfigure VCM for Integration: The integration with ADM is built into VCM. Configuring

integration in VCM requires only the configuration of the settings.

Before VCM users have access to the ADM data, the Application Discovery Manager integration with

VCM requires the following:

nADM External Database: An external SQL database is installed on the VCM database machine.

nSynchronization: The main ADM database must be configured to synchronize data with the external

ADM database.

nClient Browsers: Install Internet Explorer and Java on the VCM client machines.

nUser Accounts: Create one or more ADM user accounts to be used by VCM users to access ADM.

These requirements are described next. After the integration is complete, you can access ADM data while

working in VCM. The final section of this manual provides instructions for launching ADM details and

ADM maps.

Installing the ADM SQL Database

VCM does not directly access the main ADM database. Rather, an external Microsoft SQL database is

installed on the VCM Collector machine (or on the database machine, in the case of split installations).

Detailed instructions for installing and configuring the external MS SQL database are provided in the

VMware vCenter Application Discovery Manager: Repository Reference Guide. Review that manual and follow

the directions in it for installing and configuring the SQL database. Then use this integration guide for

additional configuration information unique to the VCM integration.

When modifying the installation scripts, be sure to replace <serverName> with the name of the SQL

Server instance running the VCM database.

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Configuring the ADM Database Synchronization

After installing the external ADM SQL database, you must configure the synchronization of the ADM data

from the main database to external database.

Instructions for configuring the synchronization are provided in the VMware vCenter Application Discovery

Manager: Repository Reference Guide. Follow the instructions for configuring the synchronization.

The synchronization process uses FTP to send data from the main ADM database to the external database.

When creating your synchronization schedule, be sure the synchronization is set to be regular enough to

keep the external data current enough so that it is of use to VCM users.

Preparing the Client Browsers

In order to view the ADM maps, Internet Explorer and Java must be installed on any VCM machines using

the integration with the ADM Console. The requirements include:

nMicrosoft Internet Explorer 6.0, available from the Microsoft Website.

nJava Runtime Environment, version 5.0.3 or later, available from the Java Website.

Creating Users for Integration

Any user who will be accessing the ADM data must have an ADM user name and password. In ADM, you

must create user accounts and distribute the login information to all VCM users who will be accessing the

ADM data. A user login is required at the beginning of each session when a user accesses the ADM details

or ADM maps.

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Configuring VCM for Integration 2

Configuring VCM for Integration The integration with ADM is built into VCM. To configure the integration with ADM, you only need to

configure the ADM integration settings.

Configuring VCM Integration Settings

Before you can use the ADM integration options, you must configure the settings.

1. In VCM, Select the setting to be configured, and then click Edit Settings.

2. The Settings Wizard page appears. The information to be configured in the wizard varies depending

on selected setting. The configuration options are as follows:

nADM Integration Enabled

nSelect Yes to enable the integration or No to disable the integration.

nIf enabled, the View ADM Detail and View ADM Map buttons become active when you

are working with machine data, for example, Console | Windows | Operating Systems

| Machines.

nIf the setting is enabled, the ADM Reporting Database Name and ADM Server Name

or IP Address must also be configured.

nADM Reporting Database Name

nType the name of the SQL database created on the Collector to synchronize with the

ADM database. The default value is ADM.

nADM Server Name or IP Address

nType the IP address or server name of the ADM server.

nMaximum number of hosts that may be submitted to ADM Map View

nType the maximum number of machines/hosts to display when you select the View

ADM Map button. While 10 is the default value, it is recommended that you only view 3

or 4 devices in a map view. If you view more than 4 devices, the displayed map is too

complex to be useful.

3. Verify your settings. Click Finish. The settings are applied.

NOTE You must either press F5 to refresh the Console, or log out and log back in to view the active

buttons.

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