Adding vCenter Server systems

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For IBM Spectrum Control to monitor multiple hypervisors, you must first add a vCenter Server system.

About this task

You can add multiple hypervisors by specifying connection information for a vCenter Server system. For a complete list of hypervisors and vCenter Server systems that you can add, see the External link iconIBM Spectrum Control interoperability matrix, and go to the Agents, Servers, and Browsers section.

Procedure

  1. In the menu bar, go to Servers > Hypervisors.
  2. Click Add Hypervisor.
  3. Select VMware vCenter and enter connection information about the vCenter Server system.
  4. Schedule a probe for the hypervisors that were discovered.
  5. Follow the instructions in the wizard to add the vCenter Server system.

Results

After a vCenter Server system is added for monitoring, probes collect status and asset information about its hypervisors.

What to do next

When the collection of data is complete, you can view status information and capacity data about the hypervisors on the Hypervisors page.
Managing alert conditions and notification settings: Review the alert configuration for the hypervisor.

Each hypervisor is automatically added to the default alert policy for the hypervisor type. You can change which alert policy manages a hypervisor, and you can also set a hypervisor to not be managed by any policy.

You can also create an alert policy from the alert definitions and notification settings of a hypervisor. Click Servers > Hypervisors. Right-click the hypervisor from which you want to create an alert policy, then click View Alert Definitions. Click Create Policy from the Policy Actions menu.