Viewing vCenter Server instances

View the summary and detailed information of the VMware vCenter Server® instances that are provisioned for different user accounts.

Procedure to view summary for vCenter Server instances

To view a summary of all the vCenter Server instances that are provisioned for a user account, complete the following steps:

In the IBM Cloud® for VMware Solutions console, click Resources > vCenter Server from the left navigation pane.
From the console banner, click the Avatar icon , and then click the Account field. Select the user account that you want to check instances for.
In the vCenter Server table, view the list of instances that are provisioned in the selected user account.

Table 1. vCenter Server summary
Item	Description
Name	The name of the instance.
Type	The type of vCenter Server instance.
Version	The release version that the instance was deployed in, or upgraded to.
Location	The IBM Cloud data center where the instance is hosted.
Creation time	The date and time when the instance was created.
Status	The status of the instance.

The instance can have different statuses.

Table 2. vCenter Server statuses
Status	Description
Creating	The instance is being created.
Building	The instance is being configured.
Available	The instance is ready to use.
Modifying	The instance is being modified.
Failed	The creation, configuration, or modification process failed.
Deleting	The instance is being deleted.
Deletion error	An error occurred when the instance was being deleted.
Deleted	The instance is deleted.

Procedure to view details for vCenter Server instances

To view the property details of an instance, complete the following steps.

In the vCenter Server table, click an instance name.
On the Summary tab, view the details for the instance.

Table 3. vCenter Server instance properties
Property	Description
Name	The name of the instance.
ID	The ID of the instance.
Multizone region^[1]	The IBM Cloud data center region where the instance is hosted.
Location	The IBM Cloud data center where the instance is hosted. Note: For multizone instances, locations are listed for each cluster type.
Current version	The current version of IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions.
vCenter version	The vCenter Server version. Note: The vCenter Server versions that are displayed on the IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions console and the VMware vSphere® Web Client are slightly different. Both are correct.
VMware vSphere version^[2]	The version of VMware vSphere.
VMware NSX® networking solution^[3]	NSX for instances provisioned with NSX version 4.0 or later. NSX-T or NSX-V for instances provisioned with previous versions of NSX, earlier than version 4.0.
NSX for vSphere	The VMware NSX for vSphere product version.
VMware component license	If you selected to use your own VMware® license for any of the VMware components on the Licensing page when you ordered the instance, the VMware component name and the license key that you entered for the component are displayed. Examples of VMware component licenses can include NSX license, vCenter Server license, and vSAN license.
NSX license edition	The version and edition of the VMware NSX license.
Root domain	The root domain name is the DNS domain name and the Microsoft® Active Directory™ (AD) forest root name.
SSO domain	The SSO domain is the vSphere single sign-on domain. The SSO domain name is fixed for all deployed vCenter Server instances with a value of `vsphere.local`.
Subdomain^[4]	The subdomain is the DNS subdomain name of the root domain name where the local vCenter Server instance hostnames are located. The subdomain name is in the format `vcenter_server_instance_name.root.domain_name`.

Procedure to view access information for vCenter Server instances

On the Access information tab, view the access information for the instance-related components. The passwords that are displayed are initial passwords that are generated by the system. If you change them outside of the IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions console, they are not updated on the Access information tab.

Table 4. vCenter Server access information - AD/DNS
Component	Description
IP^[5]	The IP address or addresses of the AD server or servers.
FQDN^[6]	The AD/DNS server fully qualified domain names (FQDN). The same administrator password can be used to connect to all AD/DNS servers by using a remote desktop connection.
ADMIN (Remote Desktop)	For primary instances, it displays the username and password to access the AD server through a remote desktop connection. For secondary instances, click the View on primary instance link to be directed to the username and password information on the primary instance. After the secondary instance is added to the primary DNS domain and replication occurs, the local administrator password on the primary instance might overwrite the local administrator password on the secondary instance. By clicking the View on primary instance link, you receive access to the correct administrator password.

Table 4. vCenter Server access information - vCenter/PSC
Component	Description
IP	The IP address of the vCenter Server.
FQDN	The vCenter Server fully qualified domain name (FQDN).
ADMIN	The VMware vCenter SSO username and password that you can use to log in to the vCenter Server by using the vSphere Web Client.
SSH	The username and password that you can use to access the vCenter Server VM through SSH connection.

Table 4. vCenter Server access information - NSX Manager
Component	Description
IP	The IP address of the NSX Manager.
FQDN	The NSX Manager fully qualified domain name (FQDN).
HTTP	The username and password that is used to access the NSX Manager web console.

Table 4. vCenter Server access information - NSX Controllers
Component^[7]	Description
IPs	The IP address or addresses for the NSX node VM.
SSH	The username and password that you can use to access the NSX node VM through KVM or SSH connection.

Table 4. vCenter Server access information - Customer Edge VM
Component^[8]	Description
IPs	The IP address or addresses for the Customer Edge VM.
SSH	The username and password that you can use to access the Customer Edge VM through KVM or SSH connection.

Table 4. vCenter Server access information - NSX Service Edge VMs
Component^[9]	Description
IPs	The IP address or addresses for the NSX Service Edge VM.
SSH	The username and password that you can use to access the NSX Service Edge VM through KVM or SSH connection.

Procedure to view infrastructure details for vCenter Server instances

Click the Infrastructure tab to view the details of the clusters in the instance.

Table 5. vCenter Server infrastructure
Item	Description
Cluster name	The name of the cluster.
Cluster type	The type of the cluster (consolidated, gateway, management, or workload).
ESXi servers	The number of ESXi servers in the cluster.
Storage	The storage type and whether vSAN deduplication and compression is enabled.
Data center location	The IBM Cloud data center where the cluster is hosted.
Pod	The IBM Cloud data center pod where the cluster is hosted.
Networking	The networking type, either Public and private network or Private network only.
Uplink speed	The uplink speed, either 10 or 25 Gb.
Status	The status of the cluster. The cluster statuses are similar to the instance statuses.

Procedure to view service details for vCenter Server instances

Click the Services tab to view the details of the add-on services on the instance.

Table 6. vCenter Server add-on services
Item	Description
Service	The name of the service.
Name	The name of the service instance, if applicable.
Cluster type	The type of the cluster (consolidated, gateway, management, or workload) that the add-on service is installed on.
Cluster name	The name of the cluster that the add-on service is installed on.
Status	The status of the add-on service.
Delete icon	To delete the service, click this icon and confirm.

Procedure to view licensing details for vCenter Server instances

Click the Licensing tab to view the details of the current license. You can compare with other license types and change the current license if required.

Procedure to view deployment history for vCenter Server instances

Click the Deployment history tab to view the deployment history for the instance.

If you see errors in the deployment history, the IBM Cloud Support team is automatically notified. To inquire about the status of your ticket, follow the steps in Getting help and support.

What to do next

Manage your instances from the IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions console or the VMware vSphere Web Client.

Before you click vCenter console on the instance summary page to go to the vSphere Web Client and start managing your VMware ESXi™ servers, you must log in to the VPN portal of the IBM Cloud data center. Hover over vCenter console and follow the instructions to ensure that you meet all requirements and you completed the necessary steps before you access the vSphere Web Client.

Review the following topics for information to help you complete the login instructions:

For the requirements and necessary steps before you access the vSphere Web Client, see Timeout reached while connecting to the vSphere Web Client.
For a list of access points to log in to the IBM Cloud infrastructure Private Network by using VPN, see Getting started with IBM Cloud Virtual Private Networking.
If you have problems when you deploy an OVF (Open Virtualization Format) file by using the vSphere Web Client, see Deploying an OVF file using the vSphere Web Client.