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Dell PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide

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Change a vCenter Server connection

Prerequisites

Ensure that you have the IP address or FQDN, username, and password for the vCenter Server.

About this task

Update the vCenter Server, vCenter admin credentials, or refresh the connection after you update the vCenter Server certificate in vCenter.

NOTE:To switch from a third-party certificate to a self-signed certificate, you must first disconnect the vCenter. See Switch from a third-party to a self-signed certificate for further instructions.
NOTE:Beginning with PowerStore 4.0 on systems with the Verify SSL server certificate checkbox enabled, changing the hostname of the vCenter server may impact the connection between PowerStore and the vCenter. The change in hostname may modify the machine SSL certificate and the VMCA root certificate. The certificates then become untrusted by PowerStore. See Restore a vCenter and VASA Provider connection for more details.

Steps

  1. Under Compute, select vCenter Server Connection.
  2. Select Update configuration.
  3. Modify the vCenter Server IP or FQDN, vCenter username, and vCenter password.
  4. Select the Verify SSL server certificate checkbox to enable PowerStore to validate the vCenter certificate (recommended).
    The first time that you select the checkbox, enter the vCenter password.
    NOTE:If the vCenter has an FQDN, it is recommended to use the vCenter FQDN instead of the IP address for the connection to PowerStore.
  5. Click Update to save the changes.
  6. If you enabled Verify SSL server certificate for the first time for the connected vCenter Server, additional information for the vCenter SSL certificate is displayed. Review the certificate information, then click Confirm.
    NOTE:The machine SSL certificate appears in vCenter as __Machine_Cert. For more information about vCenter certificates, see the VMware documentation. For more information about viewing and verifying certificates, see the PowerStore Security Configuration Guide.

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