Open the vWorkspace Management Console and perform the following.
- Right click on the “Locations” node, and then select “Management Servers”
- If you have previously added virtualization servers, the Virtualization Servers window appears. To add a new virtualization server, click on the green plus sign (+), and the Virtualization Server wizard opens.
- Enter the appropriate information on the “Name” and “System Type” window, and then click Next.
- Name: Enter the friendly name that is used when referring to the virtualization server
- System Type: Select one of the virtualization server types
- Enter the appropriate information on the “Server & Credentials” window, and then click Next.
- Server URL or SCVMM Server Name or IP address:
i. Enter the URL Path to the virtualization server.
ii. For Microsoft SCVMM, enter the SCVMM server name or IP address
iii. For VMware VirtualCenter Server, the URL must be in the format: https://servername or IPAddress/sdk
iv. For Parallels Virtuozzo, the URL must be in the format: http://servername:port
v. For Microsoft Hyper-V, the URL must be in the format: net.tcp://servername or IPAddress:port. The default port for Microsoft Hyper-V is 9000
- User Name:
- Enter the name of a user account that has the required access permissions to the target server specified in the “Server URL” field.
- For a Windows domain account, use: DomainName\UserName
- Password: Enter the case-sensitive password
- Test Connection: Click “Test Connection” to test the server connection
- Enter the appropriate information on the “Other Settings” window, and then click “Finish”. The options presented on the Other Settings window are based upon the supported features of the System Type selected.
- Shutdown Guest OS: Use the list to specify the number of guest operation system shutdown commands that can be sent to the virtualization server from the Connection Broker at one time.
- Restart Guest OS: Use the list to specify the number of guest operation system restart commands that can be sent to the virtualization server from the Connection Broker at one time.
- Update PNTools: Use the list to specify the number of Update PNTools commands that can be sent to the virtualization server from the Connection Broker at one time.
- Initialize: Use the list to specify the number of Initialize Computer commands that can be sent to the virtualization server from the Connection Broker at one time.
- Connection Timeout: Use the list to specify the amount of time that the Connection Broker waits for a response from the virtualization server.
Note: For medium to large production environments where the virtualization server is busy, you may need to set the Connection Timeout to two-five minutes. A Connection Timeout error does not necessarily mean that the task requested by the Connection Broker has failed. It may be that the virtualization server is too busy to report the successful completion of the operation in a timely manner.
- Power On: Use the list to specify the number of virtual computer Power On commands that can be sent to the virtualization server from the Connection Broker at one time.
- Power Off: Use the list to specify the number of virtual computer Power Off commands that can be sent to the virtualization server from the Connection Broker at one time.
- Suspended: Use the list to specify the number of guest operation system suspend commands that can be sent to the virtualization server from the Connection Broker at one time.
- Resume: Use the list to specify the number of guest operation system resume commands that can be sent to the virtualization server from the Connection Broker at one time.
- Reset: Use the list to specify the number of guest operation system reset commands that can be sent to the virtualization server from the Connection Broker at one time.
- Delete: Use the list to specify the number of delete virtual computer operations that can be sent to the virtualization server from the Connection Broker at one time.
- Clone: Use the list to specify the number of clone virtual computer operations that can be sent to the virtualization server from the Connection Broker at one time.
Note: The Clone option does not apply to Microsoft Hyper-V.