Working with Dedicated VMWare vCenter Server Instances, Endpoints, and Proxies

You can access a dedicated VMWare vCenter Server environment or VMWare vCenter Server components from the Cyfuture Cloud Console Tenant Portal.

Dedicated VMWare vSphere Data Centers

In Cyfuture Cloud Console, a Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) encapsulates an entire dedicated VMWare vCenter Server environment.

Dedicated VMWare vCenter Server instances in Cyfuture Cloud Console remove the requirement for a VMWare vCenter Server instance to be publicly accessible.

The system administrator can publish one or more dedicated VMWare vCenter Server instances to your organization. You can use the endpoints to access the UI or API of proxied or non-proxied components.

Endpoints

A dedicated VMWare vCenter Server instance can include one or more endpoints that provide access to different components from the underlying environment. Endpoints can provide an access point to a data center component, such as a VMWare vCenter Server instance, an ESXi host, an NSX Manager instance, or an ADVANCED NETWORKINGManager instance.

Endpoints might or might not be connected to a proxy.

Proxies

Cyfuture Cloud Console can act as an HTTPS proxy server and provide access to a dedicated VMWare vCenter Server instance, and to different components of shared or dedicated VMWare vCenter Server instances that are backing up your environment.

You can log in to the UI or API of the proxied components by using your Cyfuture Cloud Console account.

To access proxied components, you must either use Chrome Browser Extension for Cyfuture Cloud Console, or manually configure your browser with your proxy Settings.

This chapter includes the following topics:

Using Chrome Browser Extension for Cyfuture Cloud Console

Configure Your Browser with Your Proxy Settings

Using Chrome Browser Extension for Cyfuture Cloud Console

You can use Chrome Browser Extension for Cyfuture Cloud Console to log in to the proxied VMWare vSphere components in your environment.

Chrome Browser Extension for Cyfuture Cloud Console provides proxy configuration and authentication.

Chrome Browser Extension for Cyfuture Cloud Console supports multisite environments. You can add the extension to your Chrome browser through the Chrome Web Store.

Configure Your Browser with Your Proxy Settings

Before you can access the UI of a proxied VMWare vSphere component, you must set up the proxies that are published to your organization.

To configure your browser to use your published proxies, you copy the URL of the proxy auto- config (PAC) file into your browser.

Note When the system administrator publishes a dedicated VMWare vSphere data center to your organization, or adds a proxy to one of your dedicated VMWare vSphere data centers, it is possible that it takes a few minutes for the browser to refetch the PAC from the provided URL. To force a refresh of the browser, you can repeat this procedure.

Prerequisites

Verify that the system administrator published at least one dedicated and enabled VMWare vCenter Server instance to your organization.

Verify that the system administrator published the SDDC_VIEW and Token: Manage rights to your organization, and your role includes these rights.

Verify that the system administrator published and enabled the CPOM extension plug-in to your organization. This plug-in provides the function for viewing and using dedicated VMWare vSphere data centers in the Cyfuture Cloud Console Tenant Portal.

Procedure

In the top navigation bar, click Data Centers and then click Virtual Data Center.
On the Dedicated VMWare vSphere Data Centers pane, click Click here to view Proxy Configuration Guide.
Copy the PAC URL and click Next.
Follow the instructions to configure your browser to point to the PAC URL.
If a proxied component is using self-signed certificates, import the certificates to your browser.

a On the target VMWare vSphere data center card, click Actions, and click Import Certificate.

b Download the certificate and the certificate revocation list (CRL).

c Import the downloaded certificate to your browser.

See the user instructions for your browser.

Log In to the UI of a Component by Using an Endpoint

You can use endpoints to access the UI of proxied or non-proxied components with your Cyfuture Cloud Console account.

Prerequisites

If you want to access a proxied component, Configure Your Browser with Your Proxy Settings, or Using Chrome Browser Extension for Cyfuture Cloud Console to Google Chrome.

Procedure

In the top navigation bar, click Data Centers and then click Virtual Data Center.
Select the Dedicated VMWare vSphere Data Centers tab.
Open the endpoint of the dedicated VMWare vCenter Server instance.

To open the default endpoint, click Open VMWare vSphere.
To open a non-default endpoint, follow these steps:
Click the Actions menu, and click View Endpoints.
Click the endpoint URL.

If you are accessing a proxied component, a new card with your proxy credentials opens.

4. If you are logging in a proxied component, access the component by using your credentials.

a Copy the user name and the password.

b To activate the proxy, click Open.

A new card opens and prompts you for authentication against the proxy.

c In the User Name text box, paste the copied user name.

d In the Password text box, paste the copied password and click OK.