Adding vCenter to vMA with fastpass (fpauth) authentication

You can add vCenter servers to vMA using the standard fastpass authentication. This method provides a mechanism to cache the target server credentials on the vMA machine, so that you don't have to authenticate every time you execute a command against the target server.

Getting ready

The domain user or its AD group should be assigned at least a read-only role at the target vCenter server.

How to do it...

The following procedure will take you through the steps required to add a vCenter to vMA by using the fastpass authentication:

1. Log in to the vMA console or SSH as the vi-admin user. Now, issue the following command:

vifp addserver <vCenter hostname/ip address> --authpolicy fpauth
Example:
vifp addserver vc1.vcloud.local --authpolicy fpauth

2. Issue the vifp listservers command to verify that the server has been added, as shown in the following console screenshot:

How it works...

Unlike AD authentication, the fastpass mechanism stores the...