Manage external clusters

External cluster management enables you to incorporate VMware host clusters into UIS. Then, you can migrate VMware VMs to UIS.

After you incorporate the host clusters in VMware vCenter, you can create migration tasks as described in "Manage migration tasks" to migrate the VMware VMs to UIS.

On the external cluster management page, you can perform the following tasks:

• View information about the incorporated external platforms, data centers, clusters, hosts, and VMs.

• Configure lifecycle policies, migration tasks, VM backup for external VMs. For more information, see Manage VMs.

Restrictions and guidelines

• To avoid VM migration failures, do not add a VMware vCenter to multiple UIS platforms.

• The maximum length of the username and password for accessing VMware vCenter is 128. If your password exceeds the limit, contact Technical Support.

• If you select the VMware vCenter cloud resource type, enter the management address, username, and password of a VMware vCenter. If you enter the management address, username, and password of ESXi, the migration feature might be unavailable.

Add an external cluster

1. On the top navigation bar, click Hosts, and then select External Clusters from the left navigation pane.

2. Click Add.

3. Configure the parameters as described in "Parameters."

4. Click OK.

Edit an external cluster

1. On the top navigation bar, click Hosts, and then select External Clusters from the left navigation pane.

2. Click the  icon in the Actions column for an external cluster.

3. Edit the parameters as described in "Parameters."

4. Click OK.

View detailed information about an external cluster

1. On the top navigation bar, click Hosts, and then select External Clusters from the left navigation pane.

2. Click the  icon in the Actions column for an external cluster.

Delete an external cluster

1. On the top navigation bar, click Hosts, and then select External Clusters from the left navigation pane.

2. Click the  icon in the Actions column for an external cluster.

3. In the dialog box that opens, click OK.

Parameters

• Cloud Resource Type: Select an external cluster type. In the current software version, only VMware vCenter resources are supported.

• Resource Name: Enter a name for the external cluster. This name will be displayed in the external cluster list on UIS.

• Management IP: Enter the management IP address of the external cluster.

• Migration IP Address: Specify the migration network IP address. This parameter is available for only VMware vSphere 7.0 and later versions. The migration IP address, the vCenter, and the ESXi host's NIC configured with tag vSphere Backup NFC must be reachable to each other. For more information, see the VMware documentation. The vSwitch used by UIS is determined by the migration IP address, the vCenter, and the ESXi host's NIC.

• Protocol: Select the protocol that is used to access the external cluster. Options include HTTP and HTTPS.

• Port Number: Enter the port number that is used to access the external cluster. The default port number is 80 for HTTP and 443 for HTTPS.

• Username: Enter the username that is used to access the external cluster. The maximum length is 128.

• Password: Enter the password that is used to access the external cluster. The maximum length is 128.