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This document supports the version of each product listed andsupports all subsequent versions until the document isreplaced by a new edition.To check for more recent editions ofthis document, see http//www.vmware.com/support/pubs.vSphere Mann gement Assistant Guide
Configure v5p here Management Assistant for Active Directory Authentication 15Configure Unattended Authentication for Active Directory Tar gels 16
The u Sphere Manage went Assistant Guide explains howto deploy and use VMware vSphere”ManagementAssistant and includes referen oe information for vSphere Management Assistant CL Is and libraries.To viewthe currentversion of VMware APland SDK documentation.gotohttp//www.vmware.com/support/pubs/sdk_pubs.html.
This book is for administrators and developers wth some experience seting up a Linux system andworking in a Linux environment.Administrators can use the vSphere Management Assistant automatedauthentication facilities and the software packaged with vMA to interact with ESX i hosts and v Center Serversystems.Developers can create agents that interact with ESX i hosts and v Center Server systems.VMware Technical Publications provides a glossary of terms that might be unfamiliar to you.For definitionsof terms as they are used in VMware technical documentation, gotohttp//www.vmware.com/support/pubs,the changes to the samplesm Chapter 2 provides information about configuring vMA for Active Directory, It also explains howtorecon ng urea target server.m Chapt or 3 provides information about the new v ifp target and v if pre configure commands.It alsodescribes the Vna Target Ltb libraryVMware Technical Publications Glossary
vMA provides a flexible and authenticated platform for running scripts and programsWhen you install vMA, you are licensed to use the virtual machine that includes all vMA components,The vMA authentication interface allows users and applications to authenticate with the target servers usingvi-fastpass or Active Directory.While adding a server as a target, the Administrator can determine if thetarget can use vi-fastpass or Active Directory authentication.For vi-fastpass authentication, the credentialsthat a user has on the VMware v Center Server system or VMware ESX i host a restored in a local credentialstore.For Active Directory authentication, the user is authenticated with an Active Directory server.When you addanE5Xihostasa fastpass target server, vi fastpass creates two users with obfuscatedpasswords on the target server and stores the password information on vMA:The creation of vi admin and vi user does not apply for Active Directory authentication targets.When youadd a system as an Active Directory target, vMA does not store any information about the credentials.Touse the Active Directory authentication, the administrator must configure vMA for Active Directory.Formore information on howto configure vMA for Active Directory, see~Configure vSphere ManagementAssistant for Active Directory Authentication, on page 15 Configure vMA for Active DirectoryAfter adding a target server, you must initialize vi-fastpass so that you do not have to authenticate each timeyour unvSphere CLI commands.If you run avSphere CLI command without initializing vi-fastpass.youRun v ifp target.For more information about this script see v ifp target command for vi-fastpassCall the Lag in method in a Perl or Java applicaton.For more information about this met had, see
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1 Intrductin t vMA 7
2 GettingStarted With vMA 11
3vMA Interfaces 29
4 Trubleshting with vMA 39
5 Trubleshting Unattended
vMA Capabilities 7
vMA Cmpnent verview 8
vMA Use Cases 9
Hardware Requirements 12
Sftware Requirements 12
Required Authenticatin Infrmatin 12
Deply vMA 13
Cnfigure vMA at FirstBt 14
vMA Cnsle and WebUI 14
Cnfigure v5p here Management Assistant fr Active Directry Authenticatin 15
Cnfigure Unattended Authenticatin fr Active Directry Tar gels 16
Enable the vi-user Accunt 17
vMA User Accunt Privileges 17
Adding Target Servers 18
Mdifying Scripts 21
Running v Sphere CLI fr the Targets 22
Recnfigure a Target Server 22
Remve Target Servers frm vMA 24
Cnfigure Autmatic Updates fr vMA 24
Cnfigure vMA t Use a Static IPAddress 25
Cnf gure vMA t Use a DHCP Server 26
Setting the TimeZne 26
ShutDwn vMA 27
Delete vMA 27
Update vMA 28
vMA Interface verview 29
v ifp target cmmand fr vi fastpass initializatin 29
v ifp Target Management Cmmands 31
Target Manag