HOWTO: Configure the VMware Identity Appliance for vRealize Automation 6.x
VMware vRealize Automation VCAP6 VCAP6-CMA
Published on 10 January 2017 by Christopher Lewis. Words: 418. Reading Time: 2 mins.

This post is a part of a series of posts for preparation for the VCAP6-CMA Deploy exam. For the full exam prep resources check here .
Prerequisites
Configuration Overview
The high level configuration steps for this appliance are:
- Connect to the Identity Appliance VAMI
- Configure the Time/NTP settings
- Confirm the Network Settings
- Configure the SSO Administrator Password
- Configure the SSO Hostname
- Configure the SSL Certificate
- Join the Identity Appliance to Active Directory
Step by Step Instructions
Connect to the Identity Appliance VAMI
- Using a web browser, navigate to VAMI of the Identity Appliance
https://identity-appliance.fqdn:5480
.

- Click Advanced and then click Proceed to
identity-appliance.fqdn
(unsafe).

- Enter root into the User name text field and the password for the root account into the Password text field. Click Login.

Configure the Time / NTP Settings
- Click the Admin Tab and then the Time Settings Tab.

- Select Use Time Server from the Time Sync. Mode dropdown and enter the time server(s) in the text field(s) and click Save Settings.

Confirm the Network Settings
- Click the Network Tab to confirm the network settings of the Identity Appliance are correct.

Note:
If the settings are incorrect, click the Address Tab, update the relevant settings, click Save Settings and then reboot the appliance.
Configure the SSO Administrator Password
- Click the SSO Tab.

- Enter the desired admin password into the Admin Password and Repeat password text fields and click Apply.

Configure the SSO Hostname
- Click the Host Settings Tab.

- Confirm the name of Identity Manager Host is correct in the SSO Hostname field and click Apply.

Configure the SSL Certificate
- Click the SSL Tab

- From the Choose Action dropdown, select Import PEM encoded certificate.

- Copy the entire contents of the Private key file into the RSA Private Key text field (including
-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
and-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
).

- Copy each SSL certificate the Certificate Chain into the Certificate Chain text field (including the
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
and-----END CERTIFICATE-----
lines).
_Note:
The certificate chain should be Appliance SSL -> (if applicable) Subordinate CA SSL -> Root CA SSL.

- Click Apply Settings.

Join the Identity Appliance to Active Directory
- Click the Active Directory Tab.

- Enter the Domain into the Domain Name text field, the user into the Domain User text field and the password into the Password text field. Click Join AD Domain.
Note: The user detailed here is only required to add the Identity Appliance to AD so that Integrated Windows Authentication can occur

- Click Logout user root.
Published on 10 January 2017 by Christopher Lewis. Words: 418. Reading Time: 2 mins.
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