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Technology preview of new vCenter Administrator Portal. Enjoy.

Link: vCenter Administrator Portal! (multi VC console) » Yellow Bricks.

I noticed a new section(including downloads) on the VMTN forums. This section is about a single console multiple vCenter servers. VMware vCenter Administrator Portal (VCAP) is a web-based console that provides a central view into the VMware Infrastructure environment across multiple vCenter Server (VirtualCenter) instances. VCAP is delivered as a virtual appliance based on Linux. If you’re not comfortable with a virtual appliance you can also download the installable version. ...

What can you expect at this moment:

• Single sign-on to multiple vCenter Servers
• Monitor events and alarms across multiple vCenter Servers
• Search and track inventory across multiple vCenter Servers
• Launch VI Client in context to manage vCenter Servers
• Search for virtual machines across multiple vCenter Servers
• Launch virtual machine consoles
• Utilizes permissions setup in vCenter Servers
• Unified view for: vCenter Servers, Datacenters, Clusters, Hosts, Virtual Machines
• Access summary view of inventory objects, rolled up across vCenter Servers, for comparison and monitoring purposes