We have been receiving requests for more information on installing and configuring vCenter Single Sign-On and while we prepare additional information/videos/best practices etc I wanted to reach out and share some great knowledge based articles that may help you out in the mean time.
SingleSign On. If this does not correct the problem, see the recovery section of the troubleshooting guide.The error shown in the UI begins with Could not connect to vCenter SingleSign-on… Published: 9/18/12 | Created Date: 8/13/12 | Last Modified Date: 9/18/12 |
Unexpected status code: 404. SSO Server failed during initialization Indicates that the SingleSign-on service did not initialize properly. Try restarting the SingleSign-On. If this fails, review the … Rating: | Published: 9/17/12 | Created Date: 8/22/12 | Last Modified Date: 9/17/12 |
included in the vCenter Server installer download package (vCenter Server Installation directorySingleSign OnDBScriptsSSOServerSchemayour_existing_database). You can run this script before… Published: 9/16/12 | Created Date: 8/7/12 | Last Modified Date: 9/16/12 |
the primary node (VM-1). 1) Log in to the vSphere Web Client as the SingleSign On administrator and navigate to *Sign-On and Discovery* > *Configuration* > *STS Certificate*. 2) Click *Edit* and import… Published: 9/14/12 | Created Date: 8/23/12 | Last Modified Date: 9/14/12 |
from the command line, see Unlocking and resetting the vCenter SingleSign On (SSO) administrator password (2034608). 3) The Failed to communicate with the vCenter SingleSign-on server _<server… Published: 9/14/12 | Created Date: 8/31/12 | Last Modified Date: 9/14/12 |
included in the vCenter Server installer download package (vCenter Server Installation directorySingleSign OnDBScriptsSSOServerSchemayour_existing_database). You can run this script prior… Rating: | Published: 9/12/12 | Created Date: 5/22/12 | Last Modified Date: 9/12/12 |
vSphere Web Client as a vCenter SSO administrator. 2) In the home page, navigate to Administration > Sign-On and Discovery > Configuration. 3) Click the Identity Sources tab. 4) Review the default domains… Published: 9/11/12 | Created Date: 8/22/12 | Last Modified Date: 9/11/12 |
the Web client. For more information on SSO users and qualifications, see Understanding and troubleshooting vCenter SingleSign-On users, groups and login qualifications (2033875). 2) If you are able… Published: 9/11/12 | Created Date: 8/31/12 | Last Modified Date: 9/11/12 |
Troubleshooting the configuration of vCenter SingleSign On within the vCenter Server 5.1 Appliance (2033152) · Troubleshooting VMware SingleSign-On configuration and installation issues in a Windows … Published: 9/10/12 | Created Date: 8/10/12 | Last Modified Date: 9/10/12 |
is included in the vCenter Server installer download package (vCenter Server Installation directorySingleSign OnDBScriptsSSOServerSchemayour_existing_database). You can run this script prior to the… Rating: | Published: 9/10/12 | Created Date: 5/22/12 | Last Modified Date: 9/10/12 |
is included in the vCenter Server installer download package, at vCenter Server Installation directorySingleSign OnDBScriptsSSOServerSchemayour_existing_database. You can run the script prior to… Rating: | Published: 9/10/12 | Created Date: 7/30/12 | Last Modified Date: 9/10/12 |
the end user patent and license agreements. 8) Select Recover installed instance of vCenter SingleSign On from a backup. 9) Browse to and select the SingleSign On.zip file. 10) Enter the original administrator… Published: 9/10/12 | Created Date: 9/6/12 | Last Modified Date: 9/10/12 |
…Starting with vCenter Server 5.1, VMware introduces an authentication service called SingleSign On (SSO). SSO allows you to add multiple authentication…navigate to Administration > Sign-On and Discovery > … Rating: | Published: 9/10/12 | Created Date: 5/16/12 | Last Modified Date: 9/10/12 |
Sessions, you see an incorrect username · The desktop or workstation is part of a Microsoft Active Directory domain and you log in with the Active Directory realm ADnameuserName · The SingleSign-on mechanism is… Rating: | Published: 3/29/12 | Created Date: 9/19/11 | Last Modified Date: 3/29/12 |
again, the reason might be that a particular VMCI driver in the View desktop operating system was mistakenly rolled back to an earlier version that did not support singlesign-on. … Published: 7/11/11 | Created Date: 9/3/10 | Last Modified Date: 7/11/11 |
Windows session credentials. For more information, see Enabling Windows SingleSign-on support in VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 2 (1006611). 01/19/2011 – Updated… Rating: | Published: 1/18/11 | Created Date: 6/19/09 | Last Modified Date: 1/18/11 |
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