Figure 3
‑3. Network Interface Configuration on LaMa
Note In the preceding figure, 192.168.1.30 is the IP address of the VLA server and 192.168.1.25 is the IP
address of the SAP Landscape Management (LaMa) VM.
3
Restart the network service on your SAP Landscape Management (LaMa) VM with the following
command:
# service network restart
4
Verify your configuration with the following command:
# cat /etc/resolv.conf
Note that the nameserver
points to the VLA server
5
Stop the SAP Landscape Management (LaMa) system with the following command:
# su - l25adm
# stopsap
6
Reboot the SAP Landscape Management (LaMa) VM guest OS with the
reboot
command under
root
credentials.
7
Upon reboot, start the SAP services on your SAP Landscape Management (LaMa) VM as follows:
# su - oral25
# lsnrctl start
# su - l25adm
# startsap
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Wait until the SAP Landscape Management (LaMa):50000/lvm"> interfaces are UP at
:50000/lvm">http://:50000/lvm
with
administrator
credentials.
9
Open the sa-server UI to verify that it is running:
:9443/api/sa/v2/">https://
:9443/api/sa/v2/
Configure LaMa to use the
VMware Adapter for SAP Landscape Management
The VMware Adapter for SAP Landscape Management receives LaMa commands and forwards them to the
VLA for execution. The next setup step is to configure an adapter instance to connect the adapter to the
VLA server. Once the connection is established, the LaMa manages the hosts and instances that reside on the
SDDC.
Procedure
1
Login to LaMa web user interface with credentials that have administrator rights.
2
Click infrastructure, and click Virtualization managers.
The browser displays a page similar to the following:
Figure 3
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3
Click Add.
The browser displays a wizard to configure a new Virtualization Manager, starting with the
Virtualization Manager Types page similar to the following:
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‑5. LaMa-Add-Virtualization Manager Types
4
Select the entry (highlighted above for emphasis) with
VMware Adapter for SAP Landscape Management in the Product column and version of the
VLA Adapter you deployed in section
GUID-3D31500D-
D8FA-449B-827A-1AC376367D41#GUID-3D31500D-D8FA-449B-827A-1AC376367D41
, in the version
column and then click Next.
The browser displays the Virtualization Manager Properties page similar to the following:
Figure 3
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5
Enter a name for this instance of the VLA Adapter in the Label field.
6
Enter the User Name and Password of the VLA user that you created previously (see step 3 of
GUID-4ED33288-983C-4ECA-8408-FC4CCFE4DBF0#GUID-4ED33288-983C-4ECA-8408-
FC4CCFE4DBF0
)
7
:8443/vla">Enter the URL for the VLA. This should be
:8443/vla">https://
:8443/vla
:8443/vla">, where
is the FQDN or IP address of VLA.
8
Enter a Monitoring Interval between 30 and 60 seconds. This is, how often the adapter gathers
inventory updates from the VLA.
9
There are four Additional Properties:
a
Connection pool size sets the maximum connection between the adapter and the VLA.
b
Timeout sets the timeout duration (in seconds) between the adapter and the VLA
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A checkbox for Certificate Authority Selection. Select this if the VLA contains a self-signed
certificate or a certificate that is generated by a corporate certificate authority.
d
Originator ID – Unique Id used for transaction logging. This ID is a string and will identify this
instance of the adapter in the system logs. We recommend you use LaMa-001 for the first instance
in your enterprise, LaMa-002 for your second, etc.
10 After all properties are entered, click Test Configuration. If the test succeeds, the configuration is
correct (the VLA Adapter was able to communicate with the VLA Appliance)
The browser displays Connection Successful in the status bar.
11 Click Next.
The browser displays the Summary step of the wizard, similar to the following:
Figure 3
‑7. LaMa-Test Configuration
12 Click Save.
This saves the configuration of the adapter.
The VMware Adapter for SAP Landscape Management should now appear as configured in the LaMa web
user interface.
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