Federation is a feature that allows you to create users for your vSphere Web Client directly from the Active Directory users you have already created. In this article, we will show you how to leverage Federation for ease of access for your users.
Prerequisites
- Active Directory accounts set up on another server
Topics
- Setting Up Federation
Setting Up Federation
To set up Federation, first log into the OVHcloud US API. We will first link the Active Directory service to OVHcloud's API. Scroll down to the /dedicatedCloud section and find the POST /dedicatedCloud/{serviceName}/federation/activeDirectory call. Fill in the information as seen in the following example, replacing the information in this example with the information for your infrastructure.
Next, we will grant the Active Directory user access to vCenter. We will do so using the following call: POST /dedicatedCloud/{serviceName}/federation/activeDirectory/{activeDirectoryId}/grantActiveDirectoryUser. Fill out the following information as seen in the example below.
If you are not sure what your Active Directory ID is, you can find it using the following call: GET /dedicatedCloud/{serviceName}/federation/activeDirectory
Please allow a few minutes for the API to generate the new user. Once the task is complete, you will see a new user in the OVHcloud Manager which you can manage in accordance with the following guide: How to Manage Users and Security with Hosted Private Cloud.
Conclusion
Having read this article, you should be able to set up Federation for your vCenter deployment.