Adding ESX/vCenter to SCVMM

Adding a Hyper-V host to SCVMM is pretty straight forward, I would only hope so, since they are both Microsoft products. Well, as quick as it is to add a Hyper-V host, adding an ESX/vCenter is just as quick. Here are the steps I took to add an ESX host and vCenter appliance to SCVMM 2012 R2.

Some prerequisites, well, I am assuming you have already deployed an ESX/ESXi server which also has a vCenter appliance installed and configured with a static IP and hostname. In my lab, I have vCenter installed on the ESX host itself. I am also assuming your SCVMM and ESX/ESXi environment(s) are able to communicate with one another.

Launch the SCVMM console
Create a Run As account, here I used the default VMware credentials (root/vmware)
Under the Fabric pane, and under the Servers > Infrastructure Node, right click on vCenter Servers, and add a new VMware vCenter Server

Input the vCenter IP address, leaving the TCP/IP port as default (443)
Also, specify the Run As account, select the one you created back at Step 2
Keep Communicate with VMware ESX host in secure mode enabled

Next, if the Run As account validated successfully, you should now get an Import Certificate prompt. Select Import

You can view the status of the new addition within the Jobs window

If all went smoothly, your vCenter appliance/server should now be within the vCenter Servers view!

Next, you will want to essentially the same steps above, but this time, we will add the ESX host
Select, Add VMware ESX Hosts and Clusters

Hopefully here it should auto populate the search with the host, if not, search for it, using its IP or hostname

If all went went, proper Run As account, etc. etc, then it should soon be visible within the Server > All Hosts view. Confirm by viewing the Jobs window for any errors/messages.