I would like to join our two environments with Linked Mode but had some questions I have not been able to find the answers to;
- in the management guide it states that all vcenter servers have to be registered to the same SSO server. I set one of the vcenter servers up using the first SSO choice, first vcenter server, and the other as the third option, additional vcenter server with a new site. Would this constitute them being registered to the same SSO server? I took this to mean that each is independent of one another with regards to SSO, but that they would replicate to one another. Does this mean they’re one and the same SSO servers?
- the user you are logged in with to join the group needs to “have access” to the vcenter server database of each vcenter server. Needs access how? specific permissions? this seems vague.
- the prerequisites only mention ensuring that all servers have their time in sync, being sure that they are within 5 minutes apart. The servers I intend to join are geographically quite far, from NJ to Austin, TX, but they’re using NTP to keep their time so the 5 minutes shouldn’t be a problem. Is there generally a limit with regards to latency between the sites I should be aware of though? I didn’t see mention of such things in the guide or other articles I read. If one site takes a while to respond does that drag down the whole experience even when accessing more local resources in the vsphere or web clients?
- the guide states that when you click finish after linking “vcenter server” restarts. Which one? The one you’re linking to, or the one you’re initiating the linking from? Or is it both?
Thanks for any help on these questions.