Verify that you meet the following requirements before you import the connector:
An understanding of identity federation using the SAML 2.0 protocol.
For more information about SAML, see the OASIS website.
A VMware vCloud deployment with a vCloud director.
Administrator access to the vCloud system. An understanding of vCloud and its management tools are presumed.
A vCloud user account for each user who wants to authenticate to vCloud through the CloudAccess single sign-on service. The connector for VMware vCloud does not provision user accounts.
The location in the vCloud administration console where you will configure the SAML 2.0 federation for CloudAccess.
When you configure the connector, the Federation Instructions provide the information that you will need to set up the federation in vCloud for CloudAccess. This information includes the metadata; a signing certificate for the appliance; the field values to use; and other guidance.
You will need the following information:
Destination URL (optional): The URL that vCloud displays when a user logs in to vCloud.
vCloud Host: The IP address or DNS name of the vCloud Director.
Organization: The name of your vCloud organization.
(Optional) An X.509 signing certificate from vCloud is required to support single logout. Communications use SSL regardless of whether you provide this certificate.