When you have to update vCenter, the following recipe shows how to do it.
Log in to vCloud as
SysAdmin
.Navigate to Manage & Monitor | vCenter.
Right-click on the vCenter Server and select Disable.
vCenter is now disabled, and no further vCloud-vCenter interaction will be performed.
Do your vCenter updates.
Go back to your vCenter in vCloud.
Right-click on the vCenter Server and select Enable.
Verify that vCenter is ok by right-clicking on it again and selecting Reconnect.
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