Bypassing SSO login into vCloud

You have configured vCloud to use SSO and now you can't login anymore. This section explains how to get around this.

Getting ready

You need a vCloud that is configured to use SSO.

To configure vCloud for SSO, follow the ensuing steps:

  1. Log in to vCloud as SysAdmin.
  2. Navigate to Administration | Federation.
  3. Click on Register. You should now see the following screen:
    Getting ready
  4. Enter the lookup service URL as https://[sso server]:7444/lookupserice/sdk.
  5. Enter a username and password of an SSO administrative user.
  6. Enter the vCloud URL as https://[vcloud server]/vcloud. If you are using load balancing, the URL you enter is that of the VIP. ...

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