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PowerProtect Data Manager 19.11 Virtual Machine User Guide

Add and remove the credentials for virtual-machine assets

You can optionally add and remove the credentials for multiple virtual-machine assets simultaneously in the PowerProtect Data Manager UI. With previous versions, you could add and remove the credentials for one virtual-machine asset at a time.

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NOTE The asset-level credentials take precedence over policy-level credentials for virtual machines. Asset-level credentials have the highest precedence. Virtual machines do not support the asset source-level (host) credentials.

Use the following procedure to add or remove one or more credentials for virtual-machine assets.

Steps

  1. From the PowerProtect Data Manager UI, select Infrastructure > Assets, and then click the Virtual Machine tab.
    A list of discovered virtual machine assets displays.
  2. Select one or more assets by clicking the checkbox next to each required asset name.
  3. Select More Actions > Set Credential.
  4. In the Set Credential dialog box, add or remove the credentials for the selected virtual-machine assets:
    • To add the credentials for the assets, select the appropriate value from the drop-down list in the Credential field:
        

      • To create new credentials, select Create New.

        In the Add Credentials dialog box that appears, specify the required field values and then click Save.

      • To add existing credentials, select the credentials name from the credentials list.
    • To remove the credentials for the assets, select Remove Credentials.
  5. Click Save in the Set Credential dialog box.

Results

After you add the credentials by using these steps, the asset-level credentials are used for the selected assets during the virtual-machine centralized backups, overriding the policy-level credentials.

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