PowerProtect Data Manager 19.16 Virtual Machine User Guide

Creating a dedicated cloud-based vCenter user account

It is recommended that you set up a separate vCenter user account at the root level of the vCenter hierarchy. This account is strictly dedicated for use with PowerProtect Data Manager and the VM Direct protection engine in cloud-based environments.

Use of a generic user account such as Administrator could make future troubleshooting efforts difficult as it might not be clear which Administrator actions are actually interfacing or communicating with PowerProtect Data Manager. Using a separate vCenter user account ensures maximum clarity if it becomes necessary to examine vCenter logs.

You can specify the credentials for a vCenter user account when you add the vCenter server as an asset source in the user interface. When you add the vCenter server, ensure that you specify a user whose cloud-based role is defined at the vCenter level and not restricted to a lower-level container object in the vSphere object hierarchy.