PowerProtect Data Manager 19.16 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.

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.

   Use the icons to switch between a tree view of the vCenter server hierarchy, or a list view of all virtual machine assets discovered within the vCenter server.

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 dropdown 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.