PowerProtect Data Manager 19.16 Virtual Machine User Guide

Register the VASA provider for policy association

The following procedure describes how to register the VASA provider to enable PowerProtect Data Manager communication with the vCenter server and use the provider to enable an association between a virtual machine storage policy and a PowerProtect Data Manager virtual machine protection policy.

1. In the vSphere Client, go to Menu > Hosts and Clusters.
2. In the left pane, select the vCenter server, and then select the Configure tab.
3. Under Security, select Storage Providers, and then click + Add.
   The New Storage Provider dialog appears.
4. On the New Storage Provider dialog:
   1. Specify a name for the provider.
   2. Specify a URL in the format https://my-ppdm.example.com:9009/vasa/version.xml, where my-ppdm.example.com is the PowerProtect Data Manager fully qualified hostname.
   3. Provide PowerProtect Data Manager credentials for a user with the Administrator role, and then click OK.
      These credentials are only required for the initial login to perform the registration. Subsequent log-in attempts use certificates.
   If the vCenter server does not trust the SSL certificate of the PowerProtect Data Manager server, a prompt appears, asking if you want to accept the certificate as trusted. You can trust this certificate, or alternatively, you can securely obtain a copy of the certificate as a file, and then click Browse within this prompt to select and trust the certificate. The vCenter documentation provides more information.

   NOTE:For self-signed or untrusted certificates, an error might appear. You can dismiss and ignore this error.
5. Provide PowerProtect Data Manager administrator level credentials, and then click OK.
   The dialog updates to indicate that the registration is in progress. If the vCenter server does not trust the SSL certificate of the PowerProtect Data Manager server, a prompt displays to accept the certificate as trusted. You can trust this certificate, or alternatively, you can securely obtain a copy of the certificate as a file, and then click Browse within this prompt to select and trust the certificate. The vCenter documentation provides more information.

   NOTE:For self-signed or untrusted certificates, an error might appear. You can ignore this error.
6. When the registration is complete, click OK to exit the New Storage Provider dialog.
   The Configure tab updates to display the new VASA provider.