Adding credentials for multiple virtual machines

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Before you begin

At least one VMware provider must be registered and cataloged in IBM® Storage Defender Copy Data Management. See Registering a storage provider, and Creating a database inventory job definition.

Procedure

To add credentials for multiple virtual machines, complete the following steps:
  1. Click the Configure tab. On the Views pane, select Sites & Providers, then select the Providers tab.
  2. In the Provider Browser pane, expand the VMware object and right-click a VMware provider. Then click Manage VMs. The Manage Virtual Machines dialog opens.
  3. Enter a wildcard to search for virtual machines available on the VMware provider. For example, vm* or vm[1-50].
  4. Select virtual machines with universal credentials.
  5. Enter the universal credential information for the virtual machines, along with the credential type and instance name if applicable.
  6. To apply System credentials to application instances (for example, SQL instances), enable the Use System Credentials for apps option. Note that System credentials are always required. If your application instances use credentials that differ from your System credentials, you must repeat the above procedure for each application instance.
  7. Click Close to exit the Manage Virtual Machines dialog.

What to do next

Existing credentials for multiple virtual machines can also be updated through the Manage VMsfeature. To update credentials for an individual virtual machine, click Manage in the row containing the virtual machine.