Adding credentials for a single virtual machine

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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 a single virtual machine, 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 select a VMware provider.
  3. Click the VMs tab to view associated virtual machines, then click the virtual machine name.
  4. Click the Credentials tab.
  5. Click New. The New Credential dialog opens.
  6. Enter the username, password and an optional description in the Comment field.
  7. Select the credential type. Options include System and SQL.
  8. If entering SQL credentials, enter the name of the SQL instance in the Instance Name field.
  9. 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 using different Instance Names.