5.2 Guidelines for Workload and Container Credentials

PlateSpin Protect must have administrator-level access to workloads and appropriate role configuration for containers. Throughout the workload protection and recovery workflow, PlateSpin Protect prompts you to specify credentials that must be provided in a specific format.

Table 5-1 Workload and Container Credentials

To Discover

Credentials

Remarks

All Windows workloads

Local or domain administrator credentials.

For the username, use this format:

  • For domain member machines: authority\principal

  • For workgroup member machines: hostname\principal

All Linux workloads

Root-level username and password

Non-root accounts must be properly configured to use sudo. See KB Article 7920711.

VMware ESX/ESXi 4.1; ESXi 5.0

VMware account with an appropriate role configuration. See Section 5.3.1, Using Tools to Define VMware Roles.

If ESX is configured for Windows domain authentication, you can also use your Windows domain credentials.

VMware vCenter Server

VMware account with an appropriate role configuration. See Section 5.3.1, Using Tools to Define VMware Roles.