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:
|
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. |