About this task

You need a vCenter Server user to which you assign the role you created in the preceding section. You may want to use a meaningful name, say vla_appliance_user. If your vCenter Server has been associated with an Active Directory Server, create a user in said Active Directory Service, and then proceed to the next section to assign it the VMware VLA role.

If you are using VMware Single Sign On Server (SSO) to maintain your users, follow this procedure to create the user by name vla_appliance_user:

Procedure

  1. Log in to the VMware vSphere Web Client(VWC) using administrator credentials.
  2. Click Administration in the left panel of the VMware vSphere Web Client.
  3. Click Users and Groups.

    The browser displays a screen similar to the following:

    Figure 1. VWC - Users and Groups




  4. Select the SSO domain to which you wish to add the user from the Domain dropdown (for example vsphere.local)
  5. Click the green plus icon to add a user.

    The browser displays the New User dialog similar to the following:

    Figure 2. VWC - New User




  6. Complete the fields in the dialog, giving the user the name vla_appliance_user and assigning a conforming password, and then Click OK.

    The browser closes the dialog and displays the Users and Groups page with your new user added, similar to the following:

    Figure 3. VWC - vCenter Users and Groups




    Note:

    The list now includes the vla_appliance_user user, selected for emphasis.

Results

You successfully created a new user for the VLA.