You must generate an API key from the Carbon Black Cloud console. You use this API key to establish a connection between the Carbon Black Cloud console and the Carbon Black Cloud Workload Appliance deployed in the vCenter Server.

You can configure one appliance per vCenter Server. After you create custom access level for your appliance, you can configure multiple appliances for your organization. If you are configuring multiple appliances, generate a separate API key for each appliance. You can generate only one API key per appliance.

Prerequisites

You must create an access level for your appliance.

Procedure

  1. On the left navigation pane, go to Settings > API Access > API Keys tab.
  2. Click Add API Key and populate the required fields.
    1. Enter a unique name for your appliance API key.
      The appliance API name must be unique to your organization.
    2. Select Custom from the Access Level type drop-down menu.
    3. From the Custom access level dropdown, find and select the custom access level created by Super Admin for your appliance.
      Look for Appliance in the name.
    4. Click Save.
    The API ID and API secret key are generated.
  3. Copy both keys and use them to establish connection between your appliance and the Carbon Black Cloud console.