Log in to VMware Cloud Director Availability as a provider

As a provider, log in to the VMware Cloud Director Availability Provider Portal to view and manage replication workloads, monitor services health status, and administer VMware Cloud Director Availability.

• VMware Cloud Director-backed sites:

  VMware Cloud Director Availability allows logins by using VMware Cloud Director credentials.

• vSphere DR and Migration:

  VMware Cloud Director Availability 4.4 or later allows logins to vCenter Server sites, not backed by VMware Cloud Director by using vSphere single-sign-on credentials.

Prerequisites

• For VMware Cloud Director-backed sites:

  Verify that your VMware Cloud Director provider user profile has System Administrator privileges.

• For vSphere DR and Migration:

  Verify that your vSphere provider user profile has ADMINISTRATORS or VRADMINISTRATORS privileges and ensure that the user has sufficient privileges to see and interact with vSphere workloads.

  For example, the [email protected] single sign-on user is a member of the ADMINISTRATORS group.

For information about the required user roles privileges, see Users roles rights and sessions in the Security Guide.

Procedure

1. In a Web browser, go to the VMware Cloud Director Availability Provider Portal at https://Replication-Management-Appliance-IP-address/ui/admin.
2. Authenticate to VMware Cloud Director Availability as a provider.
   • Select Appliance login and enter the root user password.
   • Alternatively, select SSO login and enter the user name as:

     • For VMware Cloud Director-backed sites:

       Enter your System Administrator user credentials as providerusername@system.

     • For vSphere DR and migration:

       Enter your vSphere single-sign-on user credentials, for example [e-mail].

3. To login as a provider, click Login.