Create a Provider User

You can create a user in your VMware Cloud Director Provider organization.

During the VMware Cloud Director installation and setup, you create a system administrator account. After the initial setup, you can create additional administrators and users to the Provider organization.

Procedure

1. From the top navigation bar, select Administration.
2. In the left panel, under Provider Access Control, select Users.
3. Click New.
4. Enter a user name and password for the new user.
   The password must contain at least six characters.
5. Select whether to enable the user upon creation.
6. From the Available roles drop-down menu, select a role for the user.
   The list of available roles comprises the global roles and the roles that are local to your system organization.
7. (Optional) Enter contact information for the user.
   You can enter the full name, email address, phone number, and instant messaging ID.
8. (Optional) Set the quotas for the user.
   1. You can set a limit of the virtual machines owned by the user, or select Unlimited.
   2. You can set a limit of the running virtual machines owned by the user, or select Unlimited.