After you deploy the Cyber Recovery connector to an on-premises site and configure it, you must register it with the vCenter Server.

Note: This task is only required if the protected site is an on-premises vSphere. If the protected site is a VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC, you do not need to register the vCenter Server.
Registering vCenter Server with the Cyber Recovery connector requires vCenter Server credentials (user name and password). You can use two types of users to register the Cyber Recovery connector with a vCenter Server on a protected site:
  • vCenter Server Administrator user. The vCenter Server Administrator user role provides sufficient privileges for VMware Live Cyber Recovery data protection and DR operations. Using a vCenter Server Administrator user registers the as Cyber Recovery connector an extension, without storing its credentials.
  • Restricted user. If you prefer to register the Cyber Recovery connector with a user that has limited permissions, you can use a provided Python script that creates a restricted user with only the privileges needed for data protection and DR operations. VMware Live Cyber Recovery stores credentials for this user. For more information on how to create this user, see Restricted vCenter User Creation Script. You can also use the Cyber Recovery connector CLI to create this user manually. For more information, see Create a Restricted vCenter User with the CLI.

Procedure

  1. From the left navigation, select Protected sites and then choose a specific protected site.
  2. On the protected site page, under vCenters click the Register vCenter button.
  3. In the Register vCenter dialog box, enter the vCenter server's IP address.
  4. Under Authentication, choose one of the two options:
    • Authenticate with vCenter administrator. Use this option if you use an existing vCenter Administrator user account with full administrator access.
    • Authenticate with restricted vCenter user. Use this option if you want to supply a custom user with only the minimum set of privileges to perform snapshots and failover and/or failback operations. You can use the Restricted vCenter User Creation Script to create this user.
  5. After selecting an option, enter the vCenter user name and password.
  6. Click Register.

What to do next

If you are using a restricted user for vCenter registration, and you change the user's password, you must refresh the user's credentials.