Edit a Tanzu Observability Credential Object

Edit an existing Tanzu Observability credential to update the API token.

If your API token for Tanzu Observability expires, the clusters that use the credential stop sending data. This procedure describes how to update your API token.

Prerequisites

Before you edit a Tanzu Observability credential, make sure you have access to the account and that you have generated a Tanzu Observability API token. For more information, see Generate a Token for Tanzu Mission Control in the Tanzu Observability by Wavefront documentation.

Also make sure you have the appropriate permissions in Tanzu Mission Control.

• To create a Tanzu Observability credential, you must be associated with the organization.credential.admin role.

Procedure

1. In the Tanzu Mission Control console, click Administration in the left navigation pane.
2. On the the Accounts tab of the Administration page, locate the credential that you want to update, and then click Edit.
3. On the Edit credential page, enter the new Wavefront API token from your Wavefront account.
   Note: The value for this field comes from your Wavefront account. For information about how to retrieve an API token from your Wavefront account, see Generate a Token for Tanzu Mission Control in the Tanzu Observability by Wavefront documentation.
4. Click Save.

Results

After you complete this procedure, you can continue to use this credential to add managed clusters to Tanzu Observability by Wavefront through Tanzu Mission Control.