One of the required configuration tasks for the Management Pack is to create a set of credentials in vROps.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. From the top navigation bar, select Administration. In the left panel, expand the Management category and select Credentials.
  2. Click the Add add_icon icon. In the Manage Credential window that appears, select the appropriate Credential Kind, then enter the information as indicated for the type you selected:

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      • Credential Name: a name for this credential
      • Community String: Read-onlySNMP v2ccommunity string

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      • Credential Name: A name for this credential
      • User: SNMP v3 user 
      • Authentication Type: Select yourSNMP v3 authentication type from: MD5 or SHA
      • Auth Password: Enter your SNMP v3 auth password
      • Privacy Type: Select your SNMP v3 privacy type from: AES256, AES192, AES128, DES, or 3DES
      • Privacy Password: Enter your SNMP v3 privacy password

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      • Credential Name: A name for this credential
      • User: SNMP v3 user
      • Authentication Type: Select yourSNMP v3 authentication type from: MD5 or SHA
      • Auth Password: Enter your SNMP v3 auth password

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      • Credential Name: A name for this credential
      • User: SNMP v3 user
  3. Click OK to save your credential

What to do next

Creating an Adapter Instance (Network Devices)