You can create a template CSV file in any selected directory of vRealize Operations VM and enter credentials for VMs of the selected vCenter Servers.

Where You Run the Action

For the supported objects and object levels, this action is available in the following location in vRealize Operations .
  • From the left menu, click Data Sources and then click Integrations, select the relevant vCenter Server from Cloud Accounts. Click the vertical ellipsis and select Object Details. This action is available from the Actions menu below the top menu.
Note: This action is deprecated and will be removed in the next release.

Action Menu Items

  1. Enter the Export CSV Path and click Begin Action.

    You can view the status of the action under History > Recent Tasks.

  2. After the action is successful, log in to vRealize Operations VM with any remote session tool and edit the exported guest user mappings CSV template.
  3. Encrypt the file with the gpg tool available on vRealize Operations VM by running the command: 
    # cd <guestmappings file parent dir>

# gpg --symmetric <guestmappings filename>
    1. Enter the same password that you entered in the Guest User Mapping CSV field when configuring the Service Discovery adapter.

      The gpg tool creates a gpg file which is the encrypted version of the plain-text comma-separated-values file next to the CSV file.