Grant access to the source VMware account

In the context of VMware vSphere virtualization platform for disaster recovery at the source end, the client needs to provide access credentials for vCenter to facilitate disaster recovery interface and data retrieval. When establishing the vCenter access account, it should have the following categories of permissions. The specific permissions are as follows:

1. vCenter Account Permissions

Host Profile

• View host configuration files

Global

• Enable method
• Disable method
• License management

Content Library

• Download files
• Update configuration settings
• View configuration settings
• Read storage

Scheduled Tasks

• Create tasks

Data Storage

• Low-level file operations
• Update virtual machine metadata
• Update virtual machine files
• Browse data storage

Virtual Machine

• Interaction - Backup operation on virtual machine - Defragment all disks - Restore Fault Tolerance - Enable Fault Tolerance - Pause or Unpause - Perform Guest Operations via VIX API - Reset
• Guest Operations - Modify guest operations - Query guest operations - Execute guest operation programs
• Snapshot Management - Create snapshot - Remove snapshot
• Configuration Changes - Modify device settings - Toggle fork parent - Toggle disk change tracking - Reload based on path - Display connection settings - Modify Settings - Modify resources - Query Fault Tolerance compatibility - Query unowned files - Retrieve disk lease - Configure managedBy - Reset guest information - Advanced configuration
• Service Configuration - Modify service configuration - Query service configuration - Manage service configuration - Read service configuration
• Provisioning - Allow virtual machine download - Allow read-only access to disks - Allow file access - Allow disk access - Customize guest - Read customization specification

2. vCenter Permission Open Settings Steps

2.1. Log in to the vCenter Administrator Console.

2.2. Add Access Users

Click on “Menu” -> “Administration”

Click on the left-hand menu “Users and Groups”, select “Users” tab， choose the “Domain” associated with the correct login for vCenter, and click the “Add” button.

Follow the prompts to enter the Username, Password, Confirm Password, and any other optional information. Then, click the “Add” button.

2.3. Add Access Control Roles

On the left-hand menu, go to “Access Control” -> “Roles”. Under “Role Provider”, select the vCenter address, and click the “+” button.

Refer to vCenter Account Permissions list and select the appropriate settings. Then, click the “NEXT” button.

Set a new Role name and Description, then click the “FINISH” button.

2.4. Add Permissions to vCenter

In “Hosts and Clusters”，find the top-level “vCenter IP” on the left-hand menu, select it, and click on the “Permissions” menu on the right. Then, click the “+” button.

Follow the prompts to choose the domain for user authorization, keeping it consistent with the previous steps. Search for the “migrate” user to be added. Select the “Migration Role Permissions” for the role and check the box for “Propagate to Child”. Then, click the “OK” button.

After the addition is complete, provide the vCenter access address, “migrate” user, and login password to HyperBDR platform.

vCenter Address：https://192.168.10.2:443

vCenter Username：migrate

vCenter Password：**