This article applies to:
OS: Ubuntu
Product edition: Phoenix
Overview
This article provides the steps to update vCenter credentials over a standalone and vCenter backup proxy.
The command provided below checks the privileges given to the user. If any privileges are missing ,it will list the required privileges. It also lists the other users with privileges required for backup and restore. This command works with version 7.0.0 and later.
If the password contains bash special characters, wrap the password in single quotes.
For example, if the password is ABC!23hs, enter the password as 'ABC!23hs'.
If the password contains a single quote, replace the single quote with '"'"'.
For example, if the password is X!2YZ'abc, enter the password as 'X!2YZ'"'"'abc'.
Update vCenter credentials
From the vSphere Client console, click VMs and Templates and start the backup proxy virtual machine.
Open a terminal on the virtual machine. Alternatively, you can use a terminal client such as PuTTY to access the virtual machine.
Login to the virtual machine.
The default username is root and the default password is druvaphoenix. If you changed the default credentials, use the changed ones.Follow these steps to update the vCenter credentials on the proxy machine:(detail steps shown below)
Follow these steps to update the vCenter credentials on the proxy machine:(detail steps shown below)
Login to Proxy machine >> Type "ProxyConf ">> select option 1
Select option 1 as shown below.
Navigate to the vCenter credentials section.
Update vCenter credential shown below:
Save and apply the changes.