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  2. NetBackup™ for Nutanix AHV Administrator's Guide
  3. Managing credentials
  4. Managing AHV cluster credentials
  5. Update and validate AHV cluster credentials
NetBackup™ for Nutanix AHV Administrator's Guide

Update and validate AHV cluster credentials

To validate AHV credentials

  1. On the left, click Workloads > Nutanix AHV, then click the AHV clusters tab.
    • To validate s specific cluster's credentials, locate and select the AHV cluster. Then either click Validate from the Credentials column or from top bar.

    • To validate the credentials of multiple servers at the same time, locate and select the AHV cluster. Then click Validate from the top bar.

    Note:

    NetBackup verifies the current credentials for the selected AHV cluster.

    If the credentials are not valid, NetBackup indicates Invalid under Credentials. Use the following steps to update the AHV cluster credentials.

To update AHV cluster credentials

  1. On the left, click Workloads > Nutanix AHV, then click the AHV cluster tab.
  2. Locate and select the AHV cluster.
  3. Select Actions > Edit.
  4. Update the credentials as needed.

    Note:

    Adding or updating AHV cluster credentials also automatically starts the discovery of the AHV cluster. When backup host information is provided in the request, it is used to perform validation of credentials as well as for performing the discovery. For discovery, NetBackup 9.1 is the minimum version that is supported for a NetBackup media server or client that serves as a backup host.

  5. Click Save.

    NetBackup verifies the updated credentials for the selected AHV cluster.

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