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  2. NetBackup™ for VMware Administrator's Guide
  3. Managing VMware servers
  4. Validate and update VMware server credentials
NetBackup™ for VMware Administrator's Guide

Validate and update VMware server credentials

After a VMware server is added, you can validate or update the credentials for the server.

To validate VMware credentials

  1. On the left, click Workloads > VMware, then click the VMware servers tab.
  2. Select one or more VMware servers, then click Validate.

    NetBackup verifies the current credentials for the selected VMware servers.

    If the credentials are not valid, NetBackup indicates Invalid under Credentials.

To update VMware server credentials

  1. On the left, click Workloads > VMware, then click the VMware servers tab.
  2. Locate the VMware server.
  3. Select Actions > Manage credentials.
  4. Update the credentials as needed.
  5. Click Save.

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