Configuring Windows global user
To perform IP customization on Windows virtual machine in VMware environment, Resiliency Platform requires any one of the following users:
Domain administrator
Local user who is part of administrator group on the Windows host where you want to perform IP customization
Domain user who is part of administrator group on the Windows host where you want to perform IP customization
UAC settings
User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode.
For more information on how to manage the settings, refer to Microsoft documentation.
For Windows Active Directory user, the Active Directory should be common for both, the primary and the recovery data center. The Active Directory should be configured before configuring the Windows Global user.
If a Windows virtual machine is part of a Windows Active Directory, ensure that you log on to the virtual machine at-least once using the Active Directory credentials. This is applicable only for VMware environment and if the recovery is on on-premises data center.
To configure Windows global user
- Navigate
Settings (menu bar)
Under Product Settings, click User Management > Windows Global User
- Click + Configure User to configure the user.
- Select between Active Directory and Workgroup.
- Enter the administrator user name and password. Click Verify.
For Workgroup user, enter user name as workgroupname\username. If the workgroup name is not customized then you can enter only the user name.
- On successful verification, click Next and then Finish to submit the information.
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