Log in to
VMware Cloud Director Availability
as a provider

As a
provider
, log in to the
VMware Cloud Director Availability Provider Portal
to view and manage replication workloads, monitor services health status, and administer
VMware Cloud Director Availability
.
  • For
    VMware Cloud Director
    -backed sites:
    Verify that your
    VMware Cloud Director
    provider user profile has
    System Administrator
    privileges.
  • For
    vSphere
    DR and Migration:
    Verify that your
    vSphere
    provider user profile has
    ADMINISTRATORS
    or
    VRADMINISTRATORS
    privileges and ensure that the user has sufficient privileges to see and interact with
    vSphere
    workloads.
    For example, the
    Administrator@vsphere.local
    single sign-on user is a member of the
    ADMINISTRATORS
    group.
For information about the required user roles privileges, see Users roles rights and sessions in the
Security Guide
.
  • VMware Cloud Director
    -backed sites:
    VMware Cloud Director Availability
    allows logins by using
    VMware Cloud Director
    credentials.
  • vSphere
    DR and Migration:
    VMware Cloud Director Availability
    4.4 or later allows logins to
    vCenter Server
    sites, not backed by
    VMware Cloud Director
    by using
    vSphere
    single-sign-on credentials.
  1. In a Web browser, go to the
    VMware Cloud Director Availability Provider Portal
    at
    https://
    Replication-Management-Appliance-IP-address
    /ui/admin
    .
  2. Authenticate to
    VMware Cloud Director Availability
    as a provider.
    • Select
      Appliance login
      and enter the
      root
      user password.
    • Alternatively, select
      SSO login
      and enter the user name as:
      • For
        VMware Cloud Director
        -backed sites:
        Enter your
        System Administrator
        user credentials as
        providerusername
        @
        system
        .
      • For
        vSphere
        DR and migration:
        Enter your
        vSphere
        single-sign-on user credentials, for example
        Administrator
        @
        vsphere.local
        .
  3. To login as a provider, click
    Login
    .