Authentication When Restoring a vCenter Server Instance
vCenter Server
InstanceDuring the process of restoring a
vCenter Server
instance from a backup
image, you cannot use token-based authentication. You must use basic authentication until
the vCenter Server
instance is fully
configured. When you restore your
vCenter Server
instance from a backup file, it begins in an
unconfigured state. During this time, you must use basic authentication to access the
. When you use basic authentication, do not use the
vSphere
Automation
API endpoint. Instead, you must connect your client to port
5480 of the vCenter Server
instance. When you use basic authentication, you must pass user
name and password credentials with each
request
. Use credentials that
are known to the guest operating system of the vCenter Server
instance.