Documentation forVirtualization Manager

Adding and updating virtualization environment credentials in VMAN

Virtualization Manager uses VMware or Hyper-V credentials that you've added to the SolarWinds Platform Web Console to issue commands to your virtual machines and monitor data from them. You can add these credentials when you add a virtual device for monitoring, or at any time in the SolarWinds Platform Web Console.

Adding credentials to the SolarWinds Platform Web Console

To begin monitoring in VMAN, you must provide the SolarWinds Platform Web Console with the correct VMware, Windows (Hyper-V), or Nutanix credential needed for the device you want to monitor.

VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix (API), and ProxmoxVE credentials

You can add new credentials to the SolarWinds Platform Web Console in more than one way:

  • When adding a virtual device, select New Credential in the Select Credential field and fill out the required fields (For VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix (API), and ProxmoxVE credentials).

The only way to add Nutanix API credentials is to select New Credential in the Select Credential field when adding a Nutanix cluster for monitoring.

  • At any other time, in the SolarWinds Platform Web Console, navigate to Settings -> All Settings -> Manage Virtual Devices -> VMware credentials library -> Add new VMware credential (For VMware credentials).
  • At any other time, in the SolarWinds Platform Web Console, navigate to Settings -> All Settings -> Under Credentials, Manage Windows Credentials -> Add Windows Credential. (For Windows/Hyper-V credentials).

  • When adding new ProxmoxVE select one of the two possible types of credentials. ProxmoxVE API are standard username password credentials, while API Token stands for token credentials. After choosing which type of credentials to use, select New Credential in the Select Credential field and fill out the required fields.

Nutanix CVM credentials

To add Nutanix CVM credentials, needed for Nutanix hardware health monitoring:

  1. in the SolarWinds Platform Web Console, navigate to Settings -> All Settings -> Manage Virtual Devices -> Nutanix -> Assign CVM Credentials.
  2. Check the box next to the Nutanix cluster for which you'd like to assign CVM credentials.
  3. Click Assign CVM Credentials.
  4. Choose a CVM credential that has already been added in the SolarWinds Platform Web Console, or select New credential.

Update credentials in the SolarWinds Platform Web Console

If a credential for a VMware, Hyper-V, or Nutanix device has changed, you can update credentials.

Updating VMware credentials

  1. In the SolarWinds Platform Web Console, Navigate to Settings -> All Settings -> Manage Virtual Devices -> VMware credentials library.
  2. Check the box to select the credential that needs to be updated.
  3. Click Edit Credential.

Updating Hyper-V credentials

  1. In the SolarWinds Platform Web Console, Navigate to Settings -> All Settings -> Under Credentials, Manage Windows Credentials.
  2. Check the box to select the credential that needs to be updated.
  3. Click Edit Credential.

Updating Nutanix credentials

Nutanix API credentials

You currently cannot update a Nutanix API credential. If you need to update a credential, you can instead create a new one and use it instead.

To change the API credential used for a Nutanix cluster, you must remove the cluster from monitoring and add it again. When re-adding the Nutanix cluster, enter and select the new API credential.

Nutanix CVM credentials

You currently cannot update a Nutanix CVM credential, but you can change the CVM credential assigned to a Nutanix cluster.

  1. In the SolarWinds Platform Web Console, Navigate to Settings -> All Settings -> Manage Virtual Devices -> Nutanix.
  2. Check the box next to the cluster you for which want to assign a different CVM credential.
  3. Click Assign CVM Credentials.
  4. Choose the already existing credential, or click New credential.

Updating Proxmox VE credentials

Proxmox VE credentials cannot be edited directly. If the credential details change, create a new credential and use that instead.

To change which credential is assigned to a Proxmox VE cluster, go to Virtualization Settings -> Proxmox VE Settings, then select the cluster to be updated with new credentials and click Assign API Token or Assign Credentials, and choose the new credential.