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[ Applies to ] StorageGuard 9.x and later / Dell VxRail / VxRail Manager and VMware vCenter

StorageGuard collects configuration data from VxRail by running read-only API calls over HTTPS on VxRail Manager. This article describes the requirements and how to create the scan account.

Note: The VxRail API authenticates through VMware vCenter or Platform Services Controller (PSC) single sign-on (SSO). Use a vCenter user name and password for the scan account; the API passes the credentials to vCenter / PSC for authentication.

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Requirements
Create a scan account
Option 1: Local user account
Option 2: AD / LDAP user account

Requirements

Requirement	Details
Manager address	The network name or IP address of each VxRail Manager.
Credentials	A read-only vCenter user name and password for each VxRail Manager.
Network access	HTTPS connectivity (port 443) from the StorageGuard server to each VxRail Manager.

Create a scan account

VxRail Manager doesn't manage vCenter user accounts, so you create the scan account in VMware vSphere. Use one of the following suggested methods.

Option 1: Local user account

Log in to the vCenter appliance shell as a user with the super administrator role.
Create a local user with the Operator role. Replace <username> with the user name:
```
localaccounts.user.add --role operator --username <username> --password
```
When prompted, enter and confirm the password for the new user.

Option 2: AD / LDAP user account

Log in to the vSphere Client as a user with the super administrator role.
Assign the AD / LDAP user the Read Only role.

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