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VMware ESX/ESXi Connection Information

The VMware ESX/ESXi endpoint type lets you manage privileged VMware ESX/ESXi accounts

When you create endpoints of this type, provide the following information so that CA Access Control for Virtual Environments can connect to the endpoint:

User Name

Defines the name of an administrative user of the endpoint. CA Access Control Enterprise Management uses this account to perform administrative tasks on the endpoint, for example, to connect to the endpoint, discover accounts, and change passwords.

Note: If you specify the Advanced option, PUPM does not use the User Login account to perform administrative tasks. Instead, PUPM uses the specified privileged account to perform administrative tasks on the endpoint.

Password

Defines the password of the administrative user of the endpoint.

Host

Defines the host name of the endpoint.

Advanced

Specifies whether you want to use a privileged administrative account to perform administrative tasks on the endpoint, for example, to connect to the endpoint, discover accounts, and change passwords. For example, you can specify a privileged domain account that can perform administrative tasks on multiple endpoints.

If you specify this option, PUPM does not use the User Login account to perform administrative tasks.