User guide

Managing ESX hosts page, Add Host/vCenter dialog

12.5.3 Adding an ESX host which is a part of vCenter

When you directly add an ESX host which is a part of vCenter instead of adding the vCenter itself, the

main concern is that Acronis vmProtect Agent will not be able to track the changes made to the ESX

host on behalf of the vCenter. This may cause unpredictable results. For example, if you run a VM

from backup, upon unmounting, the temporary files will not be deleted from the ESX host since they

will be locked by the vCenter. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that you add the vCenter

instead of adding separate ESX hosts.

When you are trying to add an ESX host which is a part of vCenter, you will get the following warning

message. Click No in order to add the vCenter.

12.5.4 Login credentials

Changing the credentials operation may be required if your company policy requires changing

password due to security restrictions. Select the ESX host/vCenter is the list, click Edit credentials

and provide the login/password information for the ESX host/vCenter connection. If you are running

Acronis vmProtect in a domain environment, the username has to be specified in a