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vSphere Replication User Accounts
You must set up a root account for vSphere Replication. The root account is used to access both the virtual
appliance console and the Virtual Appliance Management Interface (VAMI).
vSphere Replication currently uses the root account as the administrator of the VAMI. No other user is
created.
When you deploy the vSphere Replication virtual appliance, you set the password for the root account in
the OVF Deployment wizard.
The root password must be at least 8 characters long.
Privileges Assigned to Default User Roles
vSphere Replication includes a set of roles. Each role includes a set of privileges, which allow users with
those roles to complete dierent actions.
See the topic vSphere Replication Roles and Permissions in the vSphere Replication Administration Guide.
Security Updates and Patches for vSphere Replication
vSphere Replication 6.1.0.x and 6.1.1 x use SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64), version 11, Service
Pack 3 as the guest operating system.
vSphere Replication 6.1.2 uses SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (x86_64), Service Pack 1 as the guest
operating system
You can apply the latest security update or patch by using the corresponding ISO le.
Before you apply an update or patch to the guest operating system, take into account the dependencies. See
“Services, Ports, and External Interfaces that the vSphere Replication Virtual Appliance Uses,” on page 9.
To receive the latest security announcements, you can subscribe to the VMware Security Announcements
mailing list at hp://lists.vmware.com/.
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