Step 4. Configure Veeam VMware Collector Auto-Deployment Run As Profile

The Veeam VMware Collector Auto-Deployment Run As Profile is required to automatically deploy Veeam VMware Collector components on Management Servers.

To configure the Veeam VMware Collector Auto-Deployment Run As Profile:

1. Open the Ops Mgr console using the account with administrative rights.
2. Go to the Administration section.
3. Expand the Run As Configuration node and select Profiles.
4. In the list of profiles, double-click the Veeam VMware Collector Auto-Deployment Run As Profile.
5. Click Next to start the Run As Profile Wizard.
6. At the Run As Accounts step, click Add.
7. In the Add a Run As Account window, click New and follow the Create Run As Account Wizard to create a new Run As account:

1. At the General Properties step, choose Windows as the account type. Specify the account display name and description.
2. At the Credentials step, specify user name and password that will be used for auto-deployment.

3. At the Distribution Security step, choose the necessary distribution security level. If you choose the More secure level, you will need to manually distribute the account credentials to Management Servers that will host Veeam Collectors and to the Management Server where VE Service runs.
4. Click Create to save the account.
5. Click Save to save the profile.

To distribute the account credentials to Management Servers that will host Veeam Collectors and to the Management Server where the VE Service runs:

1. Open the Ops Mgr console using the account with administrative rights.
2. Go to the Administration section.
3. Expand the Run As Configuration node and select Accounts.
4. Double-click the created Run As account.
5. In the Run As Account Properties window, open the Distribution tab.
6. Click Add, search and add Management Servers that will host Veeam Collectors and the Management Server where the VE Service runs.