Configure Run As Profile for vCenter Connection Failover

After you install the Veeam MP for VMware components, the Veeam VMware Collector: vCenter connection failover errors and warnings alert will be fired in the Ops Mgr console:

The Veeam VMware Direct ESX(i) Connection Account is required for the vCenter Connection Failover feature implemented to allow VMware vSphere hosts and VMs monitoring to continue, even if vCenter Server goes offline. For more details about vCenter Connection Failover, refer to section vCenter Connection Failover.

To configure the Veeam VMware Direct ESX(i) Connection Account:

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 inbuilt Veeam VMware Direct ESX(i) Connection Account.
5. Click Next to begin the Run As Profile Wizard.
6. At the Add 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 Basic Authentication 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 direct-to-host connections.

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 the machine where the VE Service runs (in case of the single-server installation, this is the machine where all Veeam MP for VMware components are installed).
4. Click Create to save the account.

8. Click Save to save the profile.

To distribute the specified account credentials to the machine where the VE Service runs:

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