Step 8. Specify User Credentials

At the Guest OS step of the wizard, do the following:

1. From the Create the following administrator credentials drop-down list, select a user whose credentials will be used by Veeam Backup & Replication to create the Default Admin account on the Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure appliance.

For a user to be displayed in the Create the following administrator credentials drop-down list, it must be added to the Credentials Manager. If you have not added a user to the Credential Manager beforehand, you can do it without closing the New Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure Appliance wizard. To add a new user, click either the Manage accounts link or the Add button, and then specify a user name, password and description in the Credentials window.

2. In the Use the following key pair field, select a key pair that will be used to authenticate against the Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure appliance.

For a key pair to be displayed in the list of available key pairs, it must be created in Microsoft Azure as described in Microsoft Docs. If you have not created a key pair beforehand, you can do it without closing the New Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure wizard. To do that, click Add and, in the New Key Pair window, specify a name for the key pair and the path to a folder where the pair will be located.