Create a Service Account for vIDM Connector
In this section, we are going to create a service account that we will be using with vIDM Connector at a later section.
Open Active Directory Users and Computers
From the Main Console, click the Active Directory Users and Computers icon.
Copy Administrator Account
- Expand the corp.local directory and click to open the Users container
- Right click the Administrator account
- Click on Copy to create a copy of this account
Create VIDM Connector Service Account
We will use this account to run the vIDM Connector service, hence we will give it a corresponding name
- Enter
vIDM
in the First Name field - Enter
Connector
in the Last Name field - Enter
connectsrv
in the User logon name field - Click Next
Set VIDM Connector Service Account Password
- Enter
VMware1!
as the account password. - Enter
VMware1!
to confirm the account password - Check the
Password Never Expires
field - Click Next
Finish Account Creation
- Verify the account details are correct.
- Click Finish