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Information by Account Type

The following is the access information that you enter for different account types of disk or cloud storage.

Windows Account

  • Credential vault: The credential vault used to create the credential entity.

  • Credential name: The name of the credential entity.

    The name is used to identify the credential in the Credential Vault list.

  • User account: The user name for the Windows user account.

  • Password: The password for the Windows user account.

  • Description: A description of the credential entity.

Linux Account

  • Credential vault: The credential vault used to create the credential entity.

  • Credential name: The name of the credential entity.

    The name is used to identify the credential in the Credential Vault list.

  • User account: The user name for the Linux user account.

  • Password/Passphrase: The password for the Linux user account.

  • Description: A description of the credential entity.

SQL Server Account

  • Credential name: The name of the credential entity.

    The name is used to identify the credential in the Credential Vault list.

  • User account: The user name for the SQL Server user account.

  • Password: The password for the SQL Server user account.

  • Description: A description of the credential entity.

Storage Array Account

  • Credential name: The name of the credential entity.

    The name is used to identify the credential in the Credential Vault list.

  • User account: The user name for the storage array user account.

  • Password: The password for the storage array user account.

  • Description: A description of the credential entity.

Cloud Account

  • Cloud vendor type: The name of the cloud service provider.

  • Credential name: The name of the credential entity.

    Note

    The information needed for cloud account access varies based on the cloud service provider. For example, some cloud service providers provide an access key, and other cloud service providers provide a consumer secret.

    For information about the credentials needed for each cloud service provider, see BROKEN LINK: commvault_essential/common_configurations/storage_targets/cloud_provider_information.

  • Description: The description for the credentials.

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