IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - How to activate IAM

Contattaci

Find out how to enable IAM for your VMware on OVHcloud solution via the OVHcloud Control Panel or via the OVHcloud API

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KB0063139

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23.05.2024

Cloud / VMware

Objective

This guide details how to activate IAM with Hosted Private Cloud - VMware on OVHcloud via the OVHcloud Control Panel or with the OVHcloud API.

Requirements

An OVHcloud account
One or more Hosted Private Cloud - VMware on OVHcloud products linked to this account (Hosted Private Cloud powered by VMware, VMware Service Pack).

Instructions

Enabling IAM

This may take up to 30 minutes.

Via the OVHcloud Control Panel

Log in to your OVHcloud Control Panel and click on the Hosted Private Cloud tab.

Click on the VMware section, select your infrastructure, then go to the Users tab.

Under the OVHcloud IAM section, click Enable OVHcloud IAM.

Once IAM is enabled, its status will be Enabled and green.

Via the OVHcloud API

Read the guide Getting started with OVHcloud APIs to get familiar with using OVHcloud APIv6.

Make sure to replace the serviceName with the reference of your Hosted Private Cloud service, in the form pcc-XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX.

To enable the IAM option, execute the following API call:

POST /dedicatedCloud/{serviceName}/iam/enable

Checking that IAM is enabled

To control IAM activation, execute the following API call:

GET /dedicatedCloud/{serviceName}/iam

API return:

{
  "state": "enabled",
  "identityProviderId": 275
}

Go further

You can now follow the guide IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - How to create an IAM vSphere role.

IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - Guide index:

Guide 1: IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - Overview and FAQ
Guide 2: IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - How to enable IAM
Guide 3: IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - How to create an IAM vSphere role
Guide 4: IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - How to associate a vSphere role with an IAM policy
Guide 5: IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - How to associate a user with a global IAM policy

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