Use the following procedure to add a vCenter Server system as a vMA target for fastpass authentication.

Procedure
1

Log in to vMA as vi-admin.

2

To add a server as a vMA target, run following command: vifp addserver vc2.mycomp.com --authpolicy fpauth

Here, --authpolicy fpauth indicates that the target needs to use the fastpass authentication.

3

Specify the username when prompted: Enter username for machinename.example.com: MYDOMAIN\user1

4

Specify the password for that user when prompted. [email protected]'s password: <not echoed to screen>

5

Review and accept the security risk information.

6

Verify that the target server has been added.

The display shows all target servers and the authentication policy used for each target. 

vifp listservers --long
server1.mycomp.com ESX adauth
server2.mycomp.com ESX fpauth
server3.mycomp.com ESXi adauth
vc1.mycomp.com vCenter adauth
vc2.mycomp.com vCenter fpauth
7

Set the target as the default for the current session. vifptarget--set | -s server

8

Verify that you can run a vSphere CLI command without authentication by running a command on one of the ESXi hosts, for example: esxcli --server VC_server --vihost esx_host network nic list

The command runs without prompting for authentication information.

Important

If the name of a target server changes, you must remove the target server by using vifp removeserver with the old name, then add the server using vifp addserver with the new name.