Provide the steps to generate a new API Token ID and update it in the VLCR Console for existing deployments, and check to ensure all prerequisites are met when generating an API Token and using in a new deployment of VLCR.
Existing Deployments:
An automated email/Alert is received with the following description, "The API token will expire in 24 days. Create a new API token in VMware Cloud on AWS and add it to VMware Cloud DR. - alert - VMware Cloud DR."
VMware Live Cyber Recovery 7.26.x and older
The maximum time to live for an API Token is 60 months. When an API Token is nearing the expiry date, it is required to generate a new token ID and update it within the VLCR product.
Note: This article is not applicable for new deployments after August 2024 as OAuth2.0 is used to authorize VLCR to Cloud services and VMC on AWS SDDCs. Refer document Authorize Access for VMware Live Cyber Recovery
Existing Deployments prior to August 2024:
There are two options available:
Note: Please make sure the user creating the API Token is an Organization Owner and has all of the correct Service Roles defined in the document.