7.2. Adding a Cloud Provider

Overview

When you add a cloud provider to the management console, you are using one of the installed cloud service interfaces to connect to an account on the cloud service.

Procedure

To add a cloud provider:
  1. Select the Cloud tab.
  2. Click Add Provider.
  3. Select the cloud service from the list on left.
  4. In the Name field, enter an alias for the cloud provider.
  5. In the Identity field enter the ID credential for logging into the cloud service.
    The type of value entered in the Identity field depends upon the cloud service being used. Some examples include:
    Amazon EC2 Access Key Id
    Rackspace Username
  6. In the Credential field enter the access key for logging into the cloud service.
    The type of value entered in the Credential field depends upon the cloud service being used. Some examples include:
    Amazon EC2 Secret Access Key
    Rackspace API Key
  7. If you are using a cloud service API to connect to your cloud, enter the endpoint used by the API in the Endpoint field.
  8. Click Add.