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Working with Terremark accounts


This topic provides information about adding a Terremark account and verifying your Terremark Enterprise Cloud access and private key.

To add a Terremark account

Perform the following steps to add a Terremark account.

Note

You can add multiple accounts in Terremark. Multiple accounts can be handled using the same Terremark Provider, and so you do not require multiple providers catering to the individual accounts.

  1. From the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management Administration Console, click the vertical Workspaces menu on the left side of the window and select Providers.
  2. On the Providers page, select a Terremark Provider type and click Manage Multiple Terremark Account.
  3. In the Register Provider dialog box, click New.

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  4. Supply the required information:

    Field

    Description

    Required

    Account Type

    Type of encryption to be used for Terremark Enterprise Cloud account authentication

    Valid values: Basic, HmacSHA1, HmacSHA256, HmacSHA512

    Default value: Basic

    Yes

    Username

    Terremark Enterprise Cloud administrator user name

    Conditional; required when Account Type is set to Basic

    Password

    Password that corresponds to the specified Terremark Enterprise Cloud administrator user name

    Conditional; required when Account Type is set to Basic 

    Access Key

    The access key

    You can check your access key from the Terremark Enterprise Cloud user interface.

    Conditional; required when Account Type is set to a hash-based message authentication code (HmacSHA1, HmacSHA256HmacSHA512)

    Private Key

    The private key 

    You can check your private key from the Terremark Enterprise Cloud user interface.

    Conditional; required when Account Type is set to a hash-based message authentication code (HmacSHA1, HmacSHA256HmacSHA512)

    Account Prefix

    Unique identifier prefix for the user account

    Yes

    SSH Key Name

    SSH key name that you created in the Terremark Enterprise Cloud

    Yes

    VM Layout Row

    Default layout row for virtual machine placement in Terremark Enterprise Cloud 

    Sample value: Company name

    Yes

    VM Layout Group

    Default layout group for virtual machine placement in Terremark Enterprise Cloud 

    Sample value: Department name

    Yes


  5. Click Save.

To verify your Terremark Enterprise Cloud access and private key

  1. Log on to the Terremark Enterprise Cloud.
  2. Select MY ACCOUNT > Users.
  3. Select your API user account and click API Keys.
    The Manage User Keys dialog box is displayed.
  4. In the Manage User Keys dialog box, select your API key and click Details.
    The access key and private key details are displayed.
  5. Copy and save the displayed access key and private key.
  6. Click Close.

 

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