Username and password for VUM installation on 5.1

[TheVMinator]

During VUM installation you mush enter a username and password.  I'm referring to the screen that says

vCenter Server Information

Enter vCenter Server Location and credentials

"Please provide the necessary information about vCenter Server below.  VMware vSphere Update Manager will need this information to connect to the vCenter Server at startup"

Should admin@system-domain be used for this as it is used for other component's installations like inventory server and vCenter, or should you have a dedicated account for this other than admin@system-domain?

If I used admin@system-domain during initial installation, what is the impact of removing admin@system-domain from having privileges in vCenter Server?

Thanks

[Troy_Clavell · Accepted solution]

all the credentials are for is authenticating into vCenter initially and they will not be used again.  I would use a domain account that is part of the Administrator Role in vCenter.

It's not a service account, VUM runs as local system.

[TheVMinator]

OK thanks