Choosing an Account to Use for Orchestrator Setup

[TheVMinator]

There are 3 places where Orchestrator requires a specific user account to be specified during setup:

1. In "Orchestrator Configuration" Under "Authentication" tab - the Registration of Orchestrator with SSO

2. In "Ochestrator Configuration" under the "Licensing" tab -> "Add vCenter Server License"

3. In the Orchestrator Client, under the "Add a vCenter Instance" workflow.

If after all of this has been setup successfully by an employee who uses his AD user account to these 3 functions, then afterward that employee leaves and the account is removed from AD, will it cause a problem with any of the above configurations that were done?  Will orchestrator still be registered, Licensed, and vCenter Instance added?  Or will things begin to break / stop working?

Thanks!

[stvkpln · Accepted solution]

SSO should continue to work, and licensing will continue to work until the service restarts.. and checks for the license with the vCenter server... I do not believe you'll be able to install new plugins if the account is gone, as well.

My recommendation would be to use a service account, either configured in vSphere SSO or Active Directory.

[TheVMinator]

OK great - thanks again.