The following is the access information that you enter for different account types of disk or cloud storage.
Windows Account
Credential name: The name of the credential entity.
The name is used to identify the credential in the Credential Manager list.
User Name: The user name for the Windows user account.
Password: The password for the Windows user account.
Description: A description of the credential entity.
Linux Account
Credential name: The name of the credential entity.
The name is used to identify the credential in the Credential Manager list.
User name: The user name for the Linux user account.
Password: The password for the Linux user account.
Description: A description of the credential entity.
Storage Array Account
Credential name: The name of the credential entity.
The name is used to identify the credential in the Credential Manager list.
User Name: The user name for the storage array user account.
Password and Confirm Password: The password for the storage array user account.
Cloud Account
Vendor type: The name of the cloud vendor.
Credential name: The name of the credential entity.
The information needed for cloud account access varies based on the cloud vendor. For example, some vendors provide an access key while others provide a consumer secret.
Description: The description for the credentials.