Adding a Rancher Cloud Account in Portworx Backup

You can add a Rancher cloud account in Portworx Backup.

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To map projects for Rancher clusters, ensure that you add a Rancher cloud account before adding a Rancher cluster.

To add a Rancher cloud account, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the Portworx Backup UI.

2. From the left navigation pane, click the Cloud Settings icon and select the Cloud Accounts tab.

3. Click Add Cloud Account.

4. On the Add Cloud Account page, specify the following information:

   • Please choose a cloud provider: Select Rancher.
   • Cloud Account Name: Enter a descriptive cloud account name.
   • Endpoint: Enter the Rancher API endpoint using the format <protocol>://<hostname>:<port>/v3.
   • Bearer Token: Enter the secret key. Refer Create users and Create API keys for instructions to fetch endpoint and secret key.

5. Click Add.

   The Rancher cloud account is added in Portworks Backup.

   You can edit the Rancher cloud account to update the Endpoint (when setup changes) and Bearer Token (if the secret key expires) when needed.