---
title: "IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - How to activate IAM"
description: "Find out how to enable IAM for your VMware on OVHcloud solution via the OVHcloud Control Panel or via the OVHcloud API"
url: https://docs.ovhcloud.com/it/guides/hosted-private-cloud/powered-by-vmware/vmware-iam-activation
lang: it
lastUpdated: 2024-05-23
---
# IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - How to activate IAM

## Objective

**This guide details how to activate IAM with Hosted Private Cloud - VMware on OVHcloud via the OVHcloud Control Panel or with the OVHcloud API**.


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### OVHcloud Control Panel Access

- **Direct link:** [VMware vSphere](https://manager.eu.ovhcloud.com/#/dedicated/dedicated_cloud)
- **Navigation path:** <code className="action">Hosted Private Cloud</code> > <code className="action">Managed VMware vSphere</code> > Select your vSphere service

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## Requirements

- An [OVHcloud account](/it/guides/account-and-service-management/account-information/ovhcloud-account-creation.md)
- One or more Hosted Private Cloud - VMware on OVHcloud products linked to this account (Hosted Private Cloud powered by VMware, VMware Service Pack).

## Instructions

### Enabling IAM

:::info
This may take up to 30 minutes.

:::

### Via the OVHcloud Control Panel

Log in to your OVHcloud Control Panel
 and click on the `Hosted Private Cloud
` tab.
Click on the `VMware
` section, select your infrastructure, then go to the `Users
` tab.
Under the `OVHcloud IAM
` section, click `Enable OVHcloud IAM
`.
![Enable IAM](/images/hosted-private-cloud/powered-by-vmware/vmware-iam-activation/iam_enable_2.png)
:::tip
Once IAM is enabled, its status will be `Enabled` and green.

:::

![Enable IAM](/images/hosted-private-cloud/powered-by-vmware/vmware-iam-activation/iam_enable_3.png)
### Via the OVHcloud API

:::tip
Read the guide [Getting started with OVHcloud APIs](/it/guides/manage-and-operate/api/first-steps.md) to get familiar with using OVHcloud APIv6.

:::

:::warning
Make sure to replace the `serviceName` with the reference of your Hosted Private Cloud service, in the form `pcc-XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX`.

:::

To enable the IAM option, execute the following API call:


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[POST/dedicatedCloud/{serviceName}/iam/enable](https://eu.api.ovh.com/console/?section=/dedicatedCloud&branch=v1#post-/dedicatedCloud/-serviceName-/iam/enable)

#### Checking that IAM is enabled

To control IAM activation, execute the following API call:


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[GET/dedicatedCloud/{serviceName}/iam](https://eu.api.ovh.com/console/?section=/dedicatedCloud&branch=v1#get-/dedicatedCloud/-serviceName-/iam)

API return:

```shell
{
  "state": "enabled",
  "identityProviderId": 275
}
```

## Go further

You can now follow the guide [IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - How to create an IAM vSphere role](/it/guides/hosted-private-cloud/powered-by-vmware/vmware-iam-role.md).

**IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - Guide index:**

- Guide 1: [IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - Overview and FAQ](/it/guides/hosted-private-cloud/powered-by-vmware/vmware-iam-getting-started.md)
- Guide 2: IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - How to enable IAM
- Guide 3: [IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - How to create an IAM vSphere role](/it/guides/hosted-private-cloud/powered-by-vmware/vmware-iam-role.md)
- Guide 4: [IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - How to associate a vSphere role with an IAM policy](/it/guides/hosted-private-cloud/powered-by-vmware/vmware-iam-role-policy.md)
- Guide 5: [IAM for VMware on OVHcloud - How to associate a user with a global IAM policy](/it/guides/hosted-private-cloud/powered-by-vmware/vmware-iam-user-policy.md)

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