: Copy this key and save it in a secure, off-host location like a password manager or physical vault. You will need this key if the motherboard or TPM chip is ever replaced to prevent a "Purple Screen of Death" (PSOD) upon boot.
Without an explicit alarm, administrators discover missing recovery keys only after a disaster recovery event, leading to:
Create a vCenter alarm that triggers when a VM has vTPM enabled but its recovery key is not correctly backed up.
: In the vSphere Client, select the host, go to the Monitor tab > Issues and Alarms > Triggered Alarms , right-click the alarm, and select Reset to Green . Key Risks of Ignoring the Alarm
: Copy this key and save it in a secure, off-host location like a password manager or physical vault. You will need this key if the motherboard or TPM chip is ever replaced to prevent a "Purple Screen of Death" (PSOD) upon boot.
Without an explicit alarm, administrators discover missing recovery keys only after a disaster recovery event, leading to:
Create a vCenter alarm that triggers when a VM has vTPM enabled but its recovery key is not correctly backed up.
: In the vSphere Client, select the host, go to the Monitor tab > Issues and Alarms > Triggered Alarms , right-click the alarm, and select Reset to Green . Key Risks of Ignoring the Alarm