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title: "Managing VAST Providers"
slug: "managing-vast-providers"
tags: ["5.4"]
updated: 2026-10-28T01:54:03Z
published: 2026-10-28T01:54:03Z
canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/managing-vast-providers"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Managing VAST Providers

## Creating a VAST Provider using the VAST Web UI

1. Navigate to User Management -> VAST Providers.
2. Click Add New Provider and select VAST Provider in the dropdown list.
3. In the Create Local Provider dialog, complete the fields:

| Name | The name for the provider, as it will appear in the list in the VAST Providers page. |
| --- | --- |
| Description | A description for the provider. |
| Cluster admin | When selected, VMS manager users that have a user type of *Cluster Admin* can view and manage users for this provider. |
| Tenant admin | When selected, VMS manager users that have a user type of *Tenant Admin* can view and manage users for this provider. Tenant admins can view users in the tenant they administer, even if they are not assigned to manage them. |
4. Click Create. The provider appears in the list in the VAST Providerspage.

## Modifying a VAST Provider using the VAST Web UI

1. Navigate to User Management in the VAST Web UI, and then select VAST Providers.
2. Select the provider to be modified, right-click and then select Edit.
3. Make changes to parameters for the provider, as necessary, and then click Update.

## Removing a VAST Provider using the VAST Web UI

You can remove a VAST provider if it is not associated with a tenant, and it has no users or groups.

1. Navigate to User Management in the VAST Web UI, and then select VAST Providers.
2. Select the provider to be modified, right-click and then select Remove.

## Managing VAST Providers using the VAST CLI

You can manage VAST providers in the VMS CLI using the following commands:

| Task | Command |
| --- | --- |
| Create a new VAST provider | localprovider create |
| Modify VAST providers | localprovider modify |
| Remove VAST providers | localprovider delete |
| Show details for a specific VAST provider | localprovider show |
| List all VAST providers | localprovider list |