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PowerProtect Data Manager discovers the Tanzu Kubernetes clusters by using the IP address or Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the vCenter server where the Tanzu Kubernetes clusters reside. PowerProtect Data Manager uses the discovery service account and the token (kubeconfig file) to integrate with kube-APIserver of the Kubernetes cluster.