- Highlight a target, and then click Edit Target. 
- Type a brief description of the target (optional). 
- Enter the username and password. ![[Note]](note.png) - NOTE: The user must be part of the root group. 
- Select the checkbox if you want to validate the credentials and start the target discovery process when you create the target. 
- If HP SUM finds an update already running on the target, select whether to continue the update or cancel the update and use update planned in the current HP SUM session. 
- Click OK after entering the information to exit this page.