Overview

VMware vSphere is a virtualization solution designed to help businesses optimize their data center operations by running multiple virtual machines on a single physical server. It offers features like resource management and centralized control to improve the scalability and reliability of IT infrastructures.

Available Integrations

Product(s)	Supported Asset Type(s)	Integration Type
VMware vSphere	Devices	Source

Why You Should Integrate

Integrating with VMware vSphere will provide insight into your virtual machine presence.

How Does the Integration Work

This integration works by pulling virtual-machine information from VMware vCenter using REST API.

This data is only used internally; we do not share it with any parties outside of Sevco. Refer to our privacy policy for details.

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Please review the configuration instructions in the section below before setting up permissions for apps.

Configuration

Configure the Access Schema

Field	Description	Example
`URL`*	The URL or IP of the vSphere server	`https://vcenter.sevco-co.com`
`Username`*	The User with fetch-asset permissions. The username format is user@domain	`jane@domain`
`Password`*	The Password for the specified user	`***********************`

Add an Integration: Select the integration(s) you'd like to add.
- Collect devices

Field	Description	Example
Exclude Hosts	Exclude ESXi Hosts from data pull	N/A
Exclude VMs	Exclude VMs from data pull	N/A

Configure General Information: OPTIONAL: You can use the following fields to provide additional information about your configuration.

Field	Description	Example
`Name (optional)`	Uniquely identifiable attribute of the configuration to delineate other similar configurations with the existing organization.	`DMZ network`
`Contact Person (optional)`	A placeholder to input a name or email address of a contact associated with the integration.	`Jane Doe`
`Link to Console (optional)`	A placeholder to input a link to the console of the product Sevco is integrating with for quick reference and access when configuring or editing the integration.	`www.product.com/devices`
`Email me about frequent errors`	Select this toggle to receive an email whenever an Integration has a ≥30% error rate in a 24-hour period.	n/a

Activate Config: Select "Activate" to enable this configuration and begin pulling data.

External Documentation

Creating credentials

Click here for instructions on creating and configuring permissions for a vCenter Server user.

Required Permissions

Users must have the following permissions:

read-only

API Documentation

Contact Us

If you're having problems configuring an Integration, or if you've found something wrong in this document, please email us at [email protected] or suggest edits directly by selecting the Suggest Edits link located in the upper right hand corner of the documentation.