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# Configure for VMware Discovery

# Configure for VMware
Discovery {#ariaid-title1}

* Freigeben Version: Australia
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* Aktualisiert 12. März 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 Minute Lesedauer

Configure for VMware Discovery by setting up alternate port for vCenter and configuring your ESXi resource pools.
Alternative ports
and
resource pools aren't managed by ServiceNow ServiceNow
directly. They're set up and managed by your security teams and VMware admins. Discovery captures information related to VMware use.

In many environments, security teams block the standard ports, and vCenter/ESXi services
run on custom ports. You must configure Discovery for these alternate ports, or it will
fail. For more information, see [Configure an alternate port for vCenter](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Oo8johi8OQMSImMVhFJMNg "Specify an alternate port for the VMware - vCenter datacenters probe.") and
[Configure ESXi resource pools](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/62TTtOPPGvFsALiT67XcQg "The ESXi server has a default resource pool called Resources that defines normal resources for a virtual machine.")  
Hinweis:  
Applications that access VMware cloud resources need access to VMware credentials. For more infomration, see [VMware credentials](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=r_VMwareCredentialsForm&version=australia&pubname=australia-platform-security&ft:locale=en-US).