VMware discovery

  • Release version: Washingtondc
  • Updated February 1, 2024
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    • A Discovery schedule can discover VMware vCenter and ESX hosts as well as individual ESXi hosts that manage VMs and related components without a vCenter.

    These options are available for getting VMware vCenter data:
    • Discovery runs the VMware - vCenter Datacenters probe when it identifies a VMware vCenter process running on a Windows machine or detects activity with the vmapp port probe.
    • Orchestration can run any of the vCenter probes from a workflow

    To discover VMware data without a vCenter, use standalone ESXi discovery.

    Note:
    See the knowledge article KB0687582 for information on model_id and manufacturer.