VMware vCenter
Supported Platforms
| Platform | Metrics | Logs | Traces |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Windows | ✓ | ✓ | |
| macOS | ✓ | ✓ |
Prerequisites
This receiver has been built to support ESXi and vCenter versions:
- 7.5
- 7.0
- 6.7
A “Read Only” user assigned to a vSphere with permissions to the vCenter server, cluster and all subsequent resources being monitored must be specified in order for the receiver to retrieve information about them.
Configuration Table
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| telemetry_types | telemetrySelector | ["Logs", "Metrics"] | Choose Telemetry Type. |
| endpoint* | string | Endpoint to the vCenter Server or ESXi host that has the sdk path enabled. Required. The expected format is <protocol>://<hostname> \n \ni.e: https://vcsa.hostname.localnet | |
| username* | string | Username used to authenticate. | |
| password* | string | Password used to authenticate. | |
| tls | string | Not Required. Will use defaults for configtls.TLSClientSetting. By default insecure settings are rejected and certificate verification is on. | |
| collection_interval | int | 60 | Sets how often (seconds) to scrape for metrics. |