Configure VMware connection

Created by Kristaps Felzenbergs, Modified on Mon, 4 Dec, 2023 at 12:52 PM by Kristaps Felzenbergs

Adding a New VMware vCenter

  1. Click the opvizer icon > Dashboards > Home
  2. From the First Steps dashboard, click Jump to Admin Page.
  3. The Overview Page appears.
  4. Click Infrastructure > VMware.
  5. The VMware screen appears.


  6. Click Add new vCenter button.
    The Add vCenter window appears.


  7. Enter the:
    1. Host IP address
    2. Host username and password
  8. Click Add button.
    The new VMware vCenter is added - Btw. we detect VMware vSAN automatically if available.

Editing a vCenter

  1. Click the opvizer icon > Dashboards > Home
  2. From the First Steps dashboard, click Jump to Admin Page.
  3. The Overview Page appears.
  4. Click Infrastructure > VMware.
  5. The VMware screen appears.


  6. Click the green Action button Edit button.
    The vCenterEdit window appears.

  7. Edit the:
    1. Host IP address
    2. Host username and password
  8. Click the Save button.
    The vCentre is changed.

Testing a vCenter

You should test your vCenter connection before looking at the dashboards.

  1. Click the opvizer icon > Dashboards > Home
  2. From the First Steps dashboard, click Jump to Admin Page.
  3. The Overview Page appears.
  4. Click Infrastructure > VMware.
  5. The VMware screen appears.


  6. Click the blue Action button Test button.
    If the test is successful a green success message appears.

Deleting a vCenter

You need to create a new VMware vCenter before you can begin to analyze your VMs.

  1. Click the opvizer icon > Dashboards > Home
  2. From the First Steps dashboard, click Jump to Admin Page.
  3. The Overview Page appears.
  4. Click Infrastructure > VMware.
  5. The VMware screen appears.
  6. Click the red Action Detete button.
    The vCenter is deleted.

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