VMware

VMware is a virtualization and cloud computing software provider for Hypervisor products.   

Initiate VMware Discovery  

There are three tabs on the ‘VMware’ page.  

Discovery Details | Filters | Schedule  

Label	Action	Description/Example
Profile Name*	Add a name for the Discovery Profile. Discovery Profiles are created to save preferences and identify profiles to track and initiate discovery periodically.	The name of the profile helps identify the profile.
Discovery Options	There are three options for discovery. Choose the option that suits your requirements.	1. Discover only Inventory Information    2. Discover inventory with availability monitoring.   3. Discover inventory with availability and performance monitoring
Provide Profile Details	Add a brief description of the discovery profile.	Give a brief detail of your discovery and the devices that will be discovered.
IP Address*	Type IP, IP range, or Subnet IP to be discovered.	You can choose to import from a CSV file too.
Import from CSV	Import the device list from a CSV.	This is an alternate option to adding the IP, IP range, or subnet.
Device Credentials	Select the relevant device credential using the dropdown menu.	Device Credentials must be pre-configured for selection.
Agent Details*	Click the Pick Agents Here button to add the agent details.	Infraon agent collects data from devices, configured for discovery. It can support SSH, SNMP, WMI, etc.

Note: Importing from a CSV file is optional. If you are not using the CSV, click the 'Next' button.   

Click 'Next' to add details on 'Filters.’  

Discovery Details | Filters | Schedule  

Device Filters   

Label	Action
Device Filters	Click the first condition box to add either include or exclude devices.
Include Devices/   Exclude Devices	You may include or exclude IP Address, Device Type, Device Name, or value.

Choose the condition to suit your requirements. You may add additional conditions using the + icon.   

Note: The 'Filters' tab is optional. You can click the 'Next' button without adding details on Filters.  

After adding details on Device Filters, click 'Next' to add details on 'Schedule.'   

Discovery Details | Filters | Schedule   

There are two scheduling options: 'Discovery Now' or a 'Discovery schedule' time.   

If you enable the button on 'Discovery Now', the discovery will occur from the current time.   

Label	Action
Schedule Mode	Click the discovery schedule mode at once, every, daily, weekly or monthly button.
At	Click the calendar icon to add the date and time to the next column.

For a Discovery Schedule, refer to the table.   

After adding details to the 'Discovery Schedule,' click 'Submit' to initiate the discovery.   

Note: The 'Discovery Schedule' section is optional. By default, it will enable the 'Discover Now' button.