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VMware vCenter Data Source

You can use the VMware vCenter Data Source page to view a list of VMware vCenter data sources, which collect performance and event-related data of business-critical VMware installed in your environment. Using this page, you can schedule the data collection frequency, enable, or disable data collection, and also add or delete data collection connections based on your requirements.

The VMware vCenter Data Source page includes:

Field Description
Host name IP address or FQDN of the VMware vCenter database server.
Enable Collection Enable or disable a VMware vCenter data source data collection.

Schedule Frequency Time (in minutes) to synchronize the SHR database with the VMware vCenter data source.

Connection

Status of the VMware vCenter connection.

  • Indicates that the SHR host system is connected to the data source.
  • Indicates that the SHR host system is not connected to the data source.
Configuration Modify an existing VMware vCenter data source connection.
Test Connection Test a VMware vCenter data source connection.
Delete Delete a VMware vCenter data source connection.
Create New

Create a new VMware vCenter data source connection.

Save Save a specific VMware vCenter configuration attributes.

Connection Parameters

Field Description
Host name IP address or FQDN of the VMware vCenter database server. If the VMware vCenter database is configured on a remote system, the machine name of the remote system must be typed here.
User name

Name of the VMware vCenter database user.

Password

Password of the VMware vCenter database user.

Collection Station This option is used for a collector installed on a remote system.

Note: If you have configured VMware vCenter as the topology source, data collection parameters are automatically configured.

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