The following are guidelines for machine type selection, credential format, and syntax for discovery parameters. For information about the software, network, and firewall requirements that systems in your environment must meet for the discovery and inventory process, see Requirements for Discovery.
Table 6-1 Guidelines for Discovery Parameters
|
To Discover |
Machine Type Selection |
Credentials |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
All Windows workloads PlateSpin Image Servers |
Windows |
Local or domain admin credentials. |
For the username, use this format:
|
|
All Linux workloads |
Linux |
Root-level username and password |
Non-root accounts must be properly configured to use sudo. See KB Article 7920711. |
|
Windows workloads in AWS |
Windows |
|
Use the workload’s public IP address and the Common Inventory discovery method. |
|
VMware ESX hosts |
VMware ESX |
ESX account with admin role OR Windows domain credentials (versions 4 and 4.1 only) |
|
|
VMware ESX hosts affiliated with a VMware vCenter Server |
VMware vCenter |
VMware vCenter Web service credentials (username and password) OR Windows domain credentials (versions 4 and 4.1 only) |
All subsequent communications with ESX hosts take place through the vCenter Server. To reset the access mechanism to Direct to ESX or back to Via vCenter, refresh the details of the required ESX host and select the required option. See Refreshing ESX Host Details. |
|
Hyper-V hosts |
Windows |
Local or domain admin credentials. |
For the username, use this format:
|