VMware vCenter

The VMware vCenter connector allows you to centralize your virtual machine inventory, ESXi clusters and IT resources from your VMware infrastructure.

Objective

The VMware vCenter connector retrieves the following information:

• Virtual machine (VM) inventory
• Clusters and ESXi hosts (configurations, status)
• Resources (CPU, RAM, storage, network)

Prerequisites

• Access to VMware vCenter Server with read permissions
• Credentials for a vCenter user with appropriate permissions
• Network access to vCenter server (HTTPS port 443)

Information to provide in OverSOC

*Required fields

Procedure

Create a vCenter service account

1. Log in to vCenter Server with an administrator account.
2. Go to Administration > Users and Groups.
3. Create a new user:
   • Username: oversoc-service
   • Password: Generate a strong password
4. Click Create.

Assign permissions

1. In vCenter, go to Administration > Roles.
2. Create a custom role OverSOC-Read with permissions:
   • Datastore: Browse datastore
   • Host: View configuration
   • Virtual machine: View configuration
   • Resource: Query virtual machines
3. Select the root Datacenter.
4. Go to Add Permission and assign the OverSOC-Read role to the oversoc-service user.
5. Verify that Propagate to children is checked.

Configure the connector in OverSOC

1. In OverSOC, go to Data Sources Settings > Sources.
2. Select VMware vCenter and click Configure.
3. Fill in the required fields:
   • vCenter Server URL: Complete URL of your vCenter server
   • Username: Service account created
   • Password: Account password
   • API Version: Leave empty for auto-detection (optional)
4. Click Test Connection to verify connectivity.
5. Click Save Configuration.

Required Permissions

Minimum permissions required for the service account:

• Read virtual machine inventory
• Read cluster and host configurations
• View CPU, RAM and storage resources
• Access to datastores