5.3

For ESX 2.5.x Only: Setting Up VirtualCenter to Collect Virtualization Data
In VCM:
1. Add your VirtualCenter machine and license it. For more information on how to add and license a
Windows machine, see "Licensing Windows Machines" on page 59.
2. Click Collect on the Portal toolbar.
3. In the Available list, double-click the VirtualCenter machines to add them to the Selected list. Select
Select Data Types to collect from these machines, and then click Next.
4. On the Data Type dialog box, select Machines and Services, and then click Next.
5. Click Finish.
Adding Web Services Settings
In VCM:
1. Select Administration | Machines Manager | Additional Components | VCM for Virtualization |
Licensed VM Hosts.
2. Click Change Settings.
3. Populate the fields displayed in the Web Services box. For information on any of these fields, click
Help on the wizard page.
NOTE For ESX 2.5 VM Hosts, which collect Web Services data through a VirtualCenter, select the
VirtualCenter you configured when setting up in For ESX 2.5.x Only: Setting Up VirtualVirtualCenter
Center to Collect Virtualization Data.
Performing an Initial Virtualization Collection
You are ready to perform your collection of Virtual Environments data using the same Collection wizard
you have previously used for Windows and UNIX/Linux Collections.
In VCM:
1. Click Collect on the Portal toolbar.
2. Select your ESX/vSphere Servers from the Available list, clicking the > arrow to move them to the
Selected list. Click Select Data Types to collect from these machines, and then click Next. The
Collection Wizard Data Type dialog box appears.
3. Expand the UNIX node, and then select the Machines - General data type check box. Expand the
Virtualization node, and then select the VM Hosts and VM Guests data types.
4. Click Use default filters, and then click Next.
5. Click Finish.
NOTE If you successfully collect virtualization data, you have correctly configured VCM with a separate
Windows machine as your Agent Proxy. This is the recommended configuration. If, however, you want to
use your Collector as your Agent Proxy machine, see "Configuring the Collector as an Agent Proxy" in the
online Help for detailed precedures. Be aware that this is not the recommended configuration. The
Collector already performs a consistently high level of work. Using the same machine for both your
Collector and your Agent Proxy may impact Collector performance.
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