Settings to Enable VM Information Sources for VMware ESXi
and vCenter Servers
The following table describes settings you can configure
to enable VM information sources for VMware ESXi and vCenter servers.
To retrieve the tags for the virtual machines, the firewall
requires an account with read-only access on the VMware ESXi and
vCenter servers.
Settings
to Enable VM Information Sources for VMware ESXi or vCenter Server | |
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Name | Enter a name to identify the monitored source
(up to 31 characters). The name is case-sensitive and must be unique.
Use only letters, numbers, spaces, hyphens, and underscores. |
Type | Select whether the host/source being monitored
is an ESXi server or vCenter server . |
Description | ( Optional ) Add a label to identify
the location or function of the source. |
Port | Specify the port on which the host/source
is listening. (default port 443). |
Enabled | By default the communication between the
firewall and the configured source is enabled. The connection
status between the monitored source and the firewall displays in
the interface as follows:
Clear the Enabled option
to disable communication between the host and the firewall. |
Timeout | Enter the interval in hours after which
the connection to the monitored source is closed, if the host does
not respond (range is 2–10; default is 2). ( Optional )
To change the default value, Enable timeout when the
source is disconnected and specify a value. When the
specified limit is reached, if the host is inaccessible, or if the
host does not respond, the firewall will close the connection to
the source. |
Source | Enter the FQDN or the IP address of the
host/source being monitored. |
Username | Specify the username required to authenticate
to the source. |
Password | Enter the password and confirm your entry. |
Update Interval | Specify the interval, in seconds, at which
the firewall retrieves information from the source (range is 5–600;
default is 5). |
Connected
Disconnected
Pending;
the connection status also displays as yellow when the monitored
source is disabled.