STEP 2: Create Credentials and Perform Discovery

Perform these tasks to configure WhatsUp Gold and WhatsVirtual to discover your virtual environment:

• Edit the Device Role settings as necessary to meet your operational requirements.
• Set the scan type to VMware Scan, and enter the vCenter server or VMware hosts you want to discover.

  Note: Ensure that VMware Tools are installed on each virtual machine you want to discover. If VMware tools are not installed on a virtual machine, the device will not be discovered during the VMware Scan.

• Create VMware credentials for each vCenter server or VMware host you want to discover.

  Note: If you are managing your virtual environment using a vCenter server and want to collect detailed hardware information about the VMware hosts within that environment, you must add and select the credentials for those VMware hosts as well as for the vCenter server.

• Configure the Discovery Console to use the VMware credentials.
• Set the Scan Advanced Settings so that WhatsUp Gold automatically scans the virtual machines associated with each discovered host.
• Run the VMware discovery scan and view your output.