Credential Type

Description

Typical Use

SNMPv1

SNMPv2

Administrative SNMP domains (for example, networks and subnets) are defined by a shared SNMP community string.

Poll with WhatsUp Gold performance monitors with access to MIBs on any device running an SNMP agent with a default ("public") or otherwise configured community string.

SNMPv3

User based security with SNMP message authentication for data integrity and origin authentication.

Poll with WhatsUp Gold Performance monitors for SNMP-enabled devices using SNMPv1,v2,v3.

• Ensure message privacy between a SNMPv3 agent and management station.
• Protect against MITM attacks due to replay.

Credential Type

Description

Typical Use

WMI (Windows)

Windows user credentials. It is best practice to scope these according to the principal of least privilege.

• Provides WhatsUp Gold Performance monitors WMI object access.
• For Windows OS based devices, which can provide different information than SNMP.

  Note: Add WMI credentials directly to Hyper-V hosts for Disk Utilization metrics.

SSH, Telnet (UNIX, Linux)

Remote commands, scripts, and management.

• Connect WhatsUp Gold to devices running an SSH Server.
• Access filesystem partition information on Linux, UNIX devices if not available by way of SNMP.
• Action scripts/Shell Scripts.

Telnet (UNIX, Linux)

Remote commands, scripts, and management.

• Connect WhatsUp Gold to devices running a Telnet Server.
• Shell access.

VMware

VM platform attributes, status, and logs.

• Needed to connect to vCenter server.
• Add to vCenter server.
• Enables VM and virtual server information to be gathered by way of VMware services.

Credential Type

Description

Typical Use

SSH

Remote commands, scripts, and management.

• Connect WhatsUp Gold to devices running an SSH Server.
• Access filesystem partition information on Linux, UNIX devices if not available by way of SNMP.
• Linux/UNIX/router switch CLI.
• Action scripts/shell scripts (SSH action, for example).

Telnet

Remote commands, scripts, and management.

• Connect WhatsUp Gold to devices running a Telnet Server.
• Shell access.
• Linux/UNIX/router switch CLI.