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If vCenter credentials are defined, they are used to connect to the vCenter server on port 443.

The scan detects a Windows host running a vCenter server, or a vCenter appliance, using one of the credential types mentioned above.

There are two ways of scanning a VMware ESX or ESXi host: For more information about this issue, see the related information on Configipedia. We recommend that you apply the appropriate patches to affected systems. Unpatched versions of VMware vSphere have known issues when scanned by various tools. Discovery of tags from vCenter was introduced in the November 2019 TKU. VSphere Web API with token authentication credentials-used to return tags applied to the virtual machine from the vCenter server. Ssh credentials-used to log in to individual ESX/ESXi hosts. VSphere credentials -used to access ESX/ESXi hosts directly using the vSphere API. The vCenter server then communicates with the ESX/ESXi hosts. VCenter credentials-used to to access a vCenter server using the vSphere API. The following credential types may be used to discover ESX and ESXi hosts: The IP addresses of these hosts are added, as part of the same scan range, to the list of IP addresses that are going to be scanned. BMC Discovery uses the vSphere API to discover VMware ESX and ESXi hosts. This requires valid vCenter credential if the VMware vCenter server or appliance was discovered with an SNMP or a Windows credential. When a VMware vCenter server or appliance is found and a valid vCenter credential is available, BMC Discovery retrieves a list of managed ESX and ESXi hosts. The preferred way of discovering ESX and ESXi hosts is via VMware vCenter.

BMC Discovery enables you to discover the ESX and ESXi hosts in your environment.

Vmware vsphere web client 6.5 documentation