> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.honeycomb.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# VMware vCenter

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<Note>
  This feature is available as an add-on for the [Honeycomb Enterprise plan](https://www.honeycomb.io/pricing/).
  Please contact your Honeycomb account team for details.
</Note>

## Supported Platforms

| Platform | Metrics | Logs | Traces |
| :------- | :------ | :--- | :----- |
| Linux    | ✓       | ✓    |        |
| Windows  | ✓       | ✓    |        |
| macOS    | ✓       | ✓    |        |

## Prerequisites

This receiver has been built to support ESXi and vCenter versions:

* 7.5
* 7.0
* 6.7

A “Read Only” user assigned to a vSphere with permissions to the vCenter server, cluster and all subsequent resources being monitored must be specified in order for the receiver to retrieve information about them.

## Configuration Table

| Parameter            | Type                | Default               | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| :------------------- | :------------------ | :-------------------- | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| telemetry\_types     | `telemetrySelector` | `["Logs", "Metrics"]` | Choose Telemetry Type.                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| endpoint\*           | `string`            |                       | Endpoint to the vCenter Server or ESXi host that has the sdk path enabled. Required. The expected format is `<protocol>://<hostname>` \n \ni.e: `https://vcsa.hostname.localnet`                                                                |
| username\*           | `string`            |                       | Username used to authenticate.                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| password\*           | `string`            |                       | Password used to authenticate.                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| tls                  | `string`            |                       | Not Required. Will use defaults for [configtls.TLSClientSetting](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/blob/main/config/configtls/README.md). By default insecure settings are rejected and certificate verification is on. |
| collection\_interval | `int`               | 60                    | Sets how often (seconds) to scrape for metrics.                                                                                                                                                                                                 |