Add a vCenter, Hyper-V host, standalone ESX host, or Nutanix cluster for monitoring in VMAN

To add a new vCenter, Hyper-V host, standalone ESX host, or Nutanix cluster for monitoring, in the Orion Web Console, navigate to Settings > All Settings > Add VMware, Hyper-V or Nutanix entities.

You can also reach the same wizard in other ways:

• Choose the option for VMware vCenter or Hyper-V devices in the Add Node wizard.
• On the Virtualization page of the Network Sonar Wizard, click Add VMware, Hyper-V or Nutanix Entities.
• On the Getting Started with Virtualization Manager resource, click Add VMware, Hyper-V or Nutanix entities.
• In Discovery Central, under Virtualization Discovery, click VMware, Hyper-V or Nutanix entities.

Follow the steps in the wizard to add a new device:

1. Select the type of virtual object you'd like to add: vCenter, Hyper-V Host, Standalone ESX host, or Nutanix Cluster. Click Next.

   ICMP must be enabled on any target VMware vCenter, ESX host, Nutanix Cluster, or AHV host that you wish to monitor.

2. Enter the IP or hostname for the virtual object you're adding (this can be auto-populated in some cases if you've entered the IP or hostname in a previous step).
3. Enter the credentials used for the virtual object. You can select a credential that you've already saved, or select <New Credential> to save a new one in the SolarWinds Platform Web Console. Click Next.

   VMAN will be able to monitor objects and metrics that match the permission level of your credential. Make sure to enter credentials that have the correct permissions for the object you wish to monitor.

4. The Metrics screen shows you what VMAN will monitor.
5. Click Finish to finalize, or click Finish and Add Another to add another virtual device after adding the current one.

As soon as you've finished adding the vCenter, Hyper-V host, standalone ESX host, or Nutanix cluster, VMAN begins monitoring it.