> ## 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. |