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5. Enter information related only to the following areas:
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Agent Proxy : Select the configured Agent Proxy machine.
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SSH Settings : Specify the port and user ID used in the SSH file on the ESX server. The User ID is
the same account as the connection account specified in Running Scripts on the ESX/vSphere
Server .
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Even if you have this information, do not configure the Web Services settings in this wizard.
Web Services configuration is presented in Configuring Web Services for ESX/vSphere Server
Communication . For information about these fields and their values, click Help at any time when
working in this wizard.
6. When the settings are configured, click Next .
7. Confirm your change, and then click Finish .
8. A pop-up window asks if you want to perform an instant collection. Click OK to run a Machines -
General collection on the ESX/vSphere Servers.
9. Confirm that Machines - General data was collected by navigating to Console | UNIX | Operating
Systems | Machines | General . Review the data grid and note the versions of your ESX/vSphere
Servers.
Configuring Web Services for ESX/vSphere Server Communication
The Web Services communication must be set up to allow collections of Virtual Environments VM Host
and VM Guest data types. The Web Service interface exists on ESX 3.x/vSphere 4, and ESXi servers only.
To collect this data on ESX 2.5.x servers, you must have VirtualCenter 2.0.x managing your ESX 2.5.x
servers. If you want to collect from an ESX 2.5 Server, perform the following procedure on the
VirtualCenter Server that manages your ESX/vSphere Server.
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Although Web Services Settings are optional when first licensing ESX, they impact the types of
collections that you can perform against ESX/vSphere Servers.
Use the following procedures to configure Web Services:
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