From 5e6330c6c2bf704ecbb68c04718016fdfc83e0aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Phil! Gold Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:28:01 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Document how to add an ESXi monitoring account. --- plugins/sensors/esxi__sensors | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/plugins/sensors/esxi__sensors b/plugins/sensors/esxi__sensors index d33b507f..87556193 100755 --- a/plugins/sensors/esxi__sensors +++ b/plugins/sensors/esxi__sensors @@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ file: env.user monitor env.pass passw0rd +To create an account just for monitoring the ESXi, add a user to the host, +make it a member of the 'root' group, and give it the 'No access' role. +That will allow the account to connect via WBEM, but not via any of the +management tools. + In the event that not all sensor types are desired, the plugin can be limited to a subset of the types available: