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VMWare Hypervisor

Connector name

agtesxi

Connector type

Executable

Type (UI field value)

VMWare Hypervisor

Target system versions supported / tested

The agtesxi connector is known to work with version 6.7 of ESXi; other versions may work.

Connector status / support

Customer-Verified

Clients may contact Bravura Security support for assistance with this connector. Troubleshooting and testing must be completed in the client's test environment as Bravura Security does not maintain internal test environments for the associated target system.

The agtesxi connector uses the ESXi API in order to retrieve information from the ESXi server.

The following Bravura Security Fabric operations are supported by the agent for ESXi (agtesxi):

  • get server information

  • user verify password

  • administrator reset password

  • List:

    • accounts

The following sections show you how to:

  • Prepare the ESXi target

  • Set the target system address

See also

Integration with VMWare VSphere/ESXi provides background information and a comparison between agtexi and agtvsphere .

Preparation

The connector uses VMWare vSphere shipped API DLL in order to retrieve information from the ESXi server.

To obtain the DLL, go to https://code.vmware.com/web/sdk/6.7/vsphere-management . The required download from the page is: vSphere Management SDK - version 6.7U1. From the SDK zip the required DLL will be: SDK/vsphere-ws/dotnet/cs/samples/lib/Vim25Service.dll. Copy and place the DLL inside the agent folder alongside the connector agtesxi .

Create an administrative user, such as psadmin, to allow Bravura Security Fabric to communicate with the ESXi server.

The target systems’ administrative credentials are the login credentials for the ESXi server API. Appropriate privileges are required for the login; for example, the connector will only list the resources that the supplied credentials can view.

Targeting the ESXi server

Add a ESXi target system in Bravura Security Fabric (Manage the System > Resources > Target systems):

  • ID is a unique value, for example – ESXI

  • Type is VMWare Hypervisor

  • Address uses the following options:

    Server The name or the IP address of the ESXi server.

    (key: server)

    Validate the server’s certificate when connecting Determines whether to validate the server’s security certificate for SSL connections. Default is "true".

    (key: checkCert)

    The address is written in the following syntax:

    {server=<server>[;checkCert=<true|false>];}

    For example:

    {server=10.0.7.2;checkCert=false;}

  • The target systems’ administrative credentials are the login credentials for the ESXi server.

    Appropriate privileges are required for the login; for example, the connector will only list the resources that the supplied credentials can view.

The full list of target parameters is explained in Target System Options .

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