Auvik needs read-only credentials to properly monitor your VMware ESXi host.

Note: The instructions below are based on VMware ESXi 5.5 using vSphere. If you're using a different version of VMware ESXi or vSphere, your steps and the labels you see may vary.

You'll need to create a user with read-only permissions using the VMware vSphere client:

1. Log into the vSphere client (with administrative rights).
2. From Home, click Inventory.
3. From the inventory tree, click the data center name.
4. Click the Local Users & Groups tab.
5. Right-click and select Add.
6. Enter the login, user name, and password.
7. Click OK.
8. Click the Permissions tab.
9. Right-click and select the Add Permission tab.
10. Click Add.
11. Highlight the user you want to add.
12. Click Add, then OK.
13. Confirm the rights say Read-only and click OK.