Creating an account for QRadar in ESX

You can create a IBM QRadar user account for EMC VMWare to allow the protocol to properly poll for events.

Procedure

  1. Log in to your ESX host by using the vSphere Client.
  2. Click the Local Users & Groups tab.
  3. Click Users.
  4. Right-click and select Add.
  5. Configure the following parameters:
    1. Login - Type a login name for the new user.
    2. UID - Optional. Type a user ID.
    3. User Name -Type a user name for the account.
    4. Password - Type a password for the account.
    5. Confirm Password - Type the password again as confirmation.
    6. Group - From the Group list, select root
  6. Click Add.
  7. Click OK.