Configuring the access list

This topic describes the access details that you require, depending on your configuration.

To configure the access list, enter the following information:

To access the VMware Virtual Center server using an account with administrator privileges:
1. Use ComputerSystem (Windows) as the Component Type.
2. Specify the access information (user name and password).
  Use this method to grant access to the host computer system and the VMware Virtual Center server.

To access the VMware Virtual Center server using an account with read-only privileges:
1. Use Virtual Center Server as the Component Type.
2. Specify the access information (user name and password).
  Use this method to discover VMware Virtual Center servers in an IBM® Tivoli® Monitoring environment. This method grants access to the Virtual Center server only and does not grant access to the host computer system. In the discovery profile include the VMware Virtual Center server sensor and the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Scope sensor.