Set up a vCenter Server user account

Obtain VMware vCenter Server account credentials for each vCenter Server system.

These credentials allow the Splunk Add-on for VMware read-only API access to the appropriate metrics on each vCenter Server system in the environment. The Splunk Add-on for VMware uses the credentials when the DCN polls vCenter Server systems for performance, hierarchy, inventory, task, and event data. These credentials are required for DCN configuration. You can use existing vCenter Server account credentials, or create a new account for Splunk Add-on for VMware to access the vCenter Server data.