Object Types and Attributes Monitored on VMware Servers
Review a full list of object types and attributes Netwrix Auditor can collect on VMware server (standalone host or vCenter server).
Object type | Attributes |
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Virtual Machine |
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Authorization Manager |
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Cluster Resource |
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Computer Resource |
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Datacenter |
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Data Store |
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Distributed Port Group |
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Distributed Switch |
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Folder |
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Host System |
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Resource Pool |
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VirtualApp |
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Considerations and Limitations
The following considerations refer to VMware infrastructure monitoring with Netwrix Auditor:
- A VM that was moved from one resource pool to another (within the same VMware host) will be reported as Modified.
- If an ESXi host was specified as a monitored item in the corresponding monitoring plan, but a virtual machine was created using the vCenter Server (not this ESXi host) management facilities, information about this VM creation will not be collected. To work around, specify the vCenter Server as a monitored item in the monitoring plan.
- For ESXi host permission changes, the "What" field in the Activity Records (and, therefore, reports and search results) will report \root.
- Netwrix Auditor will not collect data on Failed Logon event in case of incorrect logon attempt through VMware vCenter Single Sign-On.
- Also, data on the logon attempts performed using SSH will not be collected.
- For custom role creation event, initiator will be reported as System.