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Creating a local read-only user for VMware ESXi CIM monitoring - Connect IT Community | Kaseya
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>Setting up monitoring with Kaseya Network Monitor 4.1 for your VMware infrastructure requries access to the CIM counters for the user account that has been set for the object. Here's a guide on how to setup a user account with read-only access to the CIM counters, ie minimum rights for monitoring.<br><br>Logon using vSphere Client to your ESXi host. Then go to the "Local Users & Groups" tab</p> <p><img src="/attachments/token/uguuegn7buqlubt/?name=02_01.png" alt="02_01.png" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img></p> <p> </p> <p> To add a new user, right-click the white area and choose "Add..."</p> <p><img src="/attachments/token/a2tbjlc9gorlrtp/?name=02_02.png" alt="02_02.png" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img></p> <p> </p> <p>Name the user, set a password and assign it to the root group "tty", which is not the permissions.</p> <p>To setup the permissions, go to Inventory -> Administration -> Roles och click Ctrl+Shift+R.</p> <p><img src="/attachments/token/9bmguoixsnffbjh/?name=02_03.png" alt="02_03.png" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img></p> <p> </p> <p>Right-click on any white space and choose "Add..." Name the role and select only the privileges as in the example below (CIM interaction).</p> <p><img src="/attachments/token/l0vxgnrqdkonlqb/?name=02_04.png" alt="02_04.png" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img></p> <p> </p> <p>Go back to the main screen and choose the "Permissions" tab. </p> <p> </p> <p><img src="/attachments/token/gi52dpy09asrxsb/?name=02_05.png" alt="02_05.png" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img></p> <p> </p> <p>Add the user you created earlier and in the dropdown box for "Assigned Role", choose your newly created role.</p> </article> </main>