Sometimes devices monitored by are running within a cluster or deliberate deployment pattern. For these cases (virtual, wireless, storage, cloud, and more) it is best practice to first discover the management host or service with the appropriate credentials.

  • NAS or SAN. Use Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMIS) credentials.
  • Virtual Hosts. Use VMware credentials for vCenter and ESX/ESXi. Use Windows credentials for Hyper-V.
  • Wireless LAN Controllers. Typically Wireless LAN Controllers use SSH credentials or Meraki Cloud credentials.
  • Cloud. Azure and AWS credentials are available for discovering compute and storage resources.