Supported Target Systems

The scan tasks are supported on the following target systems


  • VMware vCenter and ESXi 7.0

  • VMware vCenter and ESXi 6.7

  • VMware vCenter and ESXi 6.5

  • VMware vCenter and ESXi 6.0


  • VMware vCenter and ESXi 5.5


  • VMware vCenter and ESXi 5.1

  • VMware vCenter and ESXi 5.0

  • VMware vCenter and ESXi 4.0

  • VMware vCenter 2.5 and ESXi 3


Access Settings

The VMware system scan tasks use the VMware VI SDK to communicate with both standalone ESX hosts and Virtual Center.


  • Firewall access must allow access to the VI SDK on the remote ESX Host or Virtual Center. Typically, this is port 443 (HTTPS).


  • Credentials must be provided for the remote system that have read-only permissions and the ability to read licenses. 


Local Service

These scan tasks are not supported for use with the XIA Local Service.


Automatic Detection


vCenter servers hosted on Windows machines are automatically detected and scanned by Windows machine scan tasks unmanaged (standalone) ESX hosts are not automatically detected.