VMware vCenter Integration

Overview

The NetBox vCenter integration helps organisations maintain a unified view of their virtual infrastructure by synchronising VMware vCenter data into NetBox. This eliminates manual data entry, reduces documentation drift, and provides a single source of truth for your network inventory.

What Gets Synchronized

• Datacenters
• Clusters
• Hosts
• Virtual Machines
• Virtual Interfaces
• IP Addresses
• Virtual Disks
• Host Interfaces (vNICs, pNICs)

Technical Info

For full details of vCenter to NetBox object and attribute mappings, please refer to the Technical Info section.

Key Features

• Automated Discovery: Automatically discovers and synchronizes data from vCenter into NetBox
• Real-time Data Synchronization: Keeps NetBox data current with vCenter inventory
• Comprehensive Object Mapping: Maps Datacenters, Clusters, Hosts, Virtual Machines, Virtual Interfaces, IP Addresses, Virtual Disks and Host Interfaces (vNICs, pNICs)
• NetBox Assurance Integration: Leverages NetBox Assurance for safe data ingestion and deviation management
• Secure Authentication: OAuth2 client credentials for secure communication with NetBox, plus Vault integrations for vCenter secrets
• Easy Deployment: Docker-based agents run in multiple network locations

Integration Architecture

The VMaware vCenter integration is built using the NetBox Labs controller integrations framework, which provides:

• Standardized Integration Pattern: Consistent approach across all controller integrations
• NetBox Assurance Integration: Built-in support for safe data ingestion and deviation management with NetBox Assurance
• Agent Based: Runs as part of the NetBox Discovery agent ecosystem using the Orb Agent Pro image

Compatibility

Supported NetBox Versions

• NetBox Cloud and NetBox Enterprise v4.2.3 and later with NetBox Assurance

Supported VMware vCenter Server Versions

• vCenter Server 8.0.2.x and later