esxi support version

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Hi 
 Recently I need build a ESXi 8.x as testing plateform.and I want to using sentinel to collect. 
 But I check market place ....this version 2011.1r6 the release date is 2020...but extract it , it show the version is 2017... 
 Do we have new collector for Vmware in the future ? 
 
 Wencheng

Crawford Roy · Answer

I guess the question is, does it work against ESXi 8.x? If it does then don't get too hung up on the version being from 2017. I think it depends on whether the format of the events ESXi sends out has changed or whether they've implemented new events types etc, and if that's the case then you can raise a request to have the collector updated. Although, in the first instance you may want to have a look at the SmartConnector, which seems to support a much more recent version of ESXi (albeit still not v8.x).

Crawford Roy · Answer

The SmartConnector is'nt that complex, and you don't need to be familiar with the Arcsight product set to use it. All it really does is to parse the events into CEF format and send them onto Sentinel via the CEF Collector. 
 I would suggest you start by confirming there is actually an issue using the latest VMware Collector against ESXi 8 (It might just work). If it doesn't work or it needs updating with new events, then you could raise it on the ideas portal, or better yet, raise a support request for it. Although, you might find that the SmartConnector is suggested as an alternative.

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