---
title: "vCenter"
url: "https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/data-sources/appliances/broadcom/vcenter/"
last_modified: "2026-05-12T12:48:47+02:00"
---

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/llms.txt).

# vCenter

vCenter:
vCenter is a centralized management platform that provides a single console for managing an entire VMware vSphere virtual infrastructure, including multiple ESXi hosts and virtual machines.

To onboard such a source to Axoflow, complete the [generic appliance onboarding steps](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/data-sources/appliances/index.md).

## Labels

Axoflow automatically adds the following labels to data collected from this source:

| Analytics label | Message field | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `vendor` | [`meta.vendor`](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/reference/message-schema/reference/index.md#meta.vendor) | `broadcom` |
| `product` | [`meta.product`](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/reference/message-schema/reference/index.md#meta.product) | `vcenter` |
| `service` | [`meta.service.name`](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/reference/message-schema/reference/index.md#meta.service.name) | `vpxd`, `vws`, `stats`, `cim-diag`, `sms`, `vim`, `cis-license`, `applmgmt-audit`, `updatemgr`, `vmafdd`, `vmcad`, `vmdird`, `vmon`, `osfsd`, `wcpxsvc`, `wcpsvc`, `mbcs`, `vmcam`, `vpostgres`, `vsphere`, `vcha`, `vcenter-server` |

You can use the labels as:

- **Filter labels** on the [Analytics page](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/metrics/analytics/index.md),
- in the **Filter By Label** field during [log tapping](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/onboard-hosts/log-tapping/index.md).

You can use the message fields

- in [Flow Processing steps](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/data-management/processing/index.md), for example, in the **Query** field of **Select Messages** steps,
- in AQL expressions in the search bars.

## Sending data to Splunk

When sending the data collected from this source to Splunk, Axoflow uses the following sourcetype and index settings:

| source | sourcetype | index |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `vmware:vclog:<service-name>` | `vmware:vclog:<service-name>` | `infraops` |

The service-name in the source and sourcetype is the same as the [`service`](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/data-sources/appliances/broadcom/vcenter/index.md#labels) label, for example, `vmware:vclog:vmon`

If the Axoflow classification doesn’t set the source field for the message automatically, and you haven’t set it in a [flow processing step](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/data-management/processing/index.md#set-fields) manually (by setting the `meta.destination.splunk.source` field), AxoRouter automatically sets the source to the [name of the AxoRouter connector](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/reference/message-schema/reference/index.md#meta.connector.name) that received the message (for example, `axorouter-syslog-tcp-514`).

## Sending data to Google SecOps

When sending the data collected from this source to a [*dynamic* Google SecOps destination](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/destinations/google/secops/index.md), Axoflow sets the following log type: `VMWARE_VCENTER`.

## Sending data to Microsoft Sentinel

When sending the data collected from this source to a [Microsoft Sentinel destination](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/destinations/microsoft/sentinel/index.md), Axoflow normalizes the data and sends it to the following table: `Syslog`.

## Earlier name/vendor

- VMware vCenter