https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Infrastructure-Insights/Cloud-Insights-is-it-possible-to-montior-a-subset-of-virtual-machine-in-vCenter/m-p/437702#M168 <P>That is correct. It's possible to exclude virtual machines only based on the filter list by cluster, datacenter or esx host (one of the three). A more granular exclusion of VM's is not possible at this time. A practical approach could be to move vm's that are to be excluded to a dedicated host or cluster or one that is to be excluded anyway.</P> Fri, 26 Aug 2022 14:42:24 GMT hotz 2022-08-26T14:42:24Z https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Infrastructure-Insights/Cloud-Insights-is-it-possible-to-montior-a-subset-of-virtual-machine-in-vCenter/m-p/437682#M166 <P>Using Cloud Insights, is it possible to collect only a subset of virtual machines managed by Virtual Center?</P><P>The documentation&nbsp;<A href="https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/cloudinsights/task_dc_vmware.html#advanced-configuration" target="_blank">https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/cloudinsights/task_dc_vmware.html#advanced-configuration</A></P><P>seems to indicate you can create a filter list, based on&nbsp;<SPAN>CLUSTER, DATACENTER, or ESX HOST.</SPAN></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><SPAN>Does this mean it's possble to exclude virtual machines based on the above, but nothing more granualar like a VM Folder or an explicit list of virtual machines?</SPAN></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><SPAN>The licensing for Cloud Insights quickly adds up with lots of VMs, and not all may need monitoring.</SPAN></P> Wed, 04 Jun 2025 09:57:37 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Infrastructure-Insights/Cloud-Insights-is-it-possible-to-montior-a-subset-of-virtual-machine-in-vCenter/m-p/437682#M166 ChannelTapeFibre 2025-06-04T09:57:37Z https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Infrastructure-Insights/Cloud-Insights-is-it-possible-to-montior-a-subset-of-virtual-machine-in-vCenter/m-p/437702#M168 <P>That is correct. It's possible to exclude virtual machines only based on the filter list by cluster, datacenter or esx host (one of the three). A more granular exclusion of VM's is not possible at this time. A practical approach could be to move vm's that are to be excluded to a dedicated host or cluster or one that is to be excluded anyway.</P> Fri, 26 Aug 2022 14:42:24 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Infrastructure-Insights/Cloud-Insights-is-it-possible-to-montior-a-subset-of-virtual-machine-in-vCenter/m-p/437702#M168 hotz 2022-08-26T14:42:24Z