Open the Getting Started wizard if it is not open yet (Help -> Getting Started).

Select VMware under Data Sources, enter login credentials to vCenter, and click Discover (See the required permissions here What are the required vCenter permissions?).

After the discovery has completed, Faddom will detect the type of switches you are using and will allow you to either setup Netflow or deploy sensors. One of these two must be completed in order for Faddom to function.

Select the distributed switches for which you would like to receive netflow, then click Enable Netflow. Faddom will perform all the necessary configuration in the environment and will validate that it is receiving netflow.

To configure Netflow manually or if you are using NSX-T, please see the following guide: Configure Netflow In VMware

If you are using standard switches or if you want to enable full packet analysis (required to discover SSL certificates), you need to use the sensor deployment feature. Here, Faddom will deploy a lightweight VM to each of your ESX hosts and configure them so that the can collect all of the traffic for that host.

You can refer to our How to Deploy A Sensor via Faddom UI for details on how to deploy them automatically. You can see a full list of the changes Faddom will perform on your vCenter environment here What are the configuration changes the auto deployment performs?

In case you have a vCenter version prior to 6.5, you will need to perform the deployment manually or using a powershell script. See details here:

Configuring a vSwitch with promiscuous mode

Deploying Faddom Sensors Using Powershell