# I have an ESXi host that is hosting 3 VMs, inside 3 VMs there is OneAgent monitoring already. Now if I also install OneAgent in the ESXi host, would there conflict/problem?

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**Created:** [October 23, 2020, 6:33am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/i-have-an-esxi-host-that-is-hosting-3-vms-inside-3-vms-there-is-oneagent-monitoring-already-now-if-i-also-install-oneagent-in-the-esxi-host-would-there-conflict-problem/20640 "2020-10-23T06:33:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![waikeat\_chan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/user_avatar/community.dynatrace.com/waikeat_chan/32/33405_2.png) [@waikeat\_chan](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/waikeat_chan)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 6:33am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/i-have-an-esxi-host-that-is-hosting-3-vms-inside-3-vms-there-is-oneagent-monitoring-already-now-if-i-also-install-oneagent-in-the-esxi-host-would-there-conflict-problem/20640/1 "2020-10-23T06:33:16Z")

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I have an ESXi host that is hosting 3 VMs, inside 3 VMs there is OneAgent monitoring already. Now if I also install OneAgent in the ESXi host, would there conflict/problem?

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**Author:** ![Julius\_Loman](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/user_avatar/community.dynatrace.com/julius_loman/32/51_2.png) [@Julius\_Loman](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/Julius_Loman)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 7:58am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/i-have-an-esxi-host-that-is-hosting-3-vms-inside-3-vms-there-is-oneagent-monitoring-already-now-if-i-also-install-oneagent-in-the-esxi-host-would-there-conflict-problem/20640/2 "2020-10-23T07:58:08Z")

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AFAIK installation on ESX is not supported and it does not make much sense. Please use the vmware integration in Dynatrace for connecting to ESX or VCenter.