diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sensor/cpuspeed.py b/homeassistant/components/sensor/cpuspeed.py
index f3bd2dac9e259..393c1cd725728 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sensor/cpuspeed.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sensor/cpuspeed.py
@@ -6,27 +6,38 @@
 """
 import logging
 
+import voluptuous as vol
+
+from homeassistant.components.sensor import PLATFORM_SCHEMA
+from homeassistant.const import CONF_NAME
+import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity import Entity
 
 REQUIREMENTS = ['py-cpuinfo==0.2.3']
 
-_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-DEFAULT_NAME = "CPU speed"
+DEFAULT_NAME = 'CPU speed'
 ATTR_VENDOR = 'Vendor ID'
 ATTR_BRAND = 'Brand'
 ATTR_HZ = 'GHz Advertised'
 ICON = 'mdi:pulse'
 
+PLATFORM_SCHEMA = PLATFORM_SCHEMA.extend({
+    vol.Optional(CONF_NAME, default=DEFAULT_NAME): cv.string,
+})
+
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 # pylint: disable=unused-variable
 def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices, discovery_info=None):
     """Setup the CPU speed sensor."""
-    add_devices([CpuSpeedSensor(config.get('name', DEFAULT_NAME))])
+    name = config.get(CONF_NAME)
+
+    add_devices([CpuSpeedSensor(name)])
 
 
 class CpuSpeedSensor(Entity):
-    """Representation a CPU sensor."""
+    """Representation of a CPU sensor."""
 
     def __init__(self, name):
         """Initialize the sensor."""
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sensor/glances.py b/homeassistant/components/sensor/glances.py
index 4ebe8d797a56a..12f8d46090a3c 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sensor/glances.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sensor/glances.py
@@ -8,17 +8,20 @@
 from datetime import timedelta
 
 import requests
+import voluptuous as vol
 
-from homeassistant.const import STATE_UNKNOWN
+from homeassistant.components.sensor import PLATFORM_SCHEMA
+from homeassistant.const import (
+    CONF_HOST, CONF_PORT, STATE_UNKNOWN, CONF_NAME, CONF_RESOURCES)
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity import Entity
 from homeassistant.util import Throttle
+import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
 
-_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+DEFAULT_NAME = 'Glances'
+DEFAULT_HOST = 'localhost'
+_RESOURCE = 'api/2/all'
+DEFAULT_PORT = '61208'
 
-_RESOURCE = '/api/2/all'
-CONF_HOST = 'host'
-CONF_PORT = '61208'
-CONF_RESOURCES = 'resources'
 SENSOR_TYPES = {
     'disk_use_percent': ['Disk Use', '%'],
     'disk_use': ['Disk Use', 'GiB'],
@@ -36,7 +39,16 @@
     'process_sleeping': ['Sleeping', None]
 }
 
+PLATFORM_SCHEMA = PLATFORM_SCHEMA.extend({
+    vol.Required(CONF_HOST, default=DEFAULT_HOST): cv.string,
+    vol.Optional(CONF_NAME, default=DEFAULT_NAME): cv.string,
+    vol.Optional(CONF_PORT, default=DEFAULT_PORT): cv.port,
+    vol.Optional(CONF_RESOURCES, default=['disk_use']):
+        vol.All(cv.ensure_list, [vol.In(SENSOR_TYPES)]),
+})
+
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 # Return cached results if last scan was less then this time ago.
 MIN_TIME_BETWEEN_UPDATES = timedelta(seconds=60)
 
@@ -44,25 +56,17 @@
 # pylint: disable=unused-variable
 def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices, discovery_info=None):
     """Setup the Glances sensor."""
+    name = config.get(CONF_NAME)
     host = config.get(CONF_HOST)
-    port = config.get('port', CONF_PORT)
-    url = 'http://{}:{}{}'.format(host, port, _RESOURCE)
+    port = config.get(CONF_PORT)
+    url = 'http://{}:{}/{}'.format(host, port, _RESOURCE)
     var_conf = config.get(CONF_RESOURCES)
 
-    if None in (host, var_conf):
-        _LOGGER.error('Not all required config keys present: %s',
-                      ', '.join((CONF_HOST, CONF_RESOURCES)))
-        return False
-
     try:
         response = requests.get(url, timeout=10)
         if not response.ok:
             _LOGGER.error('Response status is "%s"', response.status_code)
             return False
-    except requests.exceptions.MissingSchema:
-        _LOGGER.error("Missing resource or schema in configuration. "
-                      "Please check the details in the configuration file")
-        return False
     except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
         _LOGGER.error("No route to resource/endpoint: %s", url)
         return False
@@ -71,10 +75,7 @@ def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices, discovery_info=None):
 
     dev = []
     for resource in var_conf:
-        if resource not in SENSOR_TYPES:
-            _LOGGER.error('Sensor type: "%s" does not exist', resource)
-        else:
-            dev.append(GlancesSensor(rest, config.get('name'), resource))
+        dev.append(GlancesSensor(rest, name, resource))
 
     add_devices(dev)
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sensor/systemmonitor.py b/homeassistant/components/sensor/systemmonitor.py
index c9767428aaadd..0455ffb642857 100755
--- a/homeassistant/components/sensor/systemmonitor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sensor/systemmonitor.py
@@ -6,11 +6,17 @@
 """
 import logging
 
+import voluptuous as vol
+
 import homeassistant.util.dt as dt_util
-from homeassistant.const import STATE_OFF, STATE_ON
+
+from homeassistant.const import (CONF_RESOURCES, STATE_OFF, STATE_ON)
+from homeassistant.components.sensor import PLATFORM_SCHEMA
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity import Entity
+import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
 
 REQUIREMENTS = ['psutil==4.3.0']
+
 SENSOR_TYPES = {
     'disk_use_percent': ['Disk Use', '%', 'mdi:harddisk'],
     'disk_use': ['Disk Use', 'GiB', 'mdi:harddisk'],
@@ -33,6 +39,14 @@
     'since_last_boot': ['Since Last Boot', '', 'mdi:clock']
 }
 
+PLATFORM_SCHEMA = PLATFORM_SCHEMA.extend({
+    vol.Optional(CONF_RESOURCES, default=['disk_use']):
+        vol.All(cv.ensure_list, [vol.Schema({
+            vol.Required('type'): vol.In(SENSOR_TYPES),
+            vol.Optional('arg'): cv.string,
+        })])
+})
+
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -40,13 +54,10 @@
 def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices, discovery_info=None):
     """Setup the System sensors."""
     dev = []
-    for resource in config['resources']:
+    for resource in config[CONF_RESOURCES]:
         if 'arg' not in resource:
             resource['arg'] = ''
-        if resource['type'] not in SENSOR_TYPES:
-            _LOGGER.error('Sensor type: "%s" does not exist', resource['type'])
-        else:
-            dev.append(SystemMonitorSensor(resource['type'], resource['arg']))
+        dev.append(SystemMonitorSensor(resource['type'], resource['arg']))
 
     add_devices(dev)
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/const.py b/homeassistant/const.py
index 52d71d141ac6c..ed024db6bb9d2 100644
--- a/homeassistant/const.py
+++ b/homeassistant/const.py
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
 CONF_PENDING_TIME = 'pending_time'
 CONF_PLATFORM = 'platform'
 CONF_PORT = 'port'
+CONF_RESOURCE = 'resource'
+CONF_RESOURCES = 'resources'
 CONF_SCAN_INTERVAL = 'scan_interval'
 CONF_STATE = 'state'
 CONF_TEMPERATURE_UNIT = 'temperature_unit'