VMware ESX/ESXi Monitoring

Gain in-depth insights on CPU, memory, disk, datastore and network of your ESX/ESXi servers. Receive instant alerts when the server is down or when thresholds are exceeded.

Add a VMware ESX/ESXi Monitor

1. Click Inventory > Admin > Monitors > Add Monitor.
2. Select VMware Monitor in Add Monitor page.
3. Specify the following information to add the VMware ESX/ESXi monitor:
   • Display Name: Specify a display name to identify the VMware monitor.
   • ESX/ESXi Server Name: Provide a Host name where the VM server is running.
   • Port: Specify the port number.
   • Username and Password: Mention the credentials for authentication purpose.
   • Associate with Monitor Group: Select a monitor group from the drop down list to associate this monitor or choose the default profile.
     To create a new group for monitor, click Monitor Group.
   • Location Profile: Select the location profile from the drop down list from where the ESX/ESXi can be monitored.
     
     This monitor requires the On-Premise Poller location to be available. Refer here to add and install On-Premise Poller.
     To configure location profile, See Location Profile. 
   • Auto Discover Virtual Machines: Use the toggle button to enable or disable the auto discovery of virtual machines.
     
4. Specify the following details for Configuration Profiles:
   • Threshold and Availability: Select a threshold profile from the drop down list or choose the default threshold set available and get notified when the resources cross the configured threshold and availability.
     To create a customized threshold and availability profile, refer Threshold and Availability.
   • Notification Profile: Choose a notification profile from the drop down list or select the default profile available. Notification profile helps to configure when and who gets notified in case of downtime.
     Refer Notification Profile to create a customized notification profile.
   • User Groups: Select the user group that need to be alerted during a outage.
     To add multiple users in a group, see User Groups.
   • Actions: Select an action to be executed when the VMware ESX/ESXi is down/trouble/up/any status change/any attribute change. The defined action gets executed when there is a state change and selected user groups are alerted.
     To automate corrective actions on failure, refer Actions.
   • Pager Duty: Send alerts to Pager Duty when your ESX/ESXi server is trouble/down.
     
     
5. Click Save.