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Adding a VMware VM Monitor

1. Click Inventory > Admin > Monitors > Add Monitor.
2. Select VMware VM Monitor in Add Monitor page.
3. Specify the following information to add the VMware VM 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.
   • VM Name: Specify the name of the VM.
   • UUID: Specify the UUID number for your distributed server.
   • 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.
      
5. Click Save.