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Hyper-V

Description

This connector enables hardware monitoring for Hyper-V through Hyper-V PowerShell cmdlets. The user needs a Hyper-V Administrators membership.

Connector file name: MS_HW_HyperV.hdf

Target

Typical platform: Hyper-V Servers

Operating system: Microsoft Windows

Prerequisites

Requires KM Version: 11.3.00 or greater

Leverages: PowerShell

Technology and protocols: System Commands

Connector Activation Criteria

The Hyper-V connector will be automatically activated, and its status will be reported as OK if all the below criteria are met:

  • The KM is in version 11.3.00 or greater
  • The command below succeeds on the monitored host
    • Command: Powershell.exe Get-VM
    • Output contains: State (regex)

Monitors

Object Type Collected Parameters Discovered Properties
Virtual Machine (MS_HW_VM)
  • Power Consumption
  • Power State
  • Additional Information 1
  • Hostname
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