Description

This connector provides hardware monitoring through Hyper-V PowerShell cmdlets. The user requires Hyper-V Administrators membership.

Connector ID: HyperV

Target

Typical platform: Hyper-V Servers

Operating system: Microsoft Windows

Prerequisites

Leverages: PowerShell

Technology and protocols: System Commands

Examples

hws HOSTNAME -t win -f HyperV --wmi -u USER

hosts:
- host:
    hostname: <HOSTNAME> # Change with actual host name
    type: win
  selectedConnectors: [ HyperV ] # Optional, to load only this connector
  wmi:
    username: <USERNAME> # Change with actual credentials
    password: <PASSWORD> # Encrypted using hws-encrypt

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 command below succeeds on the monitored host
  • Command: Powershell.exe Get-VM
  • Output contains: State (regex)