VMware ESXi 3.x

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Description

This connector provides hardware monitoring through the VMware ESXi implementation of SMASH, through the WBEM protocol.

Connector ID: VMwareESXi

This connector is superseded by:

This connector supersedes:

IpmiTool

Target

Typical platform: VMware ESXi

Operating systems: Out-of-Band, Linux

Prerequisites

Leverages: WBEM

Technology and protocols: WBEM

Examples

CLI

hws HOSTNAME -t management -f VMwareESXi --wbem -u USER

hws-config.yaml

hosts:
- host:
    hostname: <HOSTNAME> # Change with actual host name
    type: management
  selectedConnectors: [ VMwareESXi ] # Optional, to load only this connector
  wbem:
    protocol: https
    port: 5989
    username: <USERNAME> # Change with actual credentials
    password: <PASSWORD> # Encrypted using hws-encrypt

Connector Activation Criteria

The VMware ESXi 3.x connector will be automatically activated, and its status will be reported as OK if all the below criteria are met:

The WBEM query below to the managed host succeeds:
- Namespace: root/cimv2
- WQL Query: SELECT MajorVersion FROM VMware_HypervisorSoftwareIdentity
- Result contains: ^3 (regex)

Metrics

Type	Collected Metrics	Specific Attributes (Labels)
Enclosure	`hw.enclosure.energy` `hw.status{hw.type="enclosure",state="present"}`	`model` `serial_number` `type` `vendor`
Battery	`hw.status{hw.type="battery",state="ok\|degraded\|failed"}` `hw.status{hw.type="battery",state="present"}`
Processor	`hw.cpu.speed.limit{limit_type="max"}` `hw.status{hw.type="cpu",state="ok\|degraded\|failed"}` `hw.status{hw.type="cpu",state="present"}`	`model`
Fan	`hw.fan.limit{limit_type="high.critical"}` `hw.fan.speed` `hw.fan.speed_ratio` `hw.fan.speed_ratio.limit{limit_type="critical"}` `hw.status{hw.type="fan",state="ok\|degraded\|failed"}` `hw.status{hw.type="fan",state="present"}`
Memory Module	`hw.status{hw.type="memory",state="ok\|degraded\|failed"}` `hw.status{hw.type="memory",state="present"}`
Network Card, FC Port	`hw.network.bandwidth.limit` `hw.network.full_duplex` `hw.network.up` `hw.status{hw.type="network",state="ok\|degraded\|failed"}` `hw.status{hw.type="network",state="present"}`	`physical_address`
Power Supply	`hw.status{hw.type="power_supply",state="ok\|degraded\|failed"}` `hw.status{hw.type="power_supply",state="present"}`
Temperature Sensor	`hw.status{hw.type="temperature",state="ok\|degraded\|failed"}` `hw.status{hw.type="temperature",state="present"}` `hw.temperature` `hw.temperature.limit{limit_type="high.critical"}` `hw.temperature.limit{limit_type="high.degraded"}`
Voltage Sensor	`hw.status{hw.type="voltage",state="ok\|degraded\|failed"}` `hw.status{hw.type="voltage",state="present"}` `hw.voltage` `hw.voltage.limit{limit_type="high.critical"}` `hw.voltage.limit{limit_type="low.critical"}`

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