VMWare Api¶
The nep-vmware-api provides the minimum requirements to implement VMWare Environment monitoring through VCSA and Directly
Using the provided objects, is possible to: - Cluster monitoring - ESXi monitoring - ESXi monitoring (used also with VMD Module) - ESXi monitoring Directly - vCenter Basic Service monitored - vCenter Basic Service monitored directly - vCenter Snapshots monitoring (age and count)
Using the provided objects, is possible to:
CPU Usage
Memory Usage
Host Connected
CPU Usage
Runtime Status
Runtime Issues
Uptime
NET Usage
Disk IO Stats Read
Disk IO Stats Write
Swap Usage
VMFS
Snapshot age
Snapshot count
Minimum supported environment¶
This package can be installed on systems running the software described below. Systems with equivalent components are also suitable for installation.
Required software |
Requirements |
|---|---|
NetEye |
Version |
NetEye modules |
|
Package requirements¶
Service and Host Template shipped with package nep-vmware-api require the following nep:
nep-common
To use the command you need to add the auth file under the Icinga2 dir, with NetEye this will be done by Setup like code below:
mkdir -p /neteye/shared/icinga2/conf/vmware-auth-files/
touch /neteye/shared/icinga2/conf/vmware-auth-files/generic-vcsa
chown -R root:icinga /neteye/shared/icinga2/conf/vmware-auth-files
cat /neteye/shared/icinga2/conf/vmware-auth-files/generic-vcsa
username=XXXX@
password=
chmod 640 /neteye/shared/icinga2/conf/vmware-auth-files/generic-vcsa
NB. The user should have permission read-only to all the VCSA Objects
Setup instructions¶
To setup Package nep-vmware-api, just use the Setup Utility:
nep-setup install nep-vmware-api
Available Objects¶
This section contains a description of all the Objects from this package that can be used to build your own monitoring environment.
Director Objects¶
This package contains the following Director Objects:
Host Templates
The following Host Templates can be used to freely create Host Objects. Remember to not edit these Host Templates because they will be restored/updated at the next NEP package update.
Host Template name |
Description |
|---|---|
nx-ht-vmware-api-host-system |
Describe a generic VMware Host. |
nx-ht-vmware-api-virtual-machine |
Describe a generic VMware VM. |
nx-ht-vmware-api-vcsa |
Describe a generic VMware vCenter. |
nx-ht-virtual-vmware-cluster |
Describe a generic VMware Cluster. |
Service Templates
The following Service Templates can be used to freely create Service Objects, Service Apply Rules or Service Sets. Remember to not edit these Service Templates because they will be restored/updated at the next NEP Package update.
Template name |
Run on Agent |
Description |
|---|---|---|
nx-st-agentless-vmware |
No |
Checks all aspects of monitoring a VMWare environment directly |
nx-st-agentless-vmware-datacenter |
No |
Checks all aspects of monitoring a VMWare ESXi montioring |
nx-st-agentless-vmware-snapshot |
No |
Checks all aspects of monitoring VMWare Snapshots |
nx-st-agentless-vmware-direct |
No |
Checks all aspects of monitoring VMWare directly |
nx-st-agentless-vmware-cluster |
No |
Checks all aspects of monitoring VMWare cluster |
Service Sets
The following Service Sets can be used to freely monitor Host Objects. Remember to not edit these Service Sets because they will be restored/updated at the next NEP Package update.
Service Set name |
Description |
|---|---|
nx-ss-vmware-cluster-datacenter |
Cluster monitoring through VCSA: CPU Usage, Memory Usage,Host Connected |
nx-ss-vmware-esx-datacenter |
ESXi monitoring through VCSA: CPU Usage, Memory Usage,Runtime Status,Runtime Issues,Uptime |
nx-ss-vmware-esx-datacenter-extended |
ESXi monitoring through VCSA (used also with VMD Module):NET Usage,Disk IO Stats Read,Disk IO Stats Write,Swap Usage |
nx-ss-vmware-esx-direct |
ESXi monitoring Directly: CPU Usage, Memory Usage,Runtime Status,Runtime Issues,NET Usage,Disk IO Stats Read,Disk IO Stats Write,VMFS,Swap Usage,Uptime |
nx-ss-vmware-vcenter-datacenter |
vCenter Basic Service monitored through VCSA: VMFS,Host Connected,CPU Load,Memory Usage |
nx-ss-vmware-vcenter-direct |
vCenter Basic Service monitored directly: VMFS,Host Connected,CPU Load,Memory Usage |
nx-ss-vmware-vcenter-snapshosts |
vCenter Snapshots monitoring (age and count): Snapshot count,Snapshot age |
ITOA Dashboards¶
The Package does not provide any ITOA Dashboards right now.
Package’s objects list¶
Object Type |
Object Name |
Editable |
Containing File |
|---|---|---|---|
Director Command |
nx-c-check-vmware-api-datacenter |
No |
baskets/import/nep-vmware-api-02-command.json |
Director Command |
nx-c-check-vmware-api |
No |
baskets/import/nep-vmware-api-02-command.json |
Director Command |
nx-c-check-vmware-snapshot |
No |
baskets/import/nep-vmware-api-02-command.json |
Director Command |
nx-c-vclusteralive |
No |
baskets/import/nep-vmware-api-02-command.json |
Director Data List |
[NX] VmWare ESX command |
No |
baskets/import/nep-vmware-api-01-datalist.json |
Director Host Template |
nx-ht-virtual-vmware-cluster |
No |
baskets/import/nep-vmware-api-03-host.json |
Director Host Template |
nx-ht-vmware-api-host-system |
No |
baskets/import/nep-vmware-api-03-host.json |
Director Host Template |
nx-ht-vmware-api-vcsa |
No |
baskets/import/nep-vmware-api-03-host.json |
Director Host Template |
nx-ht-vmware-api-virtual-machine |
No |
baskets/import/nep-vmware-api-03-host.json |
Director Host Template |
nx-ht-vmware-host-system |
No |
baskets/import/nep-vmware-api-03-host.json |
Director Host Template |
nx-ht-vmware-object |
No |
baskets/import/nep-vmware-api-03-host.json |
Director Host Template |
nx-ht-vmware-vcsa |
No |
baskets/import/nep-vmware-api-03-host.json |
Director Host Template |
nx-ht-vmware-virtual-machine |
No |
baskets/import/nep-vmware-api-03-host.json |
Director Service Set |
nx-ss-vmware-cluster-datacenter |
No |
baskets/import/nep-vmware-api-05-serviceset.json |
Director Service Set |
nx-ss-vmware-esx-datacenter-extended |
No |
baskets/import/nep-vmware-api-05-serviceset.json |
Director Service Set |
nx-ss-vmware-esx-datacenter |
No |
baskets/import/nep-vmware-api-05-serviceset.json |
Director Service Set |
nx-ss-vmware-esx-direct |
No |
baskets/import/nep-vmware-api-05-serviceset.json |
Director Service Set |
nx-ss-vmware-vcenter-datacenter |
No |
baskets/import/nep-vmware-api-05-serviceset.json |
Director Service Set |
nx-ss-vmware-vcenter-direct |
No |
baskets/import/nep-vmware-api-05-serviceset.json |
Director Service Set |
nx-ss-vmware-vcenter-snapshosts |
No |
baskets/import/nep-vmware-api-05-serviceset.json |
Director Service Template |
nx-st-agentless-vmware-cluster |
No |
baskets/import/nep-vmware-api-04-service.json |
Director Service Template |
nx-st-agentless-vmware-datacenter |
No |
baskets/import/nep-vmware-api-04-service.json |
Director Service Template |
nx-st-agentless-vmware-direct |
No |
baskets/import/nep-vmware-api-04-service.json |
Director Service Template |
nx-st-agentless-vmware |
No |
baskets/import/nep-vmware-api-04-service.json |
Director Service Template |
nx-st-agentless-vmware-snapshot |
No |
baskets/import/nep-vmware-api-04-service.json |
