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VMware ESXi 5 LUN (esxcli) Enterprise
Description
This connector discovers the LUNs of an VMware ESX5i server. It requires HTTPS access to the ESX host.
This connector supersedes:
Target
Typical platform: VMware ESXi
Operating systems: Linux, Out-Of-Band
Prerequisites
Leverages: ESX excli utility (installed locally on the agent host)
Technology and protocols: Command Lines
This connector requires advanced privileges on the managed host for the command below:
vcenter
This connector therefore needs to run as root or you need to configure a privilege-escalation mechanism like sudo
on the managed host to allow the monitoring account to run the command listed above.
Sample of /etc/sudoers to allow the above command to be run as root by the metricshub account:
metricshub ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: vcenter
This connector is not available for the local host (it is applicable to remote hosts only).
Examples
CLI
metricshub HOSTNAME -t linux -c +VMwareESX5iLUNesxcli --ssh -u USER --sudo-command-list vcenter
metricshub.yaml
resourceGroups:
<RESOURCE_GROUP>:
resources:
<HOSTNAME-ID>:
attributes:
host.name: <HOSTNAME> # Change with actual host name
host.type: linux
connectors: [ +VMwareESX5iLUNesxcli ] # Optional, to load only this connector
protocols:
ssh:
username: <USERNAME> # Change with actual credentials
password: <PASSWORD> # Encrypted using metricshub-encrypt
useSudo: true
useSudoCommands: [ "vcenter" ]
Connector Activation Criteria
The VMware ESXi 5 LUN (esxcli) 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 agent host
- Command:
esxcli -s %{HOSTNAME} -u %{USERNAME} -p %{PASSWORD} system version get
- Output contains:
Version: [567]
(regex)
- Command:
- The command below succeeds on the agent host
- Command:
esxcli -s %{HOSTNAME} -u %{USERNAME} -p %{PASSWORD} storage core path list
- Output contains:
Transport: fc
(regex)
- Command:
Metrics
Type | Collected Metrics | Specific Attributes |
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lun |
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other_device |
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