vmware ESXi 4.0 / host system monitoring

[Mike Hanby]

Thanks for pointing out check_esx_wbem, Chris.  I've been using the op5 perl script, check_esx3, for monitoring the individual components within ESX, but I'm adding check_esx_wbem to monitor the overall hardware health of each ESXi server.

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From: linux-poweredge-bounces at lists.us.dell.com [mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at lists.us.dell.com] On Behalf Of Christoph Kautz
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 1:10 AM
To: linux-poweredge at lists.us.dell.com
Subject: RE: vmware ESXi 4.0 / host system monitoring

to keep the list informed:

under the link below, you find a python script (check_esx_wbem.py) which polls all information from the poweredge hardware ESXi is aware of (including PERC controller, raid configuration, disk status, PSU status, CPU, RAM, fans,…). The output of the script shows all related information about the hardware and it’s configuration and the last line contains the system-wide status – usually just “OK”

it’s easy to configure nagios, or any given monitoring solution to check periodically for that “OK” and throw an alert if the last line =!  “OK”
I’ve tested this with ESXi, Version 4.0 and a Poweredge 2950 III Server with Perc6 Raid controller and everything seems to work well.

Link to the python script:
http://www.monitoringexchange.org/cgi-bin/page.cgi?g=2697.html;d=1

Thanks for your help!

regards,
chris



Von: linux-poweredge-bounces at lists.us.dell.com [mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at lists.us.dell.com] Im Auftrag von Jason Ede
Gesendet: Dienstag, 23. Juni 2009 12:28
An: linux-poweredge at lists.us.dell.com
Betreff: RE: vmware ESXi 4.0 / host system monitoring

We use zabbix instead, but it is possible to do impi monitoring of the machine. Also with a python script you can bring out the contents of the health status screen from esxi and then use that in your monitoring solution. I think ESXi will see the Perc6 with no problems... If not then might want to see if can get MegaCli running on esxi and then pull the data out from that.

Jason

From: linux-poweredge-bounces at lists.us.dell.com [mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at lists.us.dell.com] On Behalf Of Christoph Kautz
Sent: 23 June 2009 09:39
To: linux-poweredge at lists.us.dell.com
Subject: vmware ESXi 4.0 / host system monitoring

Hello,

i am currently in an evaluation process of the free vmware hypervisor ESXi 4.0 and I was wondering if someone could give me a hint how one could monitor the hardware resources of the ESXi host system – in my case a poweredge 2950III with SAS perc6 raid controller – I’ve been googling around quite some time now but I only found information regarding ESXi 3.5 – however, the vmware compatibility list states ESXi 4.0 is compatible with my hardware…

I’d like to integrate the host system into my nagios setup, is that even possible to achieve? ;-)
Best regards,
chris



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