VMware Hardware Monitoring
Monitor your ESX/ESXi hardware sensors like cables, systemboards, and Bios and get detailed analysis including the status and count of all the hardware sensors.
Prerequisites
- Site24x7 On-Premise Poller version 5.1.1 and above.
- VMware Read Only or Administrator role for that particular VMware ESX/ESXi host. Learn how to enable these privileges.
Adding a VMware Hardware Monitor
A VMware hardware monitor can be discovered automatically while adding a VMware ESX/ESXi monitor.
Polling: You can choose how would you prefer your monitors to be polled—via VMware vCenter or the individual VMware ESX/ESXi host credential. Learn more about VMware polling.
Existing Setup:
Hardware-related metrics for ESXi hosts are currently displayed under the Hardware tab (VMware > VMware Resources > ESX/ESXi Host > click on a monitor) in Site24x7.
Migrating to a New Monitor Type:
By October 31, 2021, we will be migrating these metrics to a new monitor type under VMware > VMware Resources > ESX Hardware. All thresholds configured for hardware-related metrics in the VMware ESXi monitor will be deprecated by October 31, 2021.
For existing VMware ESXi monitors, the current hardware metrics will be automatically moved as a new VMware ESXi hardware monitor under VMware > VMware Resources > ESX Hardware. For new VMware ESXi monitors, once the ESXi host is added, a new VMware ESXi hardware monitor will be added under VMware > VMware Resources > ESX Hardware.
Add a Hardware Monitor:
For an existing VMware ESX/ESXi monitor:
- In the Site24x7 web client, go to VMware > VMware Resources > ESX/ESXi Host. Click on the ESX/ESXi monitor for which you want to monitor the hardware sensors.
- Hover on the hamburger icon beside the monitor display name and click Edit.
- In the Edit VMware ESX/ESXi Monitor page, toggle Yes for the option Hardware under Discover and Auto-add Resources. By default, this option is set to Yes and 50 sensors will be added per hardware monitor. Alternatively, you can choose the sensors that require monitoring. Learn more.
- Save your changes.
You can also discover hardware sensors for multiple ESX/ESXi hosts in one go using the VMware Discovery Options under Admin > Inventory > Bulk Action.
Licensing
50 hardware sensors will be considered one basic monitor.