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Agents generated by the plugin

The execution of this plugin will create several agents, depending on the configuration that has been implemented in the configuration file. In total the plugin can create the following agent types with the following modules:

Datacenter

An agent will be created for the datacenter specified in the configuration file, with the following modules

Module Name Description API version Disponibility
Ping ping ping to the machine that supports vCenter All Anytime
Check 443 port check443 Check to port 443 of the machine that supports vCenter All Anytime

Datastores

An agent will be created for each datastore to be monitored, according to the specified configuration, with the following modules

Module Name Description Versión API Disponibility
Capacity capacity Maximum Datastore capacity in bytes All Anytime
Free Space freeSpace Percentage of free space in the Datastore All Anytime
Disk Overallocation overallocation Percentage of disk over-allocation ≥v4.0 Anytime
Free Space Bytes freeSpaceBytes Amount of free space in bytes All Anytime

ESX

An agent will be created for each ESXI host to be monitored, according to the specific configuration.

Module Name Description API version Disponibility
Boot Time bootTime Last date on which the host was turned on All Anytime
CPU Info [x] cpuInfo CPU overview (one module is created per ESXi CPU) All If connected
Memory Size memorySize Total amount of host physical memory in Bytes All If connected
Overall CPU Usage overallCpuUsage Sum of all CPUs usage in Mhz All If  connected
Overall Memory Usage overallMemoryUsage Overall Memory Usage of VMware Hosts All If connected
Power State powerState Host power status ≥v2.5 Anytime
SSL Thumbprint sslThumbprint Host SSL fingerprint ≥v4.0 If configured
Uptime uptime Host Uptime in seconds ≥v4.1 If connected
VNIC Info [x] vnicInfo Information on host virtual network interfaces All If configured and connected
Host Alive hostAlive Module that is worth 1 if the ESX is connected and 0 otherwise All Anytime
Connection State connectionState Host connection status All Anytime
Disk Read diskRead Kbps rate read from disk All Nivel stats ≥2
Disk Write diskWrite Disk written Kbps rate All Nivel stats ≥2
Disk Read Latency diskReadLatency Disk read latency in milliseconds All Nivel stats ≥2
Disk Write Latency diskWriteLatency Disk write latency in milliseconds All Nivel stats ≥2
Data received netReceived Kbps rate received from host All Nivel stats ≥2
Data transmitted netTransmitted Rate of Kbps sent from host All Nivel stats ≥2
Packages Received netPkgRx Number of packets received in the interval All Nivel stats ≥2
Packages Transmitted netPkgTx Number of packets sent in the interval All Nivel stats ≥2
CPU Usage cpuUsagePercent Percentage of CPU usage All Nivel stats ≥2
Memory Usage memoryUsagePercent Percentage of RAM usage All Nivel stats ≥2
Net Usage netUsage Network data received and sent from all NICs All Nivel stats ≥2
Disk Rate diskRate Assaulted I/O rate in KB/sec All Nivel stats ≥2
Max. Disk Latency maxDiskLatency Maximum latency of all disks All Nivel stats ≥2
HA Status haStatus Host HA status ≥v5.0 If configured
Sensor* systemHealthInfo Status of hardware sensors (one module per sensor) All ESXi >= 3.5

VM

An agent will be created for each virtual machine to be monitored, according to the specific configuration.

Módulo Nombre corto Descripción Versión API Disponibilidad
Boot Time bootTime Última fecha en la que se encendió la máquina virtual All If connected
Connection State connectionState Estado de la conexión All Anytime
Consumed Overhead Memory consumedOverheadMemory Cantidad de memoria consumida por la máquina virtual en MB ≥v4.0 if configured
CPU Allocation cpuAllocation Información sobre los recursos asignados a la CPU de la máquina virtual All if configured
Disk Free [x] diskFree Porcentaje libre del disco de la máquina virtual. (Habrá un módulo por cada disco que contenga la máquina virtual) All if configured
Guest State guestState Modo de operación del sistema operativo huésped All if configured
Host Info host Información sobre el host VMware All if configured
Host Alive hostAlive Módulo que vale 1 si la máquina virtual está en ejecución y 0 en caso contrario All Anytime
Host Memory Usage hostMemoryUsage Memoria consumida por la máquina virtual en MB All if connected
Host Name hostName Nombre del host asociado All if configured
IP Address [x] ipAddress Dirección IP de la máquina. (Aparecerá una por interfaz de red disponible) ≥v4.1 if configured
MAC Address [x] macAddress Dirección MAC de la máquina. (Aparecerá una por interfaz de red disponible) All if configured
Max CPU Usage maxCpuUsage Límite superior de uso de la CPU de la máquina virtual All If connected
Max Memory Usage maxMemoryUsage Límite superior de uso de la memoria RAM de la máquina virtual All If connected
Memory Allocation memoryAllocation Límite de los recursos para la memoria All if configured
Memory Overhead memoryOverhead Cantidad de memoria usada por la máquina virtual por encima de las necesidades del sistema operativo huésped en Bytes All if configured
Overall CPU Demand overallCpuDemand Estadísticas básicas sobre el rendimiento de la CPU en Mhz ≥v4.0 If connected
Overall CPU Usage overallCpuUsage Estadísticas básicas sobre el uso de la CPU en Mhz All If connected
Power State powerState Estado actual de la máquina virtual All Anytime
Private Memory privateMemory Cantidad de memoria en MB que se otorga a la máquina virtual de la memoria no compartida ≥v4.0 If connected
Shared Memory sharedMemory Cantidad de memoria en MB que se otorga a la máquina virtual de la memoria compartida ≥v4.0 If connected
Tools Running Status toolsRunningStatus Estado actual de ejecución de VMware Tools instaladas en el sistema operativo huésped ≥v4.0 if configured
Trigger Alarm State triggeredAlarmState Estado de las alarmas de VMware ≥v4.0 if configured
Uptime Seconds uptimeSeconds Uptime de la máquina virtual en segundos ≥v4.1 If connected
Virtual Image Path virtualImagePath Ruta del archivo de configuración de la máquina virtual (.vmx) All Anytime
Disk Read diskRead Tasa de Kbps leidos del disco All Nivel stats ≥2
Disk Write diskWrite Tasa de Kbps escritos del disco All Nivel stats ≥2
Disk Read Latency diskReadLatency Latencia de lectura del disco en milisegundos All Nivel stats ≥2
Disk Write Latency diskWriteLatency Latencia de escritura del disco en milisegundos All Nivel stats ≥2
Data received netReceived Tasa de Kbps recibidos del host All Nivel stats ≥2
Data transmitted netTransmitted Tasa de Kbps enviados del host All Nivel stats ≥2
Packages Received netPkgRx Número de paquetes recibidos en el intervalo All Nivel stats ≥2
Packages Transmitted netPkgTx Número de paquetes enviados en el intervalo All Nivel stats ≥2
CPU Usage cpuUsagePercent Porcentaje de uso de CPU All Nivel stats ≥2
Memory Usage memoryUsagePercent Porcentaje de uso de la memoria RAM All Nivel stats ≥2
Net Usage netUsage Datos de red recibidos y enviados de todas las NICs All Nivel stats ≥2
Disk Rate diskRate Tasa I/O agredada en KB/seg All Nivel stats ≥2
Max. Disk Latency maxDiskLatency Latencia máxima de todos los discos All Nivel stats ≥2
HeartBeat heartbeat Número de heartbeats de la máquina virtual All Nivel stats ≥2
CPU Ready cpuReady Porcentaje de tiempo que la máquina está en lista, pero no encolada para ejecutarse en la CPU física All Nivel stats ≥2
Number Snapshots snapshotCounter Número de snapshots para la máquina virtual (este Módulo puede afectar al rendimiento de la monitorización, por ello se recomienda ejecutarlo con un valor de intervalo alto, por ejemplo cada hora). All Nivel stats ≥2
Date Snapshots snapshotDate Nombre y fecha de los snapshots de una máquina virtual All if configured
HA Status haStatus Estado HA para la máquina virtual ≥v5.0 if configured

Switches

If switch monitoring is enabled with the "virtual_network_monitoring" option in the configuration file, an agent will be created for each switch with the following modules:

<nombre_switch>_ifOperStatus indicates the operational status of a physical or virtual network interface
<nombre_switch>_overallStatus indicates the general status of the switch in terms of availability and health
<nombre_switch>_connectedVMs displays the number of virtual machines that are connected
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