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Discovery

This plugin can be integrated with Pandora FMS Discovery.

To do this, you must load the ".disco" package that you can download from the Pandora FMS library:

https://pandorafms.com/library/

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Once loaded, XenServer environments can be monitored by creating Discovery tasks from the Management > Discovery > Applications section.

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For each task, the following minimum data will be requested:

  • XenServer IP: IP of the XenServer server to monitor.
  • XenServer user: Connection user to the XenServer.
  • Password: Password of the connection user.
  • ID as Name: To enable an SR's id to be its agent name, the alias will remain the name.
  • Tentacle IP: IP of the Tentacle server to send agent data to. Normally this parameter will not be modified.
  • Tentacle port: Tentacle server port to send data to. Normally this parameter will not be modified.
  • Tentacle extra options: Additional options for sending data through the Tentacle client. Normally this parameter will not be modified.

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Task settings can also be adjusted to customize the desired monitoring:

  • Time adjustment: Time adjustment, enter in seconds.
  • Scan VM IP: Activate to check the IP of the virtual machines.
  • Scan all Hosts: Check to enable scanning of all hosts.
  • Scan all VM: Check to enable scanning of all virtual machines.
  • Scan all SR: Check to enable scanning of all SR agents.
  • Extra settings: Optional additional configuration block. Here you can include all the plugin configuration parameters you want, such as the REJECT or RENAME blocks.

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Tasks that are successfully completed will have an execution summary with the following information:

  • Hosts: Number of monitored hosts.
  • Storage: Amount of storage monitored.
  • VMs: Number of virtual machines that are not templates or control domain. A control domain is a special virtual machine that acts as a management interface to the Xen environment.
  • Hosts VMs running: Number of virtual machines running on the monitored hosts.
  • Hosts VMs installed: Number of virtual machines of the monitored hosts, including templates and control domains.

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The tasks that are not completed successfully will have an execution summary recording the errors produced.

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