4 Replies Latest reply on Jul 17, 2019 11:22 AM by sk84

Nagios vSphere monitoring via NRPE

gbeeJib26 Feb 23, 2012 4:00 AM

Can anyone guide me on why the host machine does not find the rpm when it is clearly there as i have made a folder with the downloaded rpms i.e. nagios-nrpe & nagios-plugins?

I can't seem to be able to install the rpms.

BR,

Jib

1. Re: Nagios vSphere monitoring via NRPE

G4m30v3r Feb 28, 2012 11:15 AM (in response to gbeeJib26)

I also would like more information on this. VSphere 5 doesnt seem to have rpm installation capabilites. I also couldnt find yum or apt. I'm pretty new to VMSphere, so any help, tutorials, walkthru's would be much appreciated!
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2. Re: Nagios vSphere monitoring via NRPE

mcowger Feb 28, 2012 2:10 PM (in response to G4m30v3r)

vSphere 5 is no longer based on RedHat, and not longer has any semblance of an RPM system.

You wont be able to install RPMs (easily) in it - and honestly, and agent based method of monitoring these hosts is the wrong way to go. A check based on WBEM/CIM is the future and direction vSphere is going: http://exchange.nagios.org/directory/Plugins/Operating-Systems/*-Virtual-Environments/VMWare/Check-hardware-running-VMware-ESXi/details
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3. Re: Nagios vSphere monitoring via NRPE

CERKYR Jul 17, 2019 9:02 AM (in response to mcowger)

Hello,
What are the news on this issue ?
Regards,
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4. Re: Nagios vSphere monitoring via NRPE

sk84 Jul 17, 2019 11:22 AM (in response to CERKYR)

It's great that you found and revived a post from 2012...

The news is in the post above yours. VMware uses CIM to monitor the health of an ESXi host and monitoring tools can also retrieve this information.
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