vSphere automation SDK for REST resources usage

[Skeggii]

Hi !

I am actually trying to develop a monitoring application for the vCenters of my company. I am using Symfony/PHP, but is it possible with the vSphere automation SDK for REST to retrieve some informations like vm's CPU usage, vm's memory usage or host's memory usage ?

Thank you for your help.

Regards,

Thomas

[Alex_Romeo]

Hi,

Why develop it with HiSymfony / PHP that you can do it in PowerCLI?

PowerCLI Module to Check CPU, Memory and Storage OverCommitment - VMware PowerCLI Blog - VMware Blog...

it's just an advice ...

Alessandro Romeo

[larstr · Accepted solution]

Thomas,

Not every value you need is available through the REST API. The REST API is mainly focused on deployment and is still a bit limited when it comes to monitoring so you would still need to use the good old SOAP API. Or you can use PowerCLI to get those numbers in a slighly easier fashion. To get an idea of how to do this you could start here:

https://rudimartinsen.com/vsphere-performance/

Lars

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