ESXI 5.1 Monitor

[Centosuser]

Dear All,

i was wondering if there is some possibility to monitor the VM's on the ESXI,

like if a server goes down or been rebooted to send a notification,

[vmroyale]

Note: Discussion successfully moved from VMware vSphere™ vNetwork to VMware ESXi 5

Tools like WhatsUp work well. Just ESXi and no vCenter right?

[Centosuser]

yes just a single ESXI

thank you,

you mean whatsup ipswitch?

[vmroyale]

you mean whatsup ipswitch?

Yes.

[Centosuser]

Thank you,

so ESXI doesnt have any tools for this? i need to use a 3rd party software

[vmroyale]

Correct - ESXi has no alerting, so yes you will need 3rd party software or vCenter.

[amanvcp]

you can also try using the Alarms for some level of monitoring on ESXi hosts and VMs.

Goto VC, select VC name at left top, goto alarms and edit the definition that matches your requirement, set action to send email.

Goto VC home, vCenter server settings, Mail, and set the fields there. Test it and let me know if this helps.

[Centosuser]

Thank you for your answer,

i am on a single ESXI, planing in couple of month to add the second ESXI for Test LAB,

can i still install Vcenter server on a single ESXI?

[JimKnopf99]

Hi,

you could install a vCenter Server on a seperate Windows machine or use the virtual vcenter appliance.

But you have to buy a license for the vCenter. You could use it  60 days for free testing. But after that, you have to buy a license.

Frank

[SergioSa]

Centosuser.

     I believe your questiona is not compete.

     There is several ways to do this using third part tools.

     You can use any monitoring tool with an agent installed on VM to provide alerts about VM state.

     Is there any other point on your question?

[Centosuser]

Sergio,

thank you i undersand it now,

JimKnop  the seperated windows does it need to be Virtual or physique? where can i download the trial version?

i looked over the net but nothing to download!

[amanvcp]

You have to create an account on my.vmware.com , and then goto downloads and can download trial version from there.

the vCenter app is a vApp - hence VM and requires no OS to be pre-installed. And you can install VC on any platform ( physical / Virtual ) and that requires a windows OS.

[Centosuser]

i am so sorry,

i am looking for the appliance version to install it on my ESXI,

yes i do have account with VMWare, so does my company

when i went to the page i can't download it

You either are not entitled or do not have permissions to download this product.

Check with your MyVMware Super User, procurement contact or administrator.

If you recently purchased this product through VMware Store or through a third-party, try downloading later

https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/details?downloadGroup=VCL-VSP510-VC-51U1&productId=285&download=t...

[JimKnopf99]

Hi,

that doesn't matter. It could be both. Physical and virtual.

Frank

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[admin]

Check this kb http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2033007

[Centosuser]

AakashJ      in your article it said ( SNMP traffic must be configured before) , does it mean on the servers ( VM's) or the host ESXI?