monitor vmware esx5

[mark_j]

Hello,

I want to monitor a few esx5 hosts with zabbix. I'm specially interested in datastore usage and LSI raid controller status.

On my esx4.0 and esx 4.1 hosts I used to install the redhat zabbix client but this isn't possible anymore in esx 5.0.

Can anybody tell me what is the most common way to monitor this?

Thanks! Mark

[harmonica]

http://www.zabbix.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15691

[mark_j]

Hi,
I've read the thread you are referring to. The zabbix_perl_api_vmware.pl is a good option and gives lots of information. But not the raid status of my LSI controller, arrays and disks.

Is it stil possible to install the zabbix-agent on an esx5 host?
Or is there a way to get raid status info via the zabbix_perl_api_vmware.pl script?

Mark

[harmonica]

For HP hardware you can use WBEM wbemcli. Read the entire thread http://www.zabbix.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15691 to get more information.

[mark_j]

It's not HP hardware.
Mostly supermicro servers.