VMWare monitoring in 2.2.0

[marakshin]

Hello.
Today, I`m upgrade to version 2.2
All it`s ok, but some features does not work...
I cant`t configure zabbix binaries with vmware monitoring support. configure script does not have a key for enable this feature.
I try to set in zabbix_server.conf StartVMWareConnectors=1 but have a error in startup output:
ERROR: cannot start vmware collector because Zabbix server is built without VMware support
My OS is: FreeBSD 8.3

Anybody try this feature? it works fine?

[timmy]

Same issue on Centos 5.10

No options for configuring VMware support in 'configure --help' but library 'libzbxvmware' compiled correctly without any particular requests.

In server.c default value for CONFIG_VMWARE_FORKS that is checked while showing error about Vmware support is 0. This constant read and set in function zbx_load_config from config parameter "StartVMwareCollectors" but in my config its set to 1.

While further checking:
#if defined(HAVE_LIBXML2) && defined(HAVE_LIBCURL)
# define VMWARE_FEATURE_STATUS "YES"
#else
# define VMWARE_FEATURE_STATUS " NO"

Thus you must have LIBXML2 and LIBCURL enabled to 'activate' VMware support...

[timmy]

VMware support zabbix

Thus you must have LIBXML2 and LIBCURL enabled to 'activate' VMware support...

./configure --with-libxml2 --with-libcurl

I think team should mention this in some docs or enable configure option --with-vmware specially for VMware support lib.

[marakshin]

I`m try compile with libxml2, but get a error, what resolved in ZBX-7329
Wait for next release with this fix.

[timmy]

Fixed in Centos

libxml2 compiled ok on CentOS:

ZABBIX-configure.sh

--BOF
make uninstall && make clean
./configure --prefix=/opt/zabbix --with-jabber --with-ssh2 --with-ldap --with-openipmi --with-net-snmp --with-libcurl --with-libxml2 --with-mysql --enable-server --enable-agent
--EOF

[kenr]

On Ubuntu 12.04

--with-libxml2

requires the package libxml2-dev

Compiles and runs fine. But the templates mentioned here:

https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.2/manual/vm_monitoring

weren't installed with the upgrade. Are they available separately somewhere?

[cr@sh]

On Ubuntu 12.04

I've already upgrade Zabbix to 2.2.0 ver from packages, how can I enable VMware support, what are the steps to do?

Many thanks in advance
Dario

[tchjts1]

./configure --with-libxml2 --with-libcurl

I think team should mention this in some docs or enable configure option --with-vmware specially for VMware support lib.

This is clearly mentioned in the docs:
Configuration

For virtual machine monitoring to work, Zabbix should be compiled with the --with-libxml2 and --with-libcurl compilation options.

https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.2/manual/vm_monitoring

[tchjts1]

On Ubuntu 12.04

--with-libxml2

requires the package libxml2-dev

Compiles and runs fine. But the templates mentioned here:

https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.2/manual/vm_monitoring

weren't installed with the upgrade. Are they available separately somewhere?

See this post: https://www.zabbix.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43057

All 2.2.0 Templates are also available here: https://www.zabbix.org/wiki/Zabbix_T...s#Zabbix_2.2.0

[oteb]

./configure --with-libxml2 --with-libcurl

I think team should mention this in some docs or enable configure option --with-vmware specially for VMware support lib.

Hello Timmy...

It was documented, take a look on Configuration section on the following link:

https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/2.2/manual/vm_monitoring

I've done the same thing, without the --with-libxml2. Good luck...

By 0T3B

[nathanb]

Is the suse appliance compiled with this?

Thanks

[steveboyson]

Yes, AFAIK.

[nathanb]

Thanks for the reply, I ended up compiling from source as I noticed the appliance had a note saying not for production.