ESXi 7.0.3 template Vmware Hypervisor

[StefTresMan]

Hi all,

I am using Zabbix 6.0.0 LTS, recently set up.
I'm trying to monitor the metrics of a VMware ESXi 7.0.3 server, using the 'VMware hypervisor' template. I've created 4 macro's: {$VMWARE.URL}, {$VMWARE.USERNAME},{$VMWARE.PASSWORD} and {$VMWARE.HV.UUID}
I got the UUID from the command:

esxcli system uuid get

However, Zabbix won't monitor the host, and next to each item there is an error stating 'Unknown hypervisor uuid.'

Any idea on this?
I found some entry's in the forum about this issue, but no solution seems to work.

At first i've tried the general 'VMware' template, but i don't want my hosts to be autodiscovered and all, and just the metrics from this specific host. The generic template does actually work with just {$VMWARE.URL}, {$VMWARE.USERNAME},{$VMWARE.PASSWORD}.

And i've tried the VMware Hypervisor template with only these 3 macro's according to the documentation on the Zabbix site, but same problem.

Tia,

[StefTresMan]

I've managed to get it working the way I want it.

I just use the template Vmware hypervisor, added 4 macro's:

{$VMWARE.HV.UUID}
{$VMWARE.PASSWORD}
{$VMWARE.URL}
{$VMWARE.USERNAME}

But the problem was the UUID, Vmware seems to have the tendency to pass wrong UUID's if you request it through the common channels.

What I did to get the REAL and right UUID is:

Log on to the ESXi server' ui, under the HOST part, click 'manage' and on the tab 'system' 'advanced settings' find the key 'Config.HostAgent.plugins.solo.enableMob' and set it to TRUE.

then browse to:

https://**ESXIP**/mob/?moid=ha-host&...are.systemInfo

(You'll need to give your credentials.)

and copy the UUID, paste it as a value for your {$VMWARE.HV.UUID} macro.

Now set the key 'Config.HostAgent.plugins.solo.enableMob' back to FALSE.

And be patient, it will take some time for the errors to disappear.

[EHRETic]

Hi there,

I want to upvote that request/issue too because I'd like also to monitor my ESXi hosts "manually", meaning without autodiscovery.

I can also add another issue : if you use the normal method/template on a single host, you'll end-up having a double host entry (in my case all hosts are in a vcenter)

My reason why : I've a host that is in standby most of the time that I don't want to show in Zabbix in any case.

[StefTresMan]

I've managed to get it working the way I want it.

I just use the template Vmware hypervisor, added 4 macro's:

{$VMWARE.HV.UUID}
{$VMWARE.PASSWORD}
{$VMWARE.URL}
{$VMWARE.USERNAME}

But the problem was the UUID, Vmware seems to have the tendency to pass wrong UUID's if you request it through the common channels.

What I did to get the REAL and right UUID is:

Log on to the ESXi server' ui, under the HOST part, click 'manage' and on the tab 'system' 'advanced settings' find the key 'Config.HostAgent.plugins.solo.enableMob' and set it to TRUE.

then browse to:

https://**ESXIP**/mob/?moid=ha-host&...are.systemInfo

(You'll need to give your credentials.)

and copy the UUID, paste it as a value for your {$VMWARE.HV.UUID} macro.

Now set the key 'Config.HostAgent.plugins.solo.enableMob' back to FALSE.

And be patient, it will take some time for the errors to disappear.

[EHRETic]

and copy the UUID, paste it as a value for your {$VMWARE.HV.UUID} macro.

Now set the key 'Config.HostAgent.plugins.solo.enableMob' back to FALSE.

And be patient, it will take some time for the errors to disappear.

Hi,

Thanks a lot for your feedback, I can confirm that in the lab of lab, it worked like a charm on nested hosts.
I'll repeat the test on my physical hosts and try to find a "manual" way for the vCenter VM (I just want to monitor it like a normal VM (space, cpu, memory, etc...)

[HubertJ]

Hi, good point, but what about if hosts are autodiscovered from vCenter ? Did you find any solution to get value for {$VMWARE.HV.UUID} ?

[StefTresMan]

Hi, good point, but what about if hosts are autodiscovered from vCenter ? Did you find any solution to get value for {$VMWARE.HV.UUID} ?

For Vcenter, another template is used. This particular solution is only if you want to monitor ESXi hosts.

[EHRETic]

Hi there,

It would be nice to find a way to adapt the vCenter template for a standalone version.

[HubertJ]

For Vcenter, another template is used. This particular solution is only if you want to monitor ESXi hosts.

https://www.zabbix.com/integrations/vmware - The template to monitor VMware vCenter and ESX hypervisor

However i found that in this template items are duplicated like:

VMware Hypervisor name - vmware.vm.hv.name[{$VMWARE.URL},{$VMWARE.VM.UUID}] - no data Unknown hypervisor uuid
Hypervisor name - vmware.vm.hv.name[{$URL},{HOST.HOST}] - data collected successfuly where in fact discovered host name is hypervisor UUID

Similar sytuation is with discovered vm's, is that how it should be working? like VMWARE.VM.UUID items are for standalone host and HOST.HOST for vcenter enviroment?

Just i dont know if my configuration is bad or i just should disable the "UUID" items if they are used only for standalone hosts

[bab]

I am using Virt VMware Hypervisor ESXi - Andre Bello after import template in the zabbix I did follow steps:

1- added 3 macro

{$USERNAME} ----> root

{$PASSWORD} -----> password

{$URL} -----> https://esxi1.com/sdk

but cannot discovery and show :

Unknown hypervisor uuid.

How can I solve this problem?

[EHRETic]

I am using Virt VMware Hypervisor ESXi - Andre Bello after import template in the zabbix I did follow steps:

1- added 3 macro

{$USERNAME} ----> root

{$PASSWORD} -----> password

{$URL} -----> https://esxi1.com/sdk

but cannot discovery and show :

Unknown hypervisor uuid.

How can I solve this problem?

Hi,

You need a 4th macro for the host UUID {$VMWARE.HV.UUID}, this is required.

I don't know how to find it out on a single host, but google will probably be your friend

[StefTresMan]

Hi,

You need a 4th macro for the host UUID {$VMWARE.HV.UUID}, this is required.

I don't know how to find it out on a single host, but google will probably be your friend

The procedure is described in post above:

Log on to the ESXi server' ui, under the HOST part, click 'manage' and on the tab 'system' 'advanced settings' find the key 'Config.HostAgent.plugins.solo.enableMob' and set it to TRUE.

then browse to:

https://**ESXIP**/mob/?moid=ha-host&...are.systemInfo
(You'll need to give your credentials.)

and copy the UUID, paste it as a value for your {$VMWARE.HV.UUID} macro.

Now set the key 'Config.HostAgent.plugins.solo.enableMob' back to FALSE.

And be patient, it will take some time for the errors to disappear.

[bab]

I did all steps also defined new macro for UUID but it still show same error " Unknown hypervisor uuid."
What is the issue ?

[StefTresMan]

Patience is the issue... it can take a while before you receive metrics.
Even if you delete the host and set it up again, it will take a while.
In my setup, i just waited a day before getting back to it and it all worked out.

[bab]

Patience is the issue... it can take a while before you receive metrics.
Even if you delete the host and set it up again, it will take a while.
In my setup, i just waited a day before getting back to it and it all worked out.

But As I am using this template :

https://github.com/zabbix/community-templates/tree/main/Virtualization/VMware/template_hypervisor_esxi_vmware_datastore_monitoring/6.0

if you open the template . there is not any value such as VMWARE.HV.UUID

[StefTresMan]

Ah, I see now. Well, this post is about a totally different template, so i advise you to start a new thread for your specific problem.