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48.3 Enable Monitoring

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Created on: Sep 14, 2009 11:36 AM by Zenoss API - Last Modified:  Sep 14, 2009 2:00 PM by Noel Brockett

#3. Enable Monitoring

Follow these steps to begin monitoring your VMware servers.

  1. From the navigation bar, click on Devices.

  2. In the Sub-Devices list, click VMware.

  3. From the Page menu, select Manage > Add VMware infrastructure.

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    Figure 48.5. Add VMware Infrastructure

    Add VMware Infrastructure

  4. The Add VMware Infrastructure dialog appears.

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    Figure 48.6. Add VMware Infrastructure Dialog

    Add VMware Infrastructure Dialog

  5. Enter parameters to connect to the ESX server or vCenter Server that will provide monitoring capabilities.

    • ID -Enter a name for the infrastructure to be monitored.

    • Host - Enter the hostname of the server providing the VI SDK connections. This can be an individual ESX server or the location of a vCenter Server instance.

    • Use SSL - Select this option if the connection should be made by using SSL encryption.

    • Username - Enter the user name used to authenticate.

    • Password - Enter the password used to authenticate.

    • Collector - Select the collector to use to retrieve information from the VI SDK endpoint.

  6. Click OK.

    Zenoss begins modeling the VMware infrastructure. It places the information in the device hierarchy under /Devices/VMware/ID, where ID is the value of the ID field you entered during setup.

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