Monitoring VMware on zabbix

Enable monitoring of ESXi VMware hosts in Zabbix

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• In the vSphere Client, select the host in the inventory.
• In the right pane, click the Configuration tab.
• Under Software, select Advanced Settings.
• From the left pane of the Advanced Settings dialog box, select Config > HostAgent > plugins > solo.
• Select or deselect "Config.HostAgent.plugins.solo.enableMob" to enable or disable the Managed Object Browser.
• For 6.7 complete the following steps.
• Browse to the host in the vSphere Web Client navigator.
• Click on the manage under Navigator on left pane.
• Select System tab.
• Click on Advanced settings.
• Select the Config.HostAgent.plugins.solo.enableMob option and click Edit to enable or disable the Managed Object Browser.

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• Zabbix:

  • Set value for SmartVMwareCollectors in the zabbix-proxy:
  • StartVMwareCollectors=5 (always double the amount of vmware in the environment)

• VMware:

  • Collect UID in the site:
  • ip-server-vmware/mob/?moid=ha-host&doPath=hardware.systemInfo

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• CONFIG NEW HOST IN ZABBIX-SERVER

  • HOSTNAME (aways must have the UID)
  • VISIBLE NAME
    • Identify the hostname of your preference
  • Other settings are your choice.
  • Macros:
    • {$PASSWORD}
    • {$URL}
    • {$USERNAME}