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    VMware vSphere Monitoring Configuration Guide

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    Heather McLeod
    • Updated

    This article was updated to support v14.0 and newer of Goliath Performance Monitor.

    Prerequisites

    • Versions 6.7 - 8.0 supported
    • Service account with Read-Only rights to vCenter (also known as Global Permission) and propagate to children enabled are required

    Monitoring Configuration

    This section will walk you through the discovery and configuration process for adding VMware vSphere ESX/ESXi and its subsequent virtualized guest machines and storage to your Goliath Performance Monitor inventory. 

    Note: It is recommended to begin by configuring your virtual hosts (vSphere ESX/ESXi) before deploying Agents. This will populate your Goliath Performance Monitor inventory with all the relative guest VMs and storage per host.

    1. Navigate to the Management>Inventory page in the left-hand Navigation pane
    2. Click the link for Manage Environments
    3. A new pane will appear, click the New button to add new environment
    4. In the Environment Type drop down, Select VMWare, and enter the connection information in the form.
      1. Environment Name is a field for organizational purposes only. Enter a desired name to correspond to this vCenter Connection.
      2. vCenter or Host IP: Enter the IP or FQDN of the VMware vCenter or specific host that you would like to monitor
        1. It is recommended that if you want to monitor multiple hosts that reside on the same vCenter to enter the vCenter information. The vCenter connection will auto-discover the hosts associated with that vCenter 
      3. Username: enter the username for the account that will be used to establish an ongoing connection
      4. Password: enter the password for the above account
      5. Distributed Collector: Choose where the VMware API (VMA) will be running from
        1. By default, this is done from the Goliath Server, however in larger Goliath implementations we may recommend that you offload this to a separate machine
    5. Once all information is entered click Next. The technology will then try to connect to the vCenter/Host specified from the collector machine.
      1. If an error is returned, please see the Goliath Performance Monitor Prerequisites to ensure the appropriate firewall rules are configured and the account has the correct permissions and then try the above steps again
    6. Once Connected, you will see the Edit Environment Menu. Here, you will see all discovered hosts listed in the Available Hosts section. Use the checkbox options to select which host(s) you'd like to add into the technology. As the host(s) are selected, they will automatically move from the Available Hosts section to Selected Hosts section. 
    7. When finished, click Save.
      1. Please note, it may take about 5-15 mins for your entire VMware environment to populate into the technology. Navigate to the Management>Inventory>Manage Inventory screen to monitor the activity, You will need to refresh the screens in order to see inventory updates.
    8. Repeat this process for any additional VMware vCenter or Host Connections needed. 

    Post Configuration: What’s Next?

    By default, Goliath will gather some resource utilization metrics agentless via the VMware vSphere monitoring configuration. However, if you would like full OS monitoring via the Goliath agent monitoring or are would like Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops, VMware Horizon or Epic System Pulse environment(s) please see the below articles if applicable.

    1. Application & Desktop Virtualization Monitoring

    2. Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops
    3. VMware Horizon

    4. Healthcare Monitoring

    5. Epic System Pulse

    Goliath Agent Installation Methods:

     

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