2.1.1

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Version 2.1

2.1

• Added the esx.uptime and vm.uptime methods (not always relevant)
• Added the version method to query for VmBix version
• Fixes

Version 2.0

• Switched VMWare Java API to YAViJava 6.0.3 instead of ViJava 5.1. This adds support for VMWare API 5.5 and 6.0.
• Switched from ant/ivy to Maven.
• Added Logback for logging (and removed the verbose parameter). The logging configuration is now defined in the /etc/vmbix/logback.xml file.
• vmbix command now logs to console and vmbixd logs to file (/var/log/vmbix.log by default).
• Added support for NAS datastores (thank you Andrea).
• Slightly refactored the code.

Version 1.2.3

• Improved caching
• Added cache config options in config file
• Added cluster checks
• Added Ivy Package Manager

Version 1.2.2

• Improved the processing of performance counter values. Percents are now displayed as rounded percents (ie 28 for 28.33% instead of 2833).
• Fixed remaining references to vmbixget.py in the templates.

version 1.2.1

• Removed debug.
• Cosmetics.
• Replaced the python script method by a Zabbix loadable module.

version 1.2

• Added the UUID to the JSON formatted output for the esx.discovery method.
• Added the UUID to the JSON formatted output for the vm.discovery method.
• VMs and ESX hosts can now be queried by UUID instead of the name. The useuuid parameter must be set to "true" in the configuration file. Example :

zabbix_get -s localhost -p 12050 -k esx.status["32333536-3030-5a43-3244-3238314c319b"]
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• Added caching of the virtual machines, ESX hosts and performance counters objects.
• Added the methods vm.name and esx.name to query the display names when using UUID and the primary identifier.
• Added the method vm.guest.os.short to get the OS family.
• Added the method vm.annotation to get the annotations.
• Do not print 0 when we cannot query VM disks.
• Decreased verbosity.

v1.1.8

• Use the toolsVersionStatus2 instead of toolsVersionStatus property to get the VM Tools version status of a virtual machine. Needs VSphere 5.x.
• The status codes now are :

vm.guest.tools.version :
0 -> guestToolsNotInstalled
1 -> guestToolsCurrent
2 -> guestToolsNeedUpgrade
3 -> guestToolsUnmanaged
4 -> guestToolsBlacklisted
5 -> guestToolsSupportedNew
6 -> guestToolsSupportedOld
7 -> guestToolsTooNew
8 -> guestToolsTooOld
9 -> unknown

v1.1.7

• Improved the perf counter methods performance
• Added a python script using Zabbix_API (https://github.com/gescheit/scripts/tree/master/zabbix) to create the VMs in Zabbix without host prototypes

v1.1.6

• Updated the templates.