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zabbix-vmwareesx

This is a template which can be used to monitor oVirt or libvirt virtualization hosts from within Zabbix.

The template was exported from Zabbix version 2.2.4 Tested with ESXi 5.5.0 build 1881737

##How to use:

  1. Enable SNMP on the VMWARE ESX-hosts:
  • connect with SSH to the ESX host and execute the following commands:
    • replace with your SNMP-community
    • esxcli system snmp set --communities <community>
    • esxcli system snmp set --enable true
  1. Enable SNMP trough the firewall on the VMWARE ESX-hosts:
  • connect with SSH to the ESX host and execute the following commands:
    • esxcli network firewall ruleset set --ruleset-id snmp --allowed-all true
    • esxcli network firewall ruleset set --ruleset-id snmp --enabled true
    • /etc/init.d/snmpd restart
  1. Import the template in Zabbix:
  • connect to your Zabbix Web-GUI and go to Configuration - Templates
  • click on Import
  • choose the file and click on Import
  1. Add your VMWARE ESX-hosts to Zabbix:
  • connect to your Zabbix Web-GUI and go to Configuration - Hosts
  • for each host: click on Create Host
  • On the host tab:
    • enter a host name
    • add an SNMP-interface with your ESX-hosts IP and/or hostname
  • On the templates tab:
    • add template "Template SNMP ESX"
  • On the Macros tab:
    • enter macro {$SNMP_COMMUNITY} with as value
    • enter macro {$SNMP_PORT} with your SNMP-port as value (default 161)
  • click Save
  1. Wait for the discovery to fire that creates all items, graphs and triggers

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