VMWare ESXi Monitoring Solution

Purpose

The goal of this solution is to provide effective and customizable monitoring for ESXi servers, which was previously not possible through the plugin.

Associated Content

Content	Type	Function
CWA Internal Monitor - ProVal - Production - ESXi Bad Sensor	Internal Monitor	Alerts based on warnings/alerts on ESXi hosts
CWA Internal Monitor - ESXi Host Not Communicating > 3 Days	Internal Monitor	Alerts when ESXi hosts are not communicating
CWA Internal Monitor - ESXi Storage Space < 10%	Internal Monitor	Alerts when datastores are running low on space.
CWM - Automate - Script - Ticket Creation - ESXi Bad Sensor	Script	Used for alert templates for the above monitors.
CWM - Automate - Script - Ticket Creation - ESXi Not Communicating	Script	Used for alert templates for the above monitors.
CWM - Automate - Script - Ticket Creation - ESXi Storage < 10%	Script	Used for alert templates for the above monitors.

Implementation

1. Import 'ProVal - Production - ESXi Bad Sensor'.
2. Import 'ProVal - Production - ESXi Host Not Communicating > 3 Days'.
3. Import 'ProVal - Production - ESXi Storage Space < 10%'.
4. Import the ticket creation scripts outlined above.
5. Assign the ticket creation scripts as alert templates for each monitor (these should be importable via the plugin).
6. Enable the monitors.