DumbMonit
IntegrationsVirtualization and containers
Monitor VMware vSphere with DumbMonit
vCenter and ESXi hosts: hosts not responding or left in maintenance, VMs and their VMware Tools, datastores filling up, and the alarms vSphere raised.
DocumentationOfficial website: VMware vSphere
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What DumbMonit watches
A vCenter Server and the hosts it manages, or a standalone ESXi host: hosts that stop responding, are left in maintenance mode or report a red health, virtual machines and their VMware Tools, datastores filling up or becoming inaccessible, and the alarms vSphere itself raised.
Typical use. vCenter or standalone ESXi: hosts, VMs, datastores, alarms
Examples
- vCenter Server
- ESXi (standalone host)
How it connects
What you need
- User name / passwordThe dedicated user with the Read-only role. On a vCenter, include the domain.
Network ports to open
443/TCPvSphere API (HTTPS, default)
Setup steps: Create a read-only user in vSphere
On a vCenter, open Administration → Single Sign On → Users and Groups → Users, choose the domain vsphere.local, click Add and enter this user name with a long random password.
dumbmonitOpen Administration → Access Control → Global Permissions → Add: pick that user, role Read-only, tick Propagate to children.
On a standalone ESXi host instead: in the host client, Manage → Security & users → Users → Add user dumbmonit, then Host → Actions → Permissions → Add user with role Read-only.
In DumbMonit, enter the vCenter or host address, with the user [email protected] on a vCenter or dumbmonit on a host. Add only the vCenter when one manages the hosts.
Heads-up. vCenter and ESXi use a self-signed certificate by default: enable "Accept an unverifiable certificate" unless the DumbMonit host trusts their certificate authority.