VMWare VCenter Listener
Description
The VSphere poller plugin retrieves detailed information about VMs and Hosts from VCenter. It is mostly used to update CMDB systems with current VMWare data.
Prerequisites
None
Installation
Make sure you have the 1gateway zip file that includes the plugin files and valid licences information ready. This file has been provided to you with the installation files.
1 - Login
Login to 1gateway, and make sure you are in "Advanced mode". If this is the first time you log in, the default user and password are both 'admin' (without the quotes).
2 - System Maintenance
Click on the menu icon and choose the option "System maintenance"
3 - Upload file
In the System maintenance view you can either drag and drop the downloaded zip file or select it by clicking the "choose file" button.
Configuration
Open the main menu and click on "New plugin"
Select the plugin you want to configure. Use the Filter field if needed.
Field name | Supported values | Description |
|---|---|---|
server | Valid IP address or hostname | The server name of the VCenter server. |
username | Any string | The user to logon to VCenter. |
password | Any string | The password of the Vcenter user. |
| Run interval in seconds | Any integer | How often to query Vcenter for updates, in seconds. |