Network Management

Methods used for monitoring ESX and ESXi servers

This article provides a summary of methods used by Orion NPM to monitor VMware ESX and ESXi Servers and their component features.

First published date

10/25/2018 7:10 PM

Last published date

1/10/2023 2:47 AM

Overview

VMware ESX and ESXi Servers are polled by SNMP and the VMWare API. This article describes what features are polled by which method.

Product section

Network Performance Monitor

Resolution

Note: For best results, it is recommended that you upgrade to VMware 5.x.

Features	4	4i	5i
Datacenter	VMware API
ESX Cluster	VMware API
Virtual Center	VMware API
Detection as ESX Server	VMware API
Volumes	SNMP	N/A	SNMP
Interfaces	SNMP	SNMP (partial)	SNMP
CPU	VMware API
Memory	VMware API
Total CPU (ESX Details view)	VMware API
Total Memory (ESX Details view)	VMware API
Network Traffic Utilization (ESX Details view)	VMware API
Guest VM List (ESX Details view)	VMware API

For more information about monitoring and adding VMware ESX and ESXi servers, see Virtualization and Adding Nodes for Monitoring in the SolarWinds Orion Platform Administrator Guide .

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