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vSphere Monitoring

SexiGraf

Download the OVA appliance
vCenter/vSphere Credential for monitor only

vCenter Web Client > 功能表 > 系統管理 > Single Sign On: 使用者與群組 > 新增

  • 使用者名稱: winmon
  • 密碼: xxxx
  • 確認密碼: xxxx

vCenter Web Client > 功能表 > 主機與叢集 > 權限 > 新增權限

  • 使用者: vsphere.local , 搜尋 winmon
  • 角色: 唯讀
  • 散佈到子係: 勾選
Deploy the OVA to vCenter/ESXi

ESXi Web Client >

 

First to Start the VM

1. SSH Credential: root / Sex!Gr@f

2. Need to manually configure the IP, Edit the /etc/network/interfaces .

3. Configure the hostname

hostnamectl set-hostname esx-mon

4. Configure the timezone and time server

timedatectl set-timezone Asia/Taipei

vi /etc/ntp.conf

#pool 0.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org iburst
#pool 1.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org iburst
#pool 2.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org iburst
#pool 3.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org iburst

# Use Ubuntu's ntp server as a fallback.
#pool ntp.ubuntu.com

# Added the local time server
server 192.168.21.86 prefer iburst

Restart the ntpd

systemctl stop ntp
systemctl start ntp

# Check the timeserver
ntpq -p

 

First to Login the Grafana Web
  1. Login: admin / Sex!Gr@f
  2. Add the credential to connect to the vCenter server managed: Search > SexiGraf > SexiGraf Web Admin > Credential Store
    • vCenter IP: <vCenter/ESXi IP or FQDN>
    • Username: <Username to login to vCenter/ESXi>
    • Password: <Password to login to vCenter/ESXi>