This template assesses the status and overall health of VMware vCenter Server.
Prerequisites: WMI access to the target server.
Credentials: Windows Administrator on the target server.
Monitored Components
Service: VMWare Certificate
This monitor returns CPU and memory usage of VMware Certificate service. This service manages VMware certificates.
Service: VMware Directory
This monitor returns CPU and memory usage of VMware Directory Service. This service is a multi-tenanted, multi-mastered directory service that makes an LDAP directory available.
Service: VMware Identity Management
This monitor returns CPU and memory usage of VMware Identity Management Service.
Service: VMware Kdc
This monitor returns CPU and memory usage of VMware Kdc Service.
Service: VMware Log Browser
This monitor returns CPU and memory usage of VMware Log Browser service. This service enables browsing vSphere log files within the VMware Web Client.
Service: VMware Secure Token
This monitor returns CPU and memory usage of Secure Token service. It is part of VMware Single Sign-On.
Service: VMware USB Arbitration
This monitor returns CPU and memory usage of VMware USB Arbitration service. This service provides arbitration and enumeration of USB devices for virtual machines.
Service: VMware vCenter Inventory
This monitor returns CPU and memory usage of VMware vCenter Inventory service. This service provides centralized inventory and search functions for VMware vCenter objects.
Service: VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices
This monitor returns CPU and memory usage of VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices. This service allows configuration of VMware VirtualCenter Management services.
Service: VMware VirtualCenter Server
This monitor returns CPU and memory usage of VMware VirtualCenter Server. This service provides centralized management of VMware virtual machines.
Service: VMware vSphere Web Client
This monitor returns CPU and memory usage of VMware vSphere Web Client Service.
Service: VMware VirtualCenter Server LDAP
This monitor returns CPU and memory usage of VMware VirtualCenter Server LDAP service. This service provides VMware VirtualCenter Server LDAP directory services.
TCP Port: vCenter (HTTP)
This component monitor tests the ability of a vCenter service to accept incoming sessions by using HTTP protocol. It monitors TCP port 80.
TCP Port: vCenter (HTTPS)
This component monitor tests the ability of a vCenter service to accept incoming sessions by using HTTPS protocol. It monitors TCP port 443.
TCP Port: Web Services (HTTP)
This component monitor tests the ability of a VMware Web service to accept incoming sessions by using HTTP protocol. It monitors TCP port 8080.
TCP Port: Web Services (HTTPS)
This component monitor tests the ability of a VMware Web service to accept incoming sessions by using HTTPS protocol. It monitors TCP port 8443.
TCP Port: vCenter LDAP
This component monitor tests the ability of a vCenter LDAP service to accept incoming sessions. It monitors TCP port 389.
TCP Port: vCenter SSL
This component monitor tests the ability of a vCenter SSL service to accept incoming sessions. It monitors TCP port 636.
Warning and Errors: VMware VirtualCenter Server
This monitor returns VMware VirtualCenter Server warning and error events.
Source name: VMware VirtualCenter Server.
Log file: Application.
Last updated 6/27/2014
