VMware ESX/ESXi

  • version: 8.1

  • Compatibility: v 7.6.9

  • Requires: Host/IP/CIDR/CSV (Mandatory), VM Sync (Mandatory), JMX Port (Mandatory), Username (Mandatory), Password (Mandatory), Discover Powered Off VM (Mandatory), Metric Collect Interval (Mandatory)

  • Operation: monitors the VMware ESX ESXi.

  • Change from Last Version: VSAN storage is visible now


  • version: 8.0

  • Compatibility: v 7.6.8

  • Requires: Host/IP/CIDR/CSV (Mandatory), VM Sync (Mandatory), JMX Port (Mandatory), Username (Mandatory), Password (Mandatory), Discover Powered Off VM (Mandatory), Metric Collect Interval (Mandatory)

  • Operation: monitors the VMware ESX ESXi.

  • Change from Last Version: Improvement: Test Methods added for Demo Server


  • version: 7.9

  • Compatibility: v 7.6.4

  • Requires: Host/IP/CIDR/CSV (Mandatory), VM Sync (Mandatory), JMX Port (Mandatory), Username (Mandatory), Password (Mandatory), Discover Powered Off VM (Mandatory), Metric Collect Interval (Mandatory)

  • Operation: monitors the VMware ESX ESXi.

  • Change from Last Version: Bug Fix: Metric Display issue


  • version: 7.8

  • Compatibility: v 7.6.4

  • Requires: Host/IP/CIDR/CSV (Mandatory), VM Sync (Mandatory), JMX Port (Mandatory), Username (Mandatory), Password (Mandatory), Discover Powered Off VM (Mandatory), Metric Collect Interval (Mandatory)

  • Operation: monitors the VMware ESX ESXi.

  • Change from Last Version: Internal coding changes


  • version: 7.7

  • Compatibility: v 7.6.2

  • Requires: Host/IP/CIDR/CSV (Mandatory), VM Sync (Mandatory), JMX Port (Mandatory), Username (Mandatory), Password (Mandatory), Discover Powered Off VM (Mandatory), Metric Collect Interval (Mandatory)

  • Operation: monitors the VMware ESX ESXi.

  • Change from Last Version: Addition of Flag for Duplication with values YES or NO. Default: NO


  • version: 7.6

  • Compatibility: v 7.6.0

  • Requires: Host/IP/CIDR/CSV (Mandatory), VM Sync (Mandatory), JMX Port (Mandatory), Username (Mandatory), Password (Mandatory), Discover Powered Off VM (Mandatory), Metric Collect Interval (Mandatory)

  • Operation: monitors the VMware ESX ESXi.

  • Change from Last Version: Bug: An error of “Failed to Discover VMWare Esxi” was popping up while discovery, which is now resolved.


  • version: 7.5

  • Compatibility: v 7.5.3

  • Requires: Host/IP/CIDR/CSV (Mandatory), VM Sync (Mandatory), JMX Port (Mandatory), Username (Mandatory), Password (Mandatory), Discover Powered Off VM (Mandatory), Metric Collect Interval (Mandatory)

  • Operation: monitors the VMware ESX ESXi.

  • Plugin-Metrics:

Metric

Data Type

CPU (%)

Numeric

Memory (%)

Numeric

Disk (%)

Numeric

CPU (MHz)

Numeric

CPU Wait (ms)

Numeric

CPU Ready (ms)

Numeric

CPU Reserved Capacity (MHz)

Numeric

CPU Swap Wait (ms)

Numeric

CPU Capacity (MHz)

Numeric

Disk I/O (Bytes/sec)

Numeric

VMKernel Memory (MB)

Numeric

Swap Memory (MB)

Numeric

Active Memory (MB)

Numeric

Consumed Memory (MB)

Numeric

Memory Swap OUT Rate (KBps)

Numeric

Memory Capacity (MB)

Numeric

Swap OUT Memory (MB)

Numeric

Unreserved Memory (MB)

Numeric

Heap Memory (MB)

Numeric

Reserved Capacity Memory (MB)

Numeric

Zero Memory (MB)

Numeric

Heap Free Memory (MB)

Numeric

Shared Memory (MB)

Numeric

Swap IN Memory (MB)

Numeric

Memory Swap IN Rate (KBps)

Numeric

Overhead Memory (MB)

Numeric

Active Write Memory (MB)

Numeric

Balloon Memory (MB)

Numeric

Granted Memory (MB)

Numeric

Network IN Traffic (bps)

Numeric

Network OUT Traffic (bps)

Numeric

Network Traffic (bps)

Numeric

Shared Common Memory (MB)

Numeric

Virtual Machines

Numeric

Running Virtual Machines

Numeric

CPU Speed (MHz)

Numeric

Logical Processors

Numeric

CPU Cores

Numeric

Physical Processors

Numeric

System Uptime (Seconds)

Numeric

Installed Memory (MB)

Numeric

NIC Cards

Numeric

HBA Cards

Numeric

License Key

String

Uptime

String

Version

String

System Name

String

VM Motion Enabled

String

Maintenance Mode Enabled

String

Power State

String

License

String

License Expiration Date

String

VM System Date

String

License Remaining Days

String

CPU Description

String

Vendor

String

Instance Columns:

Disk

Metric

Data Type

Disk

String

Disk Byte Reads/sec

Numeric

Disk Byte Writes/sec

Numeric

Disk Writes/sec

Numeric

Disk Reads/sec

Numeric

Disk Queue Read Latency (ms)

Numeric

Disk Issued Commands/sec

Numeric

Disk Queue Write Latency (ms)

Numeric

Disk Aborted Commands

Numeric

Disk I/O Latency (ms)

Numeric

Disk Read Latency (ms)

Numeric

Disk Write Latency (ms)

Numeric

Disk Queue Latency (ms)

Numeric

Storage Adapter

Metric

Data Type

Storage Adapter

String

Storage Adapter Byte Writes/sec

Numeric

Storage Adapter Byte Reads/sec

Numeric

Storage Adapter Issued Commands/sec

Numeric

Storage Adapter Read Latency (ms)

Numeric

Storage Adapter Write Latency (ms)

Numeric

Storage Adapter Reads/sec

Numeric

Storage Adapter Writes/sec

Numeric

Storage Path

Metric

Data Type

Storage Path

String

Storage Path Byte Writes/sec

Numeric

Storage Path Byte Reads/sec

Numeric

Storage Path Issued Commands/sec

Numeric

Storage Path Read Latency (ms)

Numeric

Storage Path Write Latency (ms)

Numeric

Storage Path Reads/sec

Numeric

Storage Path Writes/sec

Numeric

Interface

Metric

Data Type

Interface

String

Interface IN Traffic (bps)

Numeric

Interface OUT Traffic (bps)

Numeric

Interface Traffic (bps)

Numeric

Datastore

Metric

Data Type

Datastore

String

Datastore Write Latency (ms)

Numeric

Datastore Read Latency (ms)

Numeric

Datastore Byte Writes/sec

Numeric

Datastore Byte Reads/sec

Numeric

Datastore Reads/sec

Numeric

Datastore Writes/sec

Numeric

Datastore Capacity (MB)

Numeric

Datastore Free (MB)

Numeric

Datastore Used (MB)

Numeric

Datastore Type

String

Datastore URL

String

Datastore Utilization (%)

Numeric

CPU Core

Metric

Data Type

CPU Core

String

CPU Core (MHz)

Numeric

CPU Core Swap Wait (ms)

Numeric

CPU Core Ready (ms)

Numeric

CPU Core Utilization (%)

Numeric

CPU Core Wait (ms)

Numeric

CPU Core Reserved Capacity (MHz)

Numeric