Description

This connector discovers the LUNs of an ESX5i server. It requires SSH access to the ESX host.

Connector ID: VMwareESX5iLUNSSH

This connector is superseded by:

• VMwareESX5iLUNesxcli

Target

Typical platform: VMWare ESXi

Operating systems: Linux, Out-of-Band

Prerequisites

Leverages: ESX SSH interface

Technology and protocols: System Commands

Examples

hws HOSTNAME -t linux -f VMwareESX5iLUNSSH --ssh -u USER

hosts:
- host:
    hostname: <HOSTNAME> # Change with actual host name
    type: linux
  selectedConnectors: [ VMwareESX5iLUNSSH ] # Optional, to load only this connector
  ssh:
    username: <USERNAME> # Change with actual credentials
    password: <PASSWORD> # Encrypted using hws-encrypt

Connector Activation Criteria

The VMware ESXi 5 LUN (SSH) connector will be automatically activated, and its status will be reported as OK if all the below criteria are met:

• The command below succeeds on the monitored host
  • Command: esxcli system version get
  • Output contains: Version: [567] (regex)
• The command below succeeds on the monitored host
  • Command: esxcli storage core path list
  • Output contains: Transport: fc (regex)