Adding ESX and ESXi hypervisors

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Add ESX and ESXi hypervisors for monitoring by IBM Spectrum Control.

About this task

You can add an ESX or ESXi hypervisor by specifying connection information for that hypervisor. For a complete list of hypervisors that you can add, see the External link iconIBM Spectrum Control interoperability matrix, and go to the Agents, Servers and Browsers section.

Procedure

  1. In the menu bar, go to Servers > Hypervisors.
  2. Click Add Hypervisor.
  3. Select ESX/ESXi and enter connection information about the hypervisor.
  4. Schedule a probe of the hypervisor.
  5. Follow the instructions in the GUI to add the hypervisor.

Results

The hypervisor is added for monitoring. A probe is automatically run to collect status and asset information about the hypervisor.

What to do next

When the collection of data is complete, you can view status information and capacity data about the hypervisor on the Hypervisors page.
Managing alert conditions and notification settings: Review the alert configuration for the hypervisor. Each hypervisor is automatically added to the default alert policy for the hypervisor type. You can change which alert policy manages a hypervisor, and you can also set a hypervisor to not be managed by any policy. For example, to change the alert policy for a hypervisor, go to Settings > Alert Policies and click the Resources by Policy tab. Click Hypervisors, select a hypervisor, and then select Actions > Set Policy.