Virtualization is one of the hot topics in IT these days. One of the things commonly lacking in a virtualization deployment is a proper way to monitor virtualization environments. Thankfully, SolarWinds Orion NPM has come to the rescue with built-in virtual host and VSAN monitoring.
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Orion NPM can only monitor VMware hosts. Citrix XenServer, Microsoft Hyper-V, and other virtual hosts are not supported.
All virtual hosts that are monitored by Orion NPM will be displayed in the Virtualization Summary view under the Virtualization tab.
Let's dive right in and start looking at a physical VMware host that is being monitored by Orion NPM right now.
Looking at the Virtualization Summary view, you can see all of your VMware hosts that are being monitored by Orion NPM in a single pane of glass. Think of this view like Orion NPM displaying the big picture of your entire virtual infrastructure.
SolarWinds uses the VMware API to poll for data from VMware...