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This plugin uses the data from the _VMware ESX via vSphere_ spezial agent to create a topolofy of the vSphere environment.
It creates the Topology on the fly with each check cycle. The topology contains the vCenter -> Data center -> Clutser -> VMs -> Datastore.
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### Download
* [Download latest mkp file][PACKAGE]
**Note**: before you update to a newer version, always check the [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG). There migth be incompatible changes.
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### Installation
You can install the package by uploading it to your CheckMK site and as site user run
```
mkp add PAKAGE_NAME.mkp
mkp enable PAKAGE_NAME VERSION
```
In the Enterprise/Free/Cloud edition of CheckMK you can use the GUI to install the package (_Setup_ -> _Extension Packages_ -> _Upload package_)
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### Want to Contribute?
Nice ;-) Have a look at the [contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md "Contributing")
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### Check Info
The plugin creates the service **_vSphere Topology_** on each discovered vCenter server.
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<details><summary>Perfdata</summary>
| Metric | Unit | Perfometer |
| ------ | ------ | ------ |
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### WATO
<details><summary>Service monitoring rule</summary>
| Section | Rule name |
| ------ | ------ |
| Applications, Processes & Services | vSphere Topology |
| Option | Defailt value | Comment|
| ------ | ------ |----|
| Adjust ESXi host names | none | |
| - Keep domain name | Disabled | Enabled/Disabled |
| - Change case |no change | upper/lower/no change |
| - Name prefix | none | Prefix for host names |
| Adjust VM names | none | Same as Adjust ESXi host names only for VMs |
| Cluster emblem | icon_plugins_hw | none, default, custom |
| Datacenter emblem | icon_cloud | none, default, custom |
| Datastore emblem | icon_services_green | none, default, custom |
| Add data store service | Disabled | Enabled/Disabled |
| Make default | Disabled | Enabled/Disabled |
| Don't add vCenter as VM | Disabled | Enabled/Disabled |
| Add dummy topologies | Disabled | Enabled/Disabled |
</details>
<details><summary>Discovery rule</summary>
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<details><summary>HW/SW inventory rules</summary>
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### Sample Output
Sample output
![sample output details](img/vsphere_topology.png?raw=true "sample vSphere topology")