VMWare monitoring using SCOM

The management pack for monitoring VMware is here.

https://github.com/Mitch-Luedy/Community.VMware

It's a very good management pack.and also has clear instructions for installation.


But after installation you may find that the required objects are not being discovered.
This is largely due to the fact that the powershell scripts which are running the discoveries have this

Try {
    Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core
} Catch {
    Start-Sleep -Seconds 10
    Try {
        Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core
    } Catch {
        DefaultErrorLogging
        Exit
    }
}

If the mp was unsealed then maybe I could have updated the code and added import-module instead of this one. But to fix it  try this.

1. Install the VMware powercli version from this link.

https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?downloadGroup=PCLI550&productId=352

VMware-PowerCLI-5.1.0-793510.exe

After installation run the commands in powershell and if you do not get any errors then you are good to go.

How to make a parameter mandatory in powershell.

How to make a parameter mandatory in powershell.

Enter this at the start of your script.

param(
            [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
            [string]$Server
           )

A very good explanation and additional ways to do it is here.

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/heyscriptingguy/2011/05/22/use-powershell-to-make-mandatory-parameters/

powershell powergui download link

Powergui is a very good powershell editor. I particularly like the speed of execution compared to windows powershell ise.



Please refer to this link for powergui and additinal downloads.

https://dmitrysotnikov.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/download-links-for-powergui-and-qad-cmdlets/

In case the page does not open the direct download link is posted below.

http://community-downloads.quest.com/powergui/Release/3.8/PowerGUI.3.8.0.129.msi