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Modifying Data Collection Details for an Existing Standalone VM
For individual VMs that were scanned and discovered using VMware vCenter standalone VM settings, you can make changes to their data collection method by doing the following:
- In the My Infrastructure panel, click the gear icon beside the WMI- or agent-based VM you wish to modify.
- In the pop-menu, select View.
- On the VM’s profile page, ensure the Info tab is selected.
- On the main profile page, in the Data Collection section, click Edit Collection Method.
- In the pop-up configuration window, modify the details for the existing data collection method for the VM:
- For the up.time agent, indicate the port on which it is listening, and whether it is securely communicating communicates with up.time using SSL.
- For data collection via WMI, indicate the host and domain on which WMI is implemented, and the username and password required for access.
- Click Save.
- When the pop-up window closes, you can make sure the settings you have provided are correct by clicking the Test button.
Detaching Ignored VMs
Any VM whose parent VMware vSphere object is marked as ignored cannot individually be added to the monitored list. (See Managing vCenter Inventories in up.time for more information.) In these cases, any ignored VM that is a candidate for standalone monitoring is shown with an accompanying Enable Monitoring button, found on the VMware vCenter server’s Info page:
Enabling Standalone Monitoring on Ignored VMs
To remove an ignored VM from up.time’s mirrored inventory of the VMware vCenter server, do the following:
- Ensure the up.time agent is installed on the VM Element, or that up.time is configured to use WMI as a data collection method for Windows-based Elements.
For more information, see Configuring Global Data Collection Methods. - In the My Infrastructure panel, click the gear icon beside the VMware vCenter server, then in the pop-menu, select View.
- On the VMware vCenter Element profile page, ensure the Info tab is selected.
- Click Inventory Detail.
- On the vCenter Inventory Detail page, from the Ignored Elements list, locate the VM Element you wish to enable for standalone monitoring.
All VMs that are part of the VMware vCenter server’s inventory that are found to be eligible for standalone monitoring are listed with a corresponding Enable Monitoring button. Click Enable Monitoring.
Info Enabling standalone monitoring for a VM permanently detaches it from the VMware vCenter server’s configuration in up.time.
Repeat these steps for each VM.
All VMs that are detached for standalone monitoring no longer appear in up.time as part of the VMware vCenter server’s inventory, or as a virtual machine, and instead appear and report as a physical Element.