Werk #562: esx_vsphere_vm.guest_tools: new check to monitor guest tools status

Component Checks & agents
Title esx_vsphere_vm.guest_tools: new check to monitor guest tools status
Date Feb 28, 2014
Checkmk Edition Checkmk Raw (CRE)
Checkmk Version 1.2.5i1
Level Trivial Change
Class New Feature
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed

This check allows to monitor if the guest gools version of the VM is up-to-date.
Possible values and states:

  • "VMware Tools is installed, and the version is current" - State OK
  • "VMware Tools is installed, but the version is not current" - State WARN
  • "VMware Tools has never been installed" - State CRIT
  • "VMware Tools is installed, but it is not managed by VMWare" - State WARN

The resulting state of each value can also be modified by the WATO rule
Virtual machine guest tools status

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