Cheshire Cat Computing

I'm trying to set up the check_esx2 to monitor ESXi CPU Load, ESXi Memory usage, ESXi Network usage and ESXi Runtime status in nagios. I've been doing the services like this:
define service{
use generic-service
host_name esxi01
service_description ESXi CPU Load
check_command check_esx_cpu!80!90
}

and the commands like:
define command {
command_name check_esx_cpu
command_line $USER1$/check_esx2 -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -u $USER11$ -p $USER12$ -l CPU -s usage -w $ARG1$ -c $ARG2$
}
On my nagios I just get a list of all the hosts with a number in the brackets after, eg VHosts: 10/10 up: ssaas-sbs(304), 2003 Veeam(16) etc.

If I try to run the command within the terminal filling in the parameters I get:
Unknown option: u
then the same VHosts.....

I tried dropping the -u but I still get the VHosts.
Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks in advanced,
Jethro

You should change to using check_vmware instead of check_esx -- the VMWare API has changes and check_esx has been replaced by check_vmware which uses the official API.

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Steve Shipway
UNIX Systems, ITSS, University of Auckland, NZ
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning... -- Isaiah 5:11

Hi steve,

I am having the same problem as the OP. But I am not sure how to use the solution that you suggested. what do you mean by VMWare API? Where do I obtain that? sorry my english is not that good. I know there are some companies that do translation services, perhaps I could pay one to translate it to my native language.

The VMware API is the new and only supported way to get status information from ESX or virtual centre.

You can download the Perl API toolkit from VMware - this is called the vSphere Perl SDK these days, but its the same thing:
http://communities.vmware.com/community ... e_sdk_perl

You need to install this in order for the check_vmware agent to work.

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Steve Shipway
UNIX Systems, ITSS, University of Auckland, NZ
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning... -- Isaiah 5:11