Set IP to vmware HV and VM (ZBXNEXT-6269)

[ZBXNEXT-6272] Create template "VMWare FQDN" Created: 2020 Oct 16  Updated: 2024 Apr 10  Resolved: 2020 Dec 14

Status: Closed
Project: ZABBIX FEATURE REQUESTS
Component/s: Proxy (P), Server (S)
Affects Version/s: 5.2 (plan)
Fix Version/s: 5.2.2rc1, 5.4.0alpha1, 5.4 (plan)

Type: Specification change (Sub-task) Priority: Medium
Reporter: Michael Veksler Assignee: Tikhon Uskov (Inactive)
Resolution: Fixed Votes: 2
Labels: None
Remaining Estimate: Not Specified
Time Spent: Not Specified
Original Estimate: Not Specified

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Issue Links:
Causes
causes ZBXNEXT-6349 Add VMwareFrequency and VMwarePerfFre... Open
caused by ZBXNEXT-2088 Allow merging of discovered VM's and ... Closed
Team: Team C
Sprint: Sprint 69 (Oct 2020), Sprint 70 (Nov 2020), Sprint 71 (Dec 2020)
Story Points: 1

 Description   
  • For all vmware template:
  1. create user macro {$VM.UUID} equal {#VM.UUID}
  2. create user macro {$VM.DNS} equal {#VM.DNS}
  3. remove {HOST.HOST} from any keys for VM and replace to {$VM.UUID}
  4. create empty user macro {$VM.HOST}
  5. set as VM host name the user macro {$VM.HOST}
  6. make custom interface for VM host prototype and set ip = {#VM.IP}
  7. make custom interface for HV host prototype and set ip = {#HV.IP}
  • for template VMWare - define user macro {$VM.HOST} as {$VM.UUID}
  • for template VMWare FQDN - define user macro {$VM.HOST} as {$VM.DNS}
    • Do not discover VMs with empty {#VM.DNS}

Remove {HOST.HOST} from all keys for HV and DS also

 Comments   
Comment by Tikhon Uskov (Inactive) [ 2020 Nov 20 ]

Available in:

Documentation updated:

Comment by Dimitri Bellini [ 2021 Feb 22 ]

Dear ZabbixTeam,

please add more details on the official Zabbix Doc about this new Template because is not clear why have to use it compare to the old one.

Thanks so much and this new feature is a great improvement!

Comment by Michael Veksler [ 2021 Mar 11 ]

We have added a note about the fqdn template. I hope the description is understandable.

Comment by Dimitri Bellini [ 2021 Mar 11 ]

@Michael very good job, thanks so much! Now is more clear the requirement and the scope.

Comment by Marco Hofmann [ 2021 Mar 11 ]

The docs are still wrong MVekslers as they don't mention the new VMware Macros Template, so the examples and descriptions are wrong. Should I create a new issue?

{$VMWARE.USERNAME} & {$VMWARE.PASSWORD}

Comment by Michael Veksler [ 2021 Mar 11 ]

Yes. It would be right

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