Prerequisites for VMware VDI Monitoring
Site24x7 monitors VMware Horizon as a part of VMware virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) monitoring.
Site24x7 collects VMware VDI metrics using Windows On-Premise Poller via the PowerShell scriptlets available in VMware, known as the VMware PowerCLI Module.
Prerequisites
- A minimum of PowerShell major version 5 for the scripts to work optimally. Open powershell.exe in the machine, and use $PSVersionTable.PSVersion to determine the engine version.
- Enable the VMware PowerCLI Module in PowerShell for monitoring purposes.
- Finally, install the Site24x7 On-Premise Poller on a Windows machine with access to the VMware View Connection Servers.
Enabling the VMware PowerCLI Module in PowerShell
From a computer with an internet connection, open PowerShell (preferably as an administrator) and execute the following commands:
Find-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI
Install-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -Scope CurrentUser
Get-Command -Module *VMWare*
Install-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -Scope CurrentUser
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