14 Jun 2017 09:38 PM
Hello,
What type of Dynatrace agent I need to install on my ESXi 6.5 host server? Host OS is as follows:
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14 Jun 2017 09:45 PM
Added screen shot for OS version info.
15 Jun 2017 12:17 AM - last edited on 02 Dec 2024 12:25 PM by MaciejNeumann
Dynatrace OneAgent is supported on Linux, Windows, and AIX.
A complete list of OS versions is available on our help page: https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/shortlink/section-technology-support
For ESXi, simply install OneAgent. That's the only thing required to install.
I also recommend you setup optional ESXi metric capturing from your ESXi instance under the VMWare tab in the left menu.
15 Jun 2017 04:09 PM
Hi Joseph,
Installing OneAgent on ESXi host gives me the following error. Any suggestions?
15 Jun 2017 04:52 PM
Looks like you don't have root access. You need to root access to be able to install the OneAgent.
15 Jun 2017 09:37 PM
Thanks for the response Ari.
Double confirmed that I am installing OneAgent as root. You can also see in the screenshot I am logged in as root. So not installing as a root is not the issue. Any other guesses friends?
29 Jun 2017 06:13 PM
Per an existing support case it seems the issue might be the command it is trying to run "/usr/bin/id" is missing on that server. The root error logging seems to be misleading. That case it still open at the moment so I can't confirm that.
16 Jun 2017 08:42 AM
Hello Rehan,
ESXi host monitoring is achieved through integration with vCenter server rather than OneAgent installation. Here are some details on Dynatrace integration with VMware:
https://help.dynatrace.com/infrastructure-monitoring/virtual-machines/where-can-i-view-virtualization-monitoring-data/
And instructions how to configure it (section: "Connect to your VMware platform"):
https://help.dynatrace.com/infrastructure-monitoring/virtual-machines/how-do-i-set-up-virtualization-monitoring/
Best Regards,
Karolina
16 Jun 2017 09:58 PM
Thanks for the response Karolina.
In an other experiment I installed the OneAgent on vCenter and able to see the ESX hosts but the information is very limited. I am trying to get to the processes/services level details about the ESX hosts by installing the OneAgent on it. Shouldn't I be able to install the OneAgent on ESX 6.5 host? I know it can be tricky since ESX host is running a VMware ESXi software which is different than a simple linux kernal. So any other suggestions?