JSON examples for VMware items

Overview

This section provides additional information about JSON objects returned by various VMware items.

vmware.*.alarms.get

The items vmware.alarms.get[], vmware.cluster.alarms.get[], vmware.datastore.alarms.get[], vmware.dc.alarms.get[], vmware.hv.alarms.get[], vmware.vm.alarms.get[] return JSON objects with the following structure (values are provided as an example):

  1. {
  2.            "alarms": [ 
  3.                { 
  4.                    "name": "Host connection and power state", 
  5.                    "system_name": "alarm.HostConnectionStateAlarm", 
  6.                    "description": "Default alarm to monitor host connection and power state", 
  7.                    "enabled": true, 
  8.                    "key": "alarm-1.host-2013", 
  9.                    "time": "2022-06-27T05:27:38.759976Z", 
  10.                    "overall_status": "red", 
  11.                    "acknowledged": false 
  12.                }, 
  13.                { 
  14.                    "name": "Host memory usage", 
  15.                    "system_name": "alarm.HostMemoryUsageAlarm", 
  16.                    "description": "Default alarm to monitor host memory usage", 
  17.                    "enabled": true, 
  18.                    "key": "alarm-4.host-1004", 
  19.                    "time": "2022-05-16T13:32:42.47863Z", 
  20.                    "overall_status": "yellow", 
  21.                    "acknowledged": false 
  22.                }, 
  23.                { 
  24.                    // other alarms 
  25.                } 
  26.            ]
  27.        }

vmware.*.tags.get

The items vmware.cluster.tags.get[], vmware.datastore.tags.get[], vmware.dc.tags.get[], vmware.hv.tags.get[], vmware.vm.tags.get[] return JSON objects with the following structure (values are provided as an example):

  1. {
  2.            "tags": [ 
  3.                { 
  4.                    "name": "Windows", 
  5.                    "description": "tag for cat OS type", 
  6.                    "category": "OS type" 
  7.                }, 
  8.                { 
  9.                    "name": "SQL Server", 
  10.                    "description": "tag for cat application name", 
  11.                    "category": "application name" 
  12.                }, 
  13.                { 
  14.                    // other tags 
  15.                } 
  16.            ] 
  17.        }

vmware.hv.diskinfo.get

The item vmware.hv.diskinfo.get[] returns JSON objects with the following structure (values are provided as an example):

  1. [
  2.          {
  3.            "instance": "mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0",
  4.            "hv_uuid": "8002299e-d7b9-8728-d224-76004bbb6100",
  5.            "datastore_uuid": "",
  6.            "operational_state": [
  7.              "ok"
  8.            ],
  9.            "lun_type": "disk",
  10.            "queue_depth": 1,
  11.            "model": "USB DISK",
  12.            "vendor": "SMI Corp",
  13.            "revision": "1100",
  14.            "serial_number": "CCYYMMDDHHmmSS9S62CK",
  15.            "vsan": {}
  16.          },
  17.          {
  18.            // other instances
  19.          }
  20.        ]

vmware.dvswitch.fetchports.get

The item vmware.dvswitch.fetchports.get[] returns JSON objects with the following structure (values are provided as an example):

  1. { 
  2.            "FetchDVPortsResponse": 
  3.            { 
  4.                "returnval": [ 
  5.                    { 
  6.                        "key": "0", 
  7.                        "dvsUuid": "50 36 6a 24 25 c0 10 9e-05 4a f6 ea 4e 3d 09 88", 
  8.                        "portgroupKey": "dvportgroup-2023", 
  9.                        "proxyHost": 
  10.                        { 
  11.                            "@type": "HostSystem", 
  12.                            "#text": "host-2021" 
  13.                        }, 
  14.                        "connectee": 
  15.                        { 
  16.                            "connectedEntity": 
  17.                            { 
  18.                                "@type": "HostSystem", 
  19.                                "#text": "host-2021" 
  20.                            }, 
  21.                            "nicKey": "vmnic0", 
  22.                            "type": "pnic" 
  23.                        }, 
  24.                        "conflict": "false", 
  25.                        "state": 
  26.                        { 
  27.                            "runtimeInfo": 
  28.                            { 
  29.                                "linkUp": "true", 
  30.                                "blocked": "false", 
  31.                                "vlanIds": 
  32.                                { 
  33.                                    "start": "0", 
  34.                                    "end": "4094" 
  35.                                }, 
  36.                                "trunkingMode": "true", 
  37.                                "linkPeer": "vmnic0", 
  38.                                "macAddress": "00:00:00:00:00:00", 
  39.                                "statusDetail": null, 
  40.                                "vmDirectPathGen2Active": "false", 
  41.                                "vmDirectPathGen2InactiveReasonOther": "portNptIncompatibleConnectee" 
  42.                            }, 
  43.                            "stats": 
  44.                            { 
  45.                                "packetsInMulticast": "2385470", 
  46.                                "packetsOutMulticast": "45", 
  47.                                "bytesInMulticast": "309250248", 
  48.                                "bytesOutMulticast": "5890", 
  49.                                "packetsInUnicast": "155601537", 
  50.                                "packetsOutUnicast": "113008658", 
  51.                                "bytesInUnicast": "121609489384", 
  52.                                "bytesOutUnicast": "47240279759", 
  53.                                "packetsInBroadcast": "1040420", 
  54.                                "packetsOutBroadcast": "7051",
  55.                                "bytesInBroadcast": "77339771", 
  56.                                "bytesOutBroadcast": "430392", 
  57.                                "packetsInDropped": "0", 
  58.                                "packetsOutDropped": "0", 
  59.                                "packetsInException": "0", 
  60.                                "packetsOutException": "0" 
  61.                            } 
  62.                        }, 
  63.                        "connectionCookie": "1702765133", 
  64.                        "lastStatusChange": "2022-03-25T14:01:11Z", 
  65.                        "hostLocalPort": "false" 
  66.                    }, 
  67.                    { 
  68.                        //other keys
  69.                    } 
  70.                ] 
  71.            } 
  72.        }

vmware.hv.hw.sensors.get

The item vmware.hv.hw.sensors.get[] returns JSON objects with the following structure (values are provided as an example):

  1. {
  2.            "val": 
  3.                { 
  4.                    "@type": "HostHardwareStatusInfo", 
  5.                    "storageStatusInfo": [ 
  6.                        { 
  7.                            "name": "Intel Corporation HD Graphics 630 #2", 
  8.                            "status": 
  9.                                { 
  10.                                    "label": "Unknown", 
  11.                                    "summary": "Cannot report on the current status of the physical element",
  12.                                    "key": "Unknown" 
  13.                                } 
  14.                        }, 
  15.                        { 
  16.                            "name": "Intel Corporation 200 Series/Z370 Chipset Family USB 3.0 xHCI Controller #20",
  17.                            "status": 
  18.                                { 
  19.                                    "label": "Unknown", 
  20.                                    "summary": "Cannot report on the current status of the physical element", 
  21.                                    "key": "Unknown" 
  22.                                } 
  23.                        }, 
  24.                        { 
  25.                            // other hv hw sensors 
  26.                        } 
  27.                    ] 
  28.                }
  29.        }

vmware.hv.sensors.get

The item vmware.hv.sensors.get[] returns JSON objects with the following structure (values are provided as an example):

  1. { 
  2.            "val": 
  3.                { 
  4.                    "@type": "ArrayOfHostNumericSensorInfo", "HostNumericSensorInfo": [ 
  5.                        { 
  6.                            "@type": "HostNumericSensorInfo", 
  7.                            "name": "System Board 1 PwrMeter Output --- Normal", 
  8.                            "healthState": 
  9.                                { 
  10.                                    "label": "Green", 
  11.                                    "summary": "Sensor is operating under normal conditions", 
  12.                                    "key": "green" 
  13.                                }, 
  14.                            "currentReading": "10500", 
  15.                            "unitModifier": "-2", 
  16.                            "baseUnits": "Watts", 
  17.                            "sensorType": "other" 
  18.                        }, 
  19.                        { 
  20.                            "@type": "HostNumericSensorInfo", 
  21.                            "name": "Power Supply 1 PS 1 Output --- Normal", 
  22.                            "healthState":
  23.                                { 
  24.                                    "label": "Green", 
  25.                                    "summary": "Sensor is operating under normal conditions", 
  26.                                    "key": "green" 
  27.                                }, 
  28.                            "currentReading": "10000", 
  29.                            "unitModifier": "-2", 
  30.                            "baseUnits": "Watts", 
  31.                            "sensorType": "power" 
  32.                        }, 
  33.                        { 
  34.                            // other hv sensors 
  35.                        } 
  36.                    ] 
  37.                } 
  38.        }

vmware.vm.snapshot.get

If any snapshots exist, the item vmware.snapshot.get[] returns a JSON object with the following structure (values are provided as an example):

  1. {
  2.          "snapshot": [
  3.            {
  4.              "name": "VM Snapshot 4%2f1%2f2022, 9:16:39 AM",
  5.              "description": "Descr 1",
  6.              "createtime": "2022-04-01T06:16:51.761Z",
  7.              "size": 5755795171,
  8.              "uniquesize": 5755795171
  9.            },
  10.            {
  11.              "name": "VM Snapshot 4%2f1%2f2022, 9:18:21 AM",
  12.              "description": "Descr 2",
  13.              "createtime": "2022-04-01T06:18:29.164999Z",
  14.              "size": 118650595,
  15.              "uniquesize": 118650595
  16.            },
  17.            {
  18.              "name": "VM Snapshot 4%2f1%2f2022, 9:37:29 AM",
  19.              "description": "Descr 3",
  20.              "createtime": "2022-04-01T06:37:53.534999Z",
  21.              "size": 62935016,
  22.              "uniquesize": 62935016
  23.            }
  24.          ],
  25.          "count": 3,
  26.          "latestdate": "2022-04-01T06:37:53.534999Z",
  27.          "latestage": 22729203,
  28.          "oldestdate": "2022-04-01T06:16:51.761Z",
  29.          "oldestage": 22730465,
  30.          "size": 5937380782,
  31.          "uniquesize": 5937380782
  32.        }

If no snapshot exists, the item vmware.snapshot.get[] returns a JSON object with empty values:

  1. {
  2.          "snapshot": [],
  3.          "count": 0,
  4.          "latestdate": null,
  5.          "latestage": 0,
  6.          "oldestdate": null,
  7.          "oldestage": 0,
  8.          "size": 0,
  9.          "uniquesize": 0
  10.        }