glpi-esx

Attention

Some informations on this man page are probably outdated.

Since glpi-agent 1.5, --directory option is deprecated, you should use --path new option instead.

--timeout option is available since glpi-agent 1.7

NAME

glpi-esx - vCenter/ESX/ESXi remote inventory from command line

SYNOPSIS

glpi-esx --host <host> --user <user> --password <password> --path <directory or file>

Options:
  --help                 this menu
  --debug                debug mode (false)
  --host hostname        ESX server hostname
  --user username        user name
  --password xxxx        user password
  --path path            output directory or file
  -t --timeout sec       connection attempt timeout in seconds (defaults to 180)
  --stdout               dump inventory on stdout (enabled by default if no path is set)
  --tag tag              tag for the inventoried machine
  --json                 use json as format for generated inventories

Advanced options:
  --dump                 also dump esx host full info datas in a *-hostfullinfo.dump file
  --dumpfile file        generate one inventory from a *-hostfullinfo.dump file

EXAMPLES

% glpi-esx --host myesx --user foo --password bar --path /tmp --json

You can import the .json file in your inventory server with the glpi-injector tool.

% glpi-injector -v --file /tmp/*.json -u https://example/

DESCRIPTION

glpi-esx creates inventory of remote ESX/ESXi and vCenter VMware. It uses the SOAP interface of the remote server.

Supported systems:

ESX and ESXi 3.5

ESX and ESXi 4.1

ESXi 5.0

vCenter 4.1

vCenter 5.0

Active Directory users, please note the AD authentication doesn't work. You must create a account on the VMware server.

LIMITATION

So far, ESX serial number are not collected.

SECURITY

The SSL hostname check of the server is disabled.