14 ServerView Event Manager
Installing the Event Manager
CIM-Indications for VMware vSphere ESXi 5
Events of servers with VMware vSphere ESXi 5 are provided as CIM
indications. The CIM indications are
analyzed by the ServerView Event
Manager, which can manage and forward them as usual.
Via Test Connectivity you can test the connection to the VMware vSphere ESXi 5
server (see User Guide „ServerView Operations Manager“ manual).
I The CIM indication provider is provided for the following operating
system:
– VMware vSphere ESXi 5
For more information on ServerView ESXi CIM provider, see the
"Monitoring VMware based PRIMERGY servers with ServerView"
manual.
2.1 Installing the Event Manager
The Event Manager is part of the ServerView software, which can be found on
the ServerView Suite DVD 1 (via Select ServerView Software Products). It can
be installed under Windows and under Linux operating systems (SuSE and Red
Hat). For details of how to install the ServerView software, see the ServerView
Installation Guides.