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Data collected for VMware vCenter Server

Discovery identifies and classifies information about VMware vCenter servers.

vCenter table schema

The vCenter table schema is illustrated in the following diagram:

Several tables are cloud-agnostic tables, meaning that they can be populated for any cloud resource, not just vCenter resources. Look in the sub tables that extend the cloud-agnostic tables to find discovered CIs.


Cloud-agnostic table	Look in this vCenter-specific table
Virtual Machine Instance [cmdb_ci_vm_instance]	VMware Virtual Machine Instance [cmdb_ci_vmware_instance]
Operating System Template [cmdb_ci_os_template]	VMware Virtual Machine Template [cmdb_ci_vmware_template]
Logical Datacenter [cmdb_ci_logical_datacenter]	VMware vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]
Cloud Networks [cmdb_ci_network]	VMware vCenter Network [cmdb_ci_vcenter_network]
Datastore [cmdb_ci_datastore]	VMware vCenter Datastore [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datastore]
Host Cluster [cmdb_ci_host_cluster]	VMware vCenter Cluster [cmdb_ci_vcenter_cluster]

vCenter data

Discovery uses multiple vCenter probes to collect this data from vCenter. The data is saved in tables extend from the Configuration item [cmdb_ci] table.

Table 1. VMware vCenter Instance [cmdb_ci_vcenter]
Field label	Column name
Name	name
Full name	fullname
Instance UUID	instance_uuid
URL	url
Effective CPU	effectivecpu

The combination of the vCenter instance in the cmdb_ci_vcenter table and the object ID in the cmdb_ci_vm_object table identifies a specific vCenter.

The tables extend from the Virtual Machine Objects [cmdb_ci_vm_object] table, which holds object IDs for all cloud-based resources, except virtualization servers.

Table 2. DRS VM Config [cmdb_ci_drs_vm_config]
Field label	Column name
Cluster	cluster
DRS behavior	drs_behavior
DRS enabled	drs_enabled
Virtual machine	virtual_machine

This table stores DRS behavior for the VMs that override the cluster behavior. For more information on DRS, see VMware's documentation on Distributed Resource Scheduler.

Table 3. VMware vCenter VM Group [cmdb_ci_vcenter_vm_group]
Field label	Column name
Cluster	cluster

The VMware vCenter VM group [cmdb_ci_vcenter_vm_group] table has Contains::Contained by relationship with cmdb_ci_vmware_instance. This group has a set of VMs.

Table 4. VMware vCenter Host Group [cmdb_ci_vcenter_host_group]
Field label	Column name
Cluster	cluster

The VMware vCenter Host Group [cmdb_ci_vcenter_host_group] table has Contains::Contained by relationship with cmdb_ci_vmware_instance. This group has a set of hosts.

Table 5. VMware vCenter Cluster DRS Rule [cmdb_ci_vcenter_cluster_drs_rule]
Field label	Column name
Rule UUID	rule_uuid
Active	active
Cluster	cluster

Table 6. VMware Virtual Machine Instance [cmdb_ci_vmware_instance]
Field label	Column name
Name	name
Template	template
CPUs	cpus
Disks	disks
Disks size (GB)	disks_size
Memory (MB)	memory
Network adapters	nics
Image path	image_path
State	state
vCenter Instance UUID	vcenter_uuid
vCenter Reference	vcenter_ref
Base name	base_name
VM namer	vm_namer
BIOS UUID	bios_uuid
VM Instance UUID	vm_instance_uuid

Table 7. VMware Distributed Virtual Port Groups [cmdb_ci_vcenter_dv_port_group]
Field Label	Column name
Name	name
vCenter Instance UUID	vcenter_uuid
Distributed Virtual Switch Reference	dvs_ref

Table 8. VMware Virtual Machine Template [cmdb_ci_vmware_template]
Field label	Column name
Name	The template name from VMWare.
CPUs	cpus
Disks size (GB)	disks_size
Guest ID	guest_id
Memory (MB)	memory
Image path	image_path
State	state
vCenter Instance UUID	vcenter_uuid
vCenter Reference	vcenter_ref
Network adapters	nics
Base name	base_name
VM namer	vm_namer
BIOS UUID	bios_uuid
VM Instance UUID	vm_instance_uuid

Table 9. VMware vCenter Object [cmdb_ci_vcenter_object]
Field label	Column name
Managed object reference ID	morid
vCenter Instance UUID	vcenter_uuid
vCenter Reference	vcenter_ref

Table 10. VMware vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]*
Field label	Column name
Region	region
Managed object reference ID	morid
vCenter Instance UUID	vcenter_uuid
vCenter Reference	vcenter_ref
Top level folder for VMs	folder_moreid
Top level folder for hosts	host_morid

*The VMware vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter] table is extended from the [cmdb_ci_logical_datacenter] table.

Table 11. VMware vCenter Network [cmdb_ci_vcenter_network]*
Field label	Column name
Managed object reference ID	morid
vCenter Instance UUID	vcenter_uuid
vCenter Reference	vcenter_ref
Network accessible by either hosts or virtual machines	accessible

*The VMware vCenter Network [cmdb_ci_vcenter_network] table is extended from the [cmdb_ci_network] table.

Table 12. VMware Distributed Virtual Switch [cmdb_ci_vcenter_dvs]
Field label	Column name
VMCount	vm_count
Host count	host_count

Table 13. VMware vCenter Folder [cmdb_ci_vcenter_folder]
Field label	Column name
Managed object reference ID	morid
vCenter Instance UUID	vcenter_uuid
vCenter Reference	vcenter_ref
Full path	fullpath

Table 14. ESX Resource Pool [cmdb_ci_esx_resource_pool]
Field label	Column name
Managed object reference ID	morid
vCenter Instance UUID	vcenter
vCenter Reference	vcenter_ref
Owner	owner
Owner Managed Object Reference ID	owner_morid
CPU expandable	cpu_expandable
CPU limit (MHz)	cpu_limit_mhz
CPU reserved (MHz)	cpu_reserved_mhz
CPU shares	cpu_shares
Full path	fullpath
Memory expandable	mem_expandable
Memory limit (MB)	mem_limit_mb
Memory reserved (MB)	mem_reserved_mb
Memory shares	mem_shares

Table 15. VMware vCenter Datastore [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datastore]
Field label	Column name
Managed object reference ID	morid
vCenter Instance UUID	vcenter_uuid
Accessible	accessible
vCenter Reference	vcenter_ref
Type	type
Capacity (GB)	capacity
Free space (GB)	freespace
URL	url
Clustered	clustered

The VMware vCenter Datastore [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datastore] table is extended from the [cmdb_ci_datastore] table.

Table 16. VMware vCenter Cluster [cmdb_ci_vcenter_cluster]*
Field label	Column name
Managed object reference ID	morid
vCenter Instance UUID	vcenter_uuid
Effective hosts	effectivehosts
vCenter Reference	vcenter_ref
Effective CPU	effectivecpu
Effective memory	effectivememory
Number of effective hosts	effectivehosts
Number of hosts	numhosts
Total CPU	totalcpu
Total memory	totalmemory
Number of CPU cores	numcpucores
Number of CPU threads	numcputhreads
DRS Behavior	drs_behavior
DRS Enabled	drs_enabled
DRS VMotion Rate	drs_vmotion_rate

*The VMware vCenter Cluster [cmdb_ci_vcenter_cluster] table is extended from the [cmdb_ci_host_cluster] table.

Table 17. Cluster VM Host Rule Info [cmdb_ci_cluster_vm_host_rule]
Field label	Column name
VM Group	vm_group
Host Group	host_group
Mandatory	mandatory
Affinity	affinity

Table 18. Cluster VM Affinity Rule Info [cmdb_ci_cluster_vm_affinity_rule]
Field label	Column name
Affinity	affinity

The Cluster VM Affinity Rule Info [cmdb_ci_cluster_vm_affinity_rule] table has Contains::Contained by relationship with cmdb_ci_vmware_instance. This group has a set of VMs for which this affinity will be applied.

Table 19. VMWare Distributed Virtual Switch [cmdb_ci_vcenter_dvs]
Field label	Column name
Name	name
VMCount	vm_count
Host count	host_count

Discovery also maps the relationships to VMs and to distributed virtual port groups.

Table 20. VMware Distributed Virtual Port Group [cmdb_ci_vcenter_dv_port_group]
Field label	Column name
Name	name
vCenter Instance UUID	vcenter_uuid
Distributed Virtual Switch Reference	dvs_ref

Discovery also maps the relationship to the distributed virtual switch.

You can add these related lists to view additional discovered data:

Storage Volumes: The virtual disks for this virtual machine. This data is saved in the Storage Volume [cmdb_ci_storage_volume] table with the value type=v Disk.

Table 21. Storage Volume [cmdb_ci_storage_volume]
Field label	Column name
Name	name
Size	size

Network Adapters: The virtual network adapters for the virtual disks. This data is saved in the Network Adapter [cmdb_ci_network_adapter] table.

Table 22. Network Adapter [cmdb_ci_network_adapter]
Field label	Column name
Name	name
IP Address	ip_address
MAC address	mac_address
Netmask	netmask

vCenter discovery with Software Asset Management

If Software Asset Management is active, Discovery populates these vCenter tables using the VMWare - vCenter ESX Hosts License probe.

Table 23. VMWare License Key [samp_vmware_license_key]
Field label	Column name
vCenter Reference	vcenter_ref
Cost Unit	cost_unit
Edition	edition
Features	features
License Key	license_key
Product Name	product_name
Product Version	product_version
Rights Owned	rights_owned
Rights Used	rights_used

Table 24. VMWare License Key Usage [samp_vmware_license_key_usage]
Field label	Column name
Rights Used	rights_used
Expiration Date	expiration_date
Used Features	used_features
License Key	license_key
Software Install	software_install
Used By	used_by

vCenter relationships

Discovery automatically creates relationships for vCenter components using data from a key class. Subsequent discoveries use the same key class to automatically validate and remove relationships that are no longer valid.

vCenter CIs can be members of folders or clusters, which affect how Discovery creates their relationships.

If a CI is in a folder, Discovery creates a relationship between that CI and the folder. If that CI is not in a folder, Discovery creates the relationship between the CI and the datacenter. These vCenter CIs can be in a folder:
- VM Instance
- VM Template
- vCenter Network
- Datastore
- vCenter Folder
- vCenter Cluster
If an ESX server is in a cluster, Discovery creates a relationship between the ESX server and the cluster. If an ESX server is not a member of a cluster, then Discovery creates a relationship to the datacenter.
If a resource pool is in a cluster, Discovery creates a relationship between the resource pool and the cluster. If the resource pool is not a member of a cluster, then Discovery creates a relationship to the ESX server.

This diagram illustrates vCenter relationships:


Parent class	Relationship type	Child class
Computer [cmdb_ci_computer]	Virtualized by::Virtualizes	ESX Server [cmdb_ci_esx_server]
Computer [cmdb_ci_computer]	Instantiates::Instantiated by	VM Instance [cmdb_ci_vmware_instance]
VMware Virtual Machine Instance [cmdb_ci_vmware_instance]	Registered on::Has registered	ESX Server [cmdb_ci_esx_server]
VMware Virtual Machine Instance [cmdb_ci_vmware_instance]	Connected by::Connects	VMware vCenter Network [cmdb_ci_vcenter_network]
Virtual Machine Template [cmdb_ci_vmware_template]	Connected by::Connects	VMware vCenter Network [cmdb_ci_vcenter_network]
VMware vCenter Network [cmdb_ci_vcenter_network]	Provided by::Provides	ESX Server [cmdb_ci_esx_server]
VMware vCenter Datastore [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datastore]	Provides storage for::Stored on	VMware Virtual Machine Instance [cmdb_ci_vmware_instance]
VMware vCenter Datastore [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datastore]	Used by::Uses	ESX Server [cmdb_ci_esx_server]
VMware vCenter Datastore [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datastore]	Provides storage for::Stored on	Virtual Machine Template [cmdb_ci_vmware_template]
VMware vCenter Cluster [cmdb_ci_vcenter_cluster]	Members::Member of	ESX Server [cmdb_ci_esx_server]
ESX Resource Pool [cmdb_ci_esx_resource_pool]	Defines resources for::Get resources from	VMware vCenter Cluster [cmdb_ci_vcenter_cluster]
ESX Resource Pool [cmdb_ci_esx_resource_pool]	Defines resources for::Get resources from	ESX Server [cmdb_ci_esx_server]
VMware vCenter Folder [cmdb_ci_vcenter_folder]	Contains::Contained by	VMware vCenter Datastore [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datastore]
VMware vCenter Folder [cmdb_ci_vcenter_folder]	Contains::Contained by	VMware vCenter Folder [cmdb_ci_vcenter_folder]
VMware vCenter Folder [cmdb_ci_vcenter_folder]	Contains::Contained by	Virtual Machine Template [cmdb_ci_vmware_template]
VMware vCenter Folder [cmdb_ci_vcenter_folder]	Contains::Contained by	VMware Virtual Machine Instance [cmdb_ci_vmware_instance]
VMware vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]	Contains::Contained by	VMware vCenter Network [cmdb_ci_vcenter_network]
VMware vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]	Contains::Contained by	VMware Virtual Machine Instance [cmdb_ci_vmware_instance]
VMware vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]	Contains::Contained by	ESX Server [cmdb_ci_esx_server]
VMware vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]	Contains::Contained by	VMware vCenter Datastore [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datastore]
VMware vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]	Contains::Contained by	VMware vCenter Folder [cmdb_ci_vcenter_folder]
VMware vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]	Contains::Contained by	VMware vCenter Cluster [cmdb_ci_vcenter_cluster]
VMware vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]	Contains::Contained by	Virtual Machine Template [cmdb_ci_vmware_template]

Cloud Management relationships

These additional relationships are created when Cloud Management (CMP) is active.

vCenter relationships for Cloud Management

Table 25.
Parent class	Relationship type	Child class
ESX Server [cmdb_ci_esx_server]	Hosted on::Hosts	vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]
vCenter Folder [cmdb_ci_vcenter folder]	Hosted on::Hosts	vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]
vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]	Hosted on::Hosts	Cloud Service Account [cmdb_ci_cloud_service_account]
vCenter Cluster [cmdb_ci_vcenter_cluster]	Hosted on::Hosts	vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]
Resource Pools [cmdb_ci_esx_resource_pool]	Hosted on::Hosts	vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]
VM Instance [cmdb_ci_vmware_instance]	Hosted on::Hosts	vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]
VM Template [cmdb_ci_vmware_template]	Hosted on::Hosts	vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]
vCenter Network [cmdb_ci_vcenter_network]	Hosted on::Hosts	vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]
Distributed Virtual Switch [cmdb_ci_vcenter_dvs]	Hosted on::Hosts	vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]
Distributed Virtual Port Group [cmdb_ci_vcenter_dv_port_group]	Hosted on::Hosts	vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]
Datastore [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datastore]	Hosted on::Hosts	vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]
Virtual Disk [cmdb_ci_storage_volume]	Hosted on::Hosts	vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]
Virtual NIC [cmdb_ci_vmware_nic]	Hosted on::Hosts	vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]
VM Template [cmdb_ci_vmware_template]	Use End Point To::Use End Point From	Block Endpoint [cmdb_ci_endpoint_block]
VM Instance cmdb_ci_vmware_instance	Use End Point To::Use End Point From	Block Endpoint [cmdb_ci_endpoint_block]
Virtual Disk [cmdb_ci_storage_volume]	Implement End Point To::Implement End Point From	Block Endpoint [cmdb_ci_endpoint_block]
Virtual NIC [cmdb_ci_vmware_nic]	Implement End Point To::Implement End Point From	NIC Endpoint [cmdb_ci_endpoint_nic]
VM Template [cmdb_ci_vmware_template]	Use End Point To::Use End Point From	NIC Endpoint [cmdb_ci_endpoint_nic]
VM Instance [cmdb_ci_vmware_instance]	Use End Point To::Use End Point From	NIC Endpoint [cmdb_ci_endpoint_nic]

VMware tags

You can attach tags to vSphere objects, such as virtual machines, through the vSphere interface. The tags can then be grouped into categories. Objects with tags are sortable and searchable based on the parameters you give the tags and categories. The VMWare — vCenter VM Tags probe discovers these tags. You can view the discovered tags by opening the virtual machine record in cmdb_ci_vmware_instance. Then go to the Key Values tab.

Table 26. Key Values [cmdb_key_value]
Field label and name	Description
Configuration item [configuration_item]	Referenced VM with tag attached in vCenter.
Key [key]	Category name of the tag applied to the resource in vCenter.
Tag [tag]	Source in vCenter from which tags are fetched. In this case, the value is always Tags.
Value [value]	Tag name that is applied to the resource in vCenter.

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Data collected for VMware vCenter Server

Discovery identifies and classifies information about VMware vCenter servers.

vCenter table schema

The vCenter table schema is illustrated in the following diagram:


Cloud-agnostic table	Look in this vCenter-specific table
Virtual Machine Instance [cmdb_ci_vm_instance]	VMware Virtual Machine Instance [cmdb_ci_vmware_instance]
Operating System Template [cmdb_ci_os_template]	VMware Virtual Machine Template [cmdb_ci_vmware_template]
Logical Datacenter [cmdb_ci_logical_datacenter]	VMware vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]
Cloud Networks [cmdb_ci_network]	VMware vCenter Network [cmdb_ci_vcenter_network]
Datastore [cmdb_ci_datastore]	VMware vCenter Datastore [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datastore]
Host Cluster [cmdb_ci_host_cluster]	VMware vCenter Cluster [cmdb_ci_vcenter_cluster]

vCenter data

Discovery uses multiple vCenter probes to collect this data from vCenter. The data is saved in tables extend from the Configuration item [cmdb_ci] table.

Table 1. VMware vCenter Instance [cmdb_ci_vcenter]
Field label	Column name
Name	name
Full name	fullname
Instance UUID	instance_uuid
URL	url
Effective CPU	effectivecpu

The combination of the vCenter instance in the cmdb_ci_vcenter table and the object ID in the cmdb_ci_vm_object table identifies a specific vCenter.

The tables extend from the Virtual Machine Objects [cmdb_ci_vm_object] table, which holds object IDs for all cloud-based resources, except virtualization servers.

Table 2. DRS VM Config [cmdb_ci_drs_vm_config]
Field label	Column name
Cluster	cluster
DRS behavior	drs_behavior
DRS enabled	drs_enabled
Virtual machine	virtual_machine

This table stores DRS behavior for the VMs that override the cluster behavior. For more information on DRS, see VMware's documentation on Distributed Resource Scheduler.

Table 3. VMware vCenter VM Group [cmdb_ci_vcenter_vm_group]
Field label	Column name
Cluster	cluster

The VMware vCenter VM group [cmdb_ci_vcenter_vm_group] table has Contains::Contained by relationship with cmdb_ci_vmware_instance. This group has a set of VMs.

Table 4. VMware vCenter Host Group [cmdb_ci_vcenter_host_group]
Field label	Column name
Cluster	cluster

The VMware vCenter Host Group [cmdb_ci_vcenter_host_group] table has Contains::Contained by relationship with cmdb_ci_vmware_instance. This group has a set of hosts.

Table 5. VMware vCenter Cluster DRS Rule [cmdb_ci_vcenter_cluster_drs_rule]
Field label	Column name
Rule UUID	rule_uuid
Active	active
Cluster	cluster

Table 6. VMware Virtual Machine Instance [cmdb_ci_vmware_instance]
Field label	Column name
Name	name
Template	template
CPUs	cpus
Disks	disks
Disks size (GB)	disks_size
Memory (MB)	memory
Network adapters	nics
Image path	image_path
State	state
vCenter Instance UUID	vcenter_uuid
vCenter Reference	vcenter_ref
Base name	base_name
VM namer	vm_namer
BIOS UUID	bios_uuid
VM Instance UUID	vm_instance_uuid

Table 7. VMware Distributed Virtual Port Groups [cmdb_ci_vcenter_dv_port_group]
Field Label	Column name
Name	name
vCenter Instance UUID	vcenter_uuid
Distributed Virtual Switch Reference	dvs_ref

Table 8. VMware Virtual Machine Template [cmdb_ci_vmware_template]
Field label	Column name
Name	The template name from VMWare.
CPUs	cpus
Disks size (GB)	disks_size
Guest ID	guest_id
Memory (MB)	memory
Image path	image_path
State	state
vCenter Instance UUID	vcenter_uuid
vCenter Reference	vcenter_ref
Network adapters	nics
Base name	base_name
VM namer	vm_namer
BIOS UUID	bios_uuid
VM Instance UUID	vm_instance_uuid

Table 9. VMware vCenter Object [cmdb_ci_vcenter_object]
Field label	Column name
Managed object reference ID	morid
vCenter Instance UUID	vcenter_uuid
vCenter Reference	vcenter_ref

Table 10. VMware vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]*
Field label	Column name
Region	region
Managed object reference ID	morid
vCenter Instance UUID	vcenter_uuid
vCenter Reference	vcenter_ref
Top level folder for VMs	folder_moreid
Top level folder for hosts	host_morid

*The VMware vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter] table is extended from the [cmdb_ci_logical_datacenter] table.

Table 11. VMware vCenter Network [cmdb_ci_vcenter_network]*
Field label	Column name
Managed object reference ID	morid
vCenter Instance UUID	vcenter_uuid
vCenter Reference	vcenter_ref
Network accessible by either hosts or virtual machines	accessible

*The VMware vCenter Network [cmdb_ci_vcenter_network] table is extended from the [cmdb_ci_network] table.

Table 12. VMware Distributed Virtual Switch [cmdb_ci_vcenter_dvs]
Field label	Column name
VMCount	vm_count
Host count	host_count

Table 13. VMware vCenter Folder [cmdb_ci_vcenter_folder]
Field label	Column name
Managed object reference ID	morid
vCenter Instance UUID	vcenter_uuid
vCenter Reference	vcenter_ref
Full path	fullpath

Table 14. ESX Resource Pool [cmdb_ci_esx_resource_pool]
Field label	Column name
Managed object reference ID	morid
vCenter Instance UUID	vcenter
vCenter Reference	vcenter_ref
Owner	owner
Owner Managed Object Reference ID	owner_morid
CPU expandable	cpu_expandable
CPU limit (MHz)	cpu_limit_mhz
CPU reserved (MHz)	cpu_reserved_mhz
CPU shares	cpu_shares
Full path	fullpath
Memory expandable	mem_expandable
Memory limit (MB)	mem_limit_mb
Memory reserved (MB)	mem_reserved_mb
Memory shares	mem_shares

Table 15. VMware vCenter Datastore [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datastore]
Field label	Column name
Managed object reference ID	morid
vCenter Instance UUID	vcenter_uuid
Accessible	accessible
vCenter Reference	vcenter_ref
Type	type
Capacity (GB)	capacity
Free space (GB)	freespace
URL	url
Clustered	clustered

The VMware vCenter Datastore [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datastore] table is extended from the [cmdb_ci_datastore] table.

Table 16. VMware vCenter Cluster [cmdb_ci_vcenter_cluster]*
Field label	Column name
Managed object reference ID	morid
vCenter Instance UUID	vcenter_uuid
Effective hosts	effectivehosts
vCenter Reference	vcenter_ref
Effective CPU	effectivecpu
Effective memory	effectivememory
Number of effective hosts	effectivehosts
Number of hosts	numhosts
Total CPU	totalcpu
Total memory	totalmemory
Number of CPU cores	numcpucores
Number of CPU threads	numcputhreads
DRS Behavior	drs_behavior
DRS Enabled	drs_enabled
DRS VMotion Rate	drs_vmotion_rate

*The VMware vCenter Cluster [cmdb_ci_vcenter_cluster] table is extended from the [cmdb_ci_host_cluster] table.

Table 17. Cluster VM Host Rule Info [cmdb_ci_cluster_vm_host_rule]
Field label	Column name
VM Group	vm_group
Host Group	host_group
Mandatory	mandatory
Affinity	affinity

Table 18. Cluster VM Affinity Rule Info [cmdb_ci_cluster_vm_affinity_rule]
Field label	Column name
Affinity	affinity

Table 19. VMWare Distributed Virtual Switch [cmdb_ci_vcenter_dvs]
Field label	Column name
Name	name
VMCount	vm_count
Host count	host_count

Discovery also maps the relationships to VMs and to distributed virtual port groups.

Table 20. VMware Distributed Virtual Port Group [cmdb_ci_vcenter_dv_port_group]
Field label	Column name
Name	name
vCenter Instance UUID	vcenter_uuid
Distributed Virtual Switch Reference	dvs_ref

Discovery also maps the relationship to the distributed virtual switch.

You can add these related lists to view additional discovered data:

Storage Volumes: The virtual disks for this virtual machine. This data is saved in the Storage Volume [cmdb_ci_storage_volume] table with the value type=v Disk.

Table 21. Storage Volume [cmdb_ci_storage_volume]
Field label	Column name
Name	name
Size	size

Network Adapters: The virtual network adapters for the virtual disks. This data is saved in the Network Adapter [cmdb_ci_network_adapter] table.

Table 22. Network Adapter [cmdb_ci_network_adapter]
Field label	Column name
Name	name
IP Address	ip_address
MAC address	mac_address
Netmask	netmask

vCenter discovery with Software Asset Management

If Software Asset Management is active, Discovery populates these vCenter tables using the VMWare - vCenter ESX Hosts License probe.

Table 23. VMWare License Key [samp_vmware_license_key]
Field label	Column name
vCenter Reference	vcenter_ref
Cost Unit	cost_unit
Edition	edition
Features	features
License Key	license_key
Product Name	product_name
Product Version	product_version
Rights Owned	rights_owned
Rights Used	rights_used

Table 24. VMWare License Key Usage [samp_vmware_license_key_usage]
Field label	Column name
Rights Used	rights_used
Expiration Date	expiration_date
Used Features	used_features
License Key	license_key
Software Install	software_install
Used By	used_by

vCenter relationships

vCenter CIs can be members of folders or clusters, which affect how Discovery creates their relationships.

If a CI is in a folder, Discovery creates a relationship between that CI and the folder. If that CI is not in a folder, Discovery creates the relationship between the CI and the datacenter. These vCenter CIs can be in a folder:
- VM Instance
- VM Template
- vCenter Network
- Datastore
- vCenter Folder
- vCenter Cluster
If an ESX server is in a cluster, Discovery creates a relationship between the ESX server and the cluster. If an ESX server is not a member of a cluster, then Discovery creates a relationship to the datacenter.
If a resource pool is in a cluster, Discovery creates a relationship between the resource pool and the cluster. If the resource pool is not a member of a cluster, then Discovery creates a relationship to the ESX server.

This diagram illustrates vCenter relationships:


Parent class	Relationship type	Child class
Computer [cmdb_ci_computer]	Virtualized by::Virtualizes	ESX Server [cmdb_ci_esx_server]
Computer [cmdb_ci_computer]	Instantiates::Instantiated by	VM Instance [cmdb_ci_vmware_instance]
VMware Virtual Machine Instance [cmdb_ci_vmware_instance]	Registered on::Has registered	ESX Server [cmdb_ci_esx_server]
VMware Virtual Machine Instance [cmdb_ci_vmware_instance]	Connected by::Connects	VMware vCenter Network [cmdb_ci_vcenter_network]
Virtual Machine Template [cmdb_ci_vmware_template]	Connected by::Connects	VMware vCenter Network [cmdb_ci_vcenter_network]
VMware vCenter Network [cmdb_ci_vcenter_network]	Provided by::Provides	ESX Server [cmdb_ci_esx_server]
VMware vCenter Datastore [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datastore]	Provides storage for::Stored on	VMware Virtual Machine Instance [cmdb_ci_vmware_instance]
VMware vCenter Datastore [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datastore]	Used by::Uses	ESX Server [cmdb_ci_esx_server]
VMware vCenter Datastore [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datastore]	Provides storage for::Stored on	Virtual Machine Template [cmdb_ci_vmware_template]
VMware vCenter Cluster [cmdb_ci_vcenter_cluster]	Members::Member of	ESX Server [cmdb_ci_esx_server]
ESX Resource Pool [cmdb_ci_esx_resource_pool]	Defines resources for::Get resources from	VMware vCenter Cluster [cmdb_ci_vcenter_cluster]
ESX Resource Pool [cmdb_ci_esx_resource_pool]	Defines resources for::Get resources from	ESX Server [cmdb_ci_esx_server]
VMware vCenter Folder [cmdb_ci_vcenter_folder]	Contains::Contained by	VMware vCenter Datastore [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datastore]
VMware vCenter Folder [cmdb_ci_vcenter_folder]	Contains::Contained by	VMware vCenter Folder [cmdb_ci_vcenter_folder]
VMware vCenter Folder [cmdb_ci_vcenter_folder]	Contains::Contained by	Virtual Machine Template [cmdb_ci_vmware_template]
VMware vCenter Folder [cmdb_ci_vcenter_folder]	Contains::Contained by	VMware Virtual Machine Instance [cmdb_ci_vmware_instance]
VMware vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]	Contains::Contained by	VMware vCenter Network [cmdb_ci_vcenter_network]
VMware vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]	Contains::Contained by	VMware Virtual Machine Instance [cmdb_ci_vmware_instance]
VMware vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]	Contains::Contained by	ESX Server [cmdb_ci_esx_server]
VMware vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]	Contains::Contained by	VMware vCenter Datastore [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datastore]
VMware vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]	Contains::Contained by	VMware vCenter Folder [cmdb_ci_vcenter_folder]
VMware vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]	Contains::Contained by	VMware vCenter Cluster [cmdb_ci_vcenter_cluster]
VMware vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]	Contains::Contained by	Virtual Machine Template [cmdb_ci_vmware_template]

Cloud Management relationships

These additional relationships are created when Cloud Management (CMP) is active.

Table 25.
Parent class	Relationship type	Child class
ESX Server [cmdb_ci_esx_server]	Hosted on::Hosts	vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]
vCenter Folder [cmdb_ci_vcenter folder]	Hosted on::Hosts	vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]
vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]	Hosted on::Hosts	Cloud Service Account [cmdb_ci_cloud_service_account]
vCenter Cluster [cmdb_ci_vcenter_cluster]	Hosted on::Hosts	vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]
Resource Pools [cmdb_ci_esx_resource_pool]	Hosted on::Hosts	vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]
VM Instance [cmdb_ci_vmware_instance]	Hosted on::Hosts	vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]
VM Template [cmdb_ci_vmware_template]	Hosted on::Hosts	vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]
vCenter Network [cmdb_ci_vcenter_network]	Hosted on::Hosts	vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]
Distributed Virtual Switch [cmdb_ci_vcenter_dvs]	Hosted on::Hosts	vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]
Distributed Virtual Port Group [cmdb_ci_vcenter_dv_port_group]	Hosted on::Hosts	vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]
Datastore [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datastore]	Hosted on::Hosts	vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]
Virtual Disk [cmdb_ci_storage_volume]	Hosted on::Hosts	vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]
Virtual NIC [cmdb_ci_vmware_nic]	Hosted on::Hosts	vCenter Datacenter [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datacenter]
VM Template [cmdb_ci_vmware_template]	Use End Point To::Use End Point From	Block Endpoint [cmdb_ci_endpoint_block]
VM Instance cmdb_ci_vmware_instance	Use End Point To::Use End Point From	Block Endpoint [cmdb_ci_endpoint_block]
Virtual Disk [cmdb_ci_storage_volume]	Implement End Point To::Implement End Point From	Block Endpoint [cmdb_ci_endpoint_block]
Virtual NIC [cmdb_ci_vmware_nic]	Implement End Point To::Implement End Point From	NIC Endpoint [cmdb_ci_endpoint_nic]
VM Template [cmdb_ci_vmware_template]	Use End Point To::Use End Point From	NIC Endpoint [cmdb_ci_endpoint_nic]
VM Instance [cmdb_ci_vmware_instance]	Use End Point To::Use End Point From	NIC Endpoint [cmdb_ci_endpoint_nic]

VMware tags

Table 26. Key Values [cmdb_key_value]
Field label and name	Description
Configuration item [configuration_item]	Referenced VM with tag attached in vCenter.
Key [key]	Category name of the tag applied to the resource in vCenter.
Tag [tag]	Source in vCenter from which tags are fetched. In this case, the value is always Tags.
Value [value]	Tag name that is applied to the resource in vCenter.

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