Opsview 6.8.x End of Support
With the release of Opsview 6.11.0 on February 2025, versions 6.8.x have reached their End of Support (EOS) status, according to our Support policy. This means that versions 6.8.x will no longer receive code fixes or security updates.
The documentation for version 6.8.9 and earlier versions will remain accessible for the time being, but it will no longer be updated or receive backports. We strongly recommend upgrading to the latest version of Opsview to ensure continued support and access to the latest features and security enhancements.
Application - Microsoft Hyper-V Agentless Opspack
Formerly known as Windows Server Virtualization, Hyper-V is Microsoft’s popular virtualization system for Windows Servers. It provides virtualization software for operating systems as well as hardware components such as, hard drives and network switches. Virtualization and Hyper-V offer numerous benefits, such as; hardware resources savings, space savings and reductions in energy costs, amongst many others. As a result it has become an incredibly popular hypervisor across the globe.
What You Can Monitor Copied
This opspack allows you to monitor your host and guest systems, ensuring they are performant on all of your Windows Servers, providing service checks for CPU, Memory, Storage and Uptime, as well as important information on health statuses.
Service Checks Copied
| Service Check | Description |
|---|---|
| CPU | Hyper-V guest CPU load percentage |
| GuestStatus | Hyper-V Guest Status |
| Health | Hyper-V guest health status |
| Memory | Hyper-V guest memory available |
| StorageErrors | Hyper-V guest storage errors |
| StorageRead | Hyper-V guest storage read rate |
| StorageWrite | Hyper-V guest storage write rate |
| Uptime Days | Virtual Machine Uptime in Days |
| Uptime Seconds | Virtual Machine Uptime in Seconds |
| Virtual Machines | List all Virtual Machines |
Setup Windows Host for Monitoring Copied
To use Windows WMI Agentless Opspacks, the remote windows host must first be configured to allow WMI queries to be run. See: Monitoring Services with WMI.
Setup and Configuration Copied
Add the Host Template Copied
Add the Application - Microsoft Hyper-V Agentless Host Template to your Opsview Monitor host.
Note
For more information, refer to the documentation on Adding Host Templates to Hosts.
Add and configure variables required for this host Copied
| Host Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| HYPER_V_CREDENTIALS | Used for authenticating with the remote host. The Value is not used and therefore can be set to anything. Override the Username and Password with the credentials to be used for authentication with the remote host. |
Note
For more information, refer to the documentation on Adding Variables to Hosts.
Apply Changes Copied
Apply Changes and the system will then be monitored:
