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Table Of Contents
- VMware vCenter Adapter Installation and Configuration Guide
- Contents
- VMware vCenter Adapter Installation and Configuration Guide
- Updated Information
- Introduction to the vCenter Adapter
- Installing the vCenter Adapter
- Configuring the vCenter Adapter
- Troubleshooting the vCenter Adapter
- Metrics for vCenter Server Components
- Metrics for vCenter Operations Manager Components
- Index
Table 1-3. Cluster Compute Resource Identifier Keys
Key Part of Uniqueness Default Name (en) Description
VMEntityName No VM Entity Name Name of the cluster.
VMEntityObjectID Yes VM Entity Object ID vCenter Server object ID for
the cluster, for example,
domain-c160.
VMEntityVCID Yes VC ID vCenter Server unique ID.
Folder Resource Kind
The resource kind for a vCenter Server folder is Folder and the identifier key is Folder.
A Folder resource has specific identifier keys.
Table 1-4. Folder Resource Identifier Keys
Key Part of Uniqueness Default Name (en) Description
VMEntityName No VM Entity Name Name of the folder.
VMEntityObjectID Yes VM Entity Object ID vCenter Server object ID for
the folder, for example,
folder-41.
VMEntityVCID Yes VC ID vCenter Server unique ID.
Resource Pool Resource Kind
The
resource kind for a vCenter Server resource pool is Resource Pool and the identifier key is ResourcePool.
A Resource Pool resource has specific identifier keys.
Table 1-5. Resource Pool Resource Identifier Keys
Key Part of Uniqueness Default Name (en) Description
VMEntityName No VM Entity Name Name of the resource pool.
VMEntityObjectID Yes VM Entity Object ID vCenter Server object ID for
the resource pool, for
example, resgroup-49.
VMEntityVCID Yes VC ID vCenter Server unique ID.
Host System Resource Kind
The resource kind for a vCenter Server host system (ESX server) is Host System and the identifier key is
HostSystem.
A Host System resource has specific identifier keys.
Table 1-6. Host System Resource Identifier Keys
Key Part of Uniqueness Default Name (en) Description
VMEntityName No VM Entity Name Name of the host system.
VMEntityObjectID Yes VM Entity Object ID vCenter Server object ID for
the host system, for example,
host-67.
VMEntityVCID Yes VC ID vCenter Server unique ID.
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