vm tools

Hi,

is there a way to know HCI ip or name from vmtools installed on vms?
I need to know on which host vms are running asking to vmtools.

Many thanks
Oliver

HiHi,

Please refer to the previous post below for the answer to your question.

https://community.sangfor.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=6232&highlight=

Click "Summary" on the virtual machine to access the summary page.

Scroll down to see the vmTools status showing as "Running."

from what I understand, you're trying to figure out how to know which running vm is currently have not installed the vmtools . Usually there's a yellow icon error on the vm. Kindly refer to the attachment if it helps.

Hi,

thanks but that's not what I mean.

I have "n" linux vms with vmtools installed and 4 cluster HCI (each cluster has 3 nodes).
From linux shell I've to know on which HCI that vm is running on. I've to know if vm "X" is running on cluster 1 or cluster 2... and so on...


Many thanks
Oliver

vmTools mainly  to collect information from the VM for it resources detail such as the CPU, Memory, Storage, IP Address.

VMware Tools primarily offers insights into the interaction between a virtual machine (VM) and its host, providing details about the host server, its version, and certain hardware aspects, but it doesn't inherently provide direct access to Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) details like IP or hostname. To ascertain HCI-specific information from within a VM, leveraging VMware's vSphere API, PowerCLI, or using network commands within the guest OS might offer clues about the infrastructure. However, direct access to HCI specifics may be limited due to security constraints, and accessing detailed HCI information often requires administrative access to the vSphere environment or HCI management tools like vSphere Client or vCenter Server.

Upon clicking the "Summary" on the virtual machine, you will be redirected to the summary page.

Scroll down and you will see the status of vmTools is "Running".

hi,if you have already install the vmtools on a virtual machine, you can check it through summary page on hci web ui.

Connect to the vCenter Server that manages your VMware environment. vCenter provides a centralized management interface, and you can see details about the host system where a VM is running, including its IP address, name, and more.

VMware PowerCLI is a command-line interface for managing VMware environments. You can use PowerCLI scripts to retrieve information about VMs and their hosts.