How to obtain data from multiple vsphere nodes?

[dianne25]

There's vsphere module in the metricbeat to pull data, as described in document here.

I can successfuly acquire information from a single host, such as vCenter server. However, when I try to acquire data from more than one vsphere host, the metricbeat not only failed to pull data but also stopped working.
Here's the codes that i utilized in the vsphere.yml:

- module: vsphere
  metricsets:
    - datastore
    - host
    - virtualmachine
  period: 10s
  hosts: ["https://<myvcenterIP>/sdk"]

  username: "<myvcenteraccount>"
  password: "<myvcenteraccount_pwd>"
  # If insecure is true, don't verify the server's certificate chain
  insecure: true
  # Get custom fields when using virtualmachine metric set. Default false.
  # get_custom_fields: false
- module: vsphere
  metricsets:
    - datastore
    - host
    - virtualmachine
  period: 10s
  hosts: ["https://<myesxihostIP>/sdk"]

  username: "<myesxihostaccount>"
  password: "myesxihostaccount_pwd>"
  # If insecure is true, don't verify the server's certificate chain
  insecure: true
  # Get custom fields when using virtualmachine metric set. Default false.
  # get_custom_fields: false

Does anyone know the correct way to achieve data acquiring from multiple vsphere hosts?

B.T.W
when i try to get more "metricset", it seemed that only the default "datastore", "host" and "virtualmachine" are available, therefore it's meaningless to invent something like "vmhardware" or "vsandatastore" to use directly. Is there any more metricsets that can work?

[yago82]

Hi,

Here are some steps you can take to troubleshoot this issue:

Check the Metricbeat logs for any error messages. These logs might provide more information about why Metricbeat is failing to pull data or stopping.

Test Each Host Individually: Try running Metricbeat with only one.

Regards