Monitor vmware windows vm status of services

Just VMware Tools service status or other Services ?

the vmware tools service to start. think it would be easier becuase that is a windows service that also ties into vmware and at the hypervisor level.

do you have issues with VMware Tools not starting?

you do know, you can check the status using the vSphere Client GUI ?

You can use the scripts here

http://blogs.vmware.com/PowerCLI/2011/11/vm-tools-and-virtual-hardware-versions.html

nope this is to pipe it into a script that can run an automated restart of windows guest vms and monitor the vmware tools status to see if the vm comes back online properly. is there a better way to do this?

VMware Tools does not effect the running of the VM.

If VMware Tools is not running or starting you have an issue.

Why not just set the restart count in Windows ?

Can you speak more about the restart count and how that can be used for this?

In the Windows OS, in Services, select the VMware Tools service, if you select the RECOVERY option, you have got options For First, Second and Subsequent failures, and what to to, e.g. Restart the Service, and restart count, and restart service after so many minutes.

see here


So the OS has a function to restart services in the Guest VM, there is no requirement, to write scripts, or re-invent the wheel to do this.

If you have a service which is failing, it requires further investigation.

Ok so not looking to set the recovery option bc that is already setup. Looking to monitor the service so that we can trigger actions based on that service being started or stopped like an email notification.