The VMware LM Troubleshooter is a script-based, Active Discovery enabled datasource that automatically applies to any ESX checks various settings to make sure that ESX/vCenter collection will work properly. If it finds an issue, it will report it as an instance and generate an alert.
Examples
Resolutions
| Instance Name | Resolution |
|---|---|
| Please set device property ‘esx.user’ to monitor your ESX server. | Device or group level property for ‘esx.user’ is missing and collection cannot complete. |
| Please set device property ‘esx.pass’ to monitor your ESX server. | Device or group level property for ‘esx.pass’ is missing and collection cannot complete. |
| Login failed, verify ‘esx.user’ and ‘esx.pass’. | Properties are set, but may be incorrect, or permission may not be correct within vCenter. |
| Please increment your ‘5 minute’ vCenter Statistics Level for proper Cluster and Resource Pool collection. | Statistics level is set to 1, increase it to >1. Reference  |
| Please enable your ‘5 minute’ vCenter Statistics Level for proper Cluster and Resource Pool collection. | Statistics logging is not enabled within vCenter. Reference  |
Once you correct the issue listed in the table above, running a manual Active Discovery will remove the instance and alert.