AdvisorVMWare Check Datastores for unusual files/file extensions.
I am looking to implement a some form of monitoring for when files on a datastore become renamed or appear with file extensions that are not part of a predefined list(.vmdk, .vmx, etc...).
The 2 ways I am considering are via a config source or just a regular datasource and I am trying to weigh out the pros and cons of each.
I don't think using SSH with a config source will work because our monitoring accounts are all read only and I'm not sure if that level of permissions includes SSH access. On the other hand a config source can check quickly and effectively where as using a datasource with Active Discovery is limited to 15 minutes if it were in fact wanting to discover new instances of files with abnormal file extensions.
Can you implement a config source that uses the SDK like the legacy VMWare modules in lieu of SSH? Looks like you can. That might be the way to go. Looks like I would want to use "HostDatastoreBrowser" from the SDK.
What would you guys do?
