Red Hat Virtualization data collector

03/25/2026 Contributors

The DII data collector for Red Hat Virtualization also supports the open source project oVirt, and Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager. This data collector communicates via REST API to the HTTPS interface on the management station.

Terminology

For each asset type acquired by Data Infrastructure Insights, the most common terminology used for the asset is shown. When viewing or troubleshooting this data collector, keep the following terminology in mind:

Vendor/Model Term	Data Infrastructure Insights Term
Disk	Virtual Disk
Host	Host
Virtual Machine	Virtual Machine
Storage Domain	Data Store
Logical Unit	LUN

Vendor/Model Term

Data Infrastructure Insights Term

Disk

Virtual Disk

Host

Virtual Machine

Storage Domain

Data Store

Logical Unit

LUN

Note: These are common terminology mappings only and might not represent every case for this data collector.

Requirements

IP address/hostname of the RHV/oVirt/OLVM server over port 443 via REST API
Read-only username and password
RHV Version 3.0+/Ovirt 4.0+/OLVM 4.0+

Configuration

Field	Description
RHV/Ovirt/OLVM Server IP Address	IP address of the management station
User name	User name
Password	Password

Field

Description

RHV/Ovirt/OLVM Server IP Address

IP address of the management station

User name

Password

Advanced configuration

Field	Description
HTTPS Communication Port	Port used for HTTPS communication to RHEV
Inventory poll interval (min)	The default is 20 minutes.
VM Performance	Enable performance collection
Performance Poll Interval(sec)	The default is 900

Field

Description

HTTPS Communication Port

Port used for HTTPS communication to RHEV

Inventory poll interval (min)

The default is 20 minutes.

VM Performance

Enable performance collection

Performance Poll Interval(sec)

The default is 900

Troubleshooting

Additional information on this Data Collector may be found from the Support page or in the Data Collector Support Matrix.