diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 422f501fdf..14261e391e 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1226,6 +1226,7 @@ IM_PROBES_LIB_FILES="\
     src/im_mad/remotes/lib/vcenter_monitor.rb \
     src/im_mad/remotes/lib/vcenter_cluster.rb \
     src/im_mad/remotes/lib/monitord_client.rb \
+    src/im_mad/remotes/lib/vcenter_monitor_vms.rb \
     src/im_mad/remotes/lib/domain.rb \
     src/im_mad/remotes/lib/process_list.rb"
 
diff --git a/share/linters/.rubocop.yml b/share/linters/.rubocop.yml
index fb42f111f8..0811bfc3b2 100644
--- a/share/linters/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/share/linters/.rubocop.yml
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ AllCops:
     - src/im_mad/remotes/one.d/poll
     - src/im_mad/remotes/az.d/poll
     - src/im_mad/remotes/lib/vcenter_cluster.rb
+    - src/im_mad/remotes/lib/vcenter_monitor_vms.rb
     - src/vnm_mad/remotes/ovswitch/post
     - src/vnm_mad/remotes/ovswitch/clean
     - src/vnm_mad/remotes/ovswitch/pre
diff --git a/src/im_mad/remotes/lib/vcenter_cluster.rb b/src/im_mad/remotes/lib/vcenter_cluster.rb
index 66d1043ff3..add5ad2297 100644
--- a/src/im_mad/remotes/lib/vcenter_cluster.rb
+++ b/src/im_mad/remotes/lib/vcenter_cluster.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 require 'opennebula'
 require 'vcenter_driver'
 require 'logger'
+require 'open3'
 
 def unindent(s)
     m = s.match(/^(\s*)/)
@@ -636,7 +637,8 @@ class Cluster
     #   'ones' : VMs in OpenNebula
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     def vms_info(vm_type)
-        str_info , _ltime = @cluster.monitor_vms(@host.id, vm_type)
+        cmd = "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/vcenter_monitor_vms.rb #{@host.id} #{vm_type}"
+        str_info, _stderr, _status = Open3.capture3(cmd)
         return str_info
     end
 
diff --git a/src/im_mad/remotes/lib/vcenter_monitor_vms.rb b/src/im_mad/remotes/lib/vcenter_monitor_vms.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..482e33b9c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/im_mad/remotes/lib/vcenter_monitor_vms.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Copyright 2002-2020, OpenNebula Project, OpenNebula Systems                  #
+#                                                                              #
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may      #
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain      #
+# a copy of the License at                                                     #
+#                                                                              #
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                                   #
+#                                                                              #
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software          #
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,            #
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.     #
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and          #
+# limitations under the License.                                               #
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+ONE_LOCATION ||= ENV['ONE_LOCATION']
+
+if !ONE_LOCATION
+  RUBY_LIB_LOCATION ||= '/usr/lib/one/ruby'
+  GEMS_LOCATION     ||= '/usr/share/one/gems'
+else
+  RUBY_LIB_LOCATION ||= ONE_LOCATION + '/lib/ruby'
+  GEMS_LOCATION     ||= ONE_LOCATION + '/share/gems'
+end
+
+if File.directory?(GEMS_LOCATION)
+  $LOAD_PATH.reject! {|l| l =~ /vendor_ruby/ }
+  require 'rubygems'
+  Gem.use_paths(File.realpath(GEMS_LOCATION))
+end
+
+$LOAD_PATH << RUBY_LIB_LOCATION
+$LOAD_PATH << File.dirname(__FILE__)
+
+require 'vcenter_driver'
+
+CONFIG = VCenterConf.new
+
+host_id = ARGV[0]
+vm_type = ARGV[1]
+
+begin
+  vi_client = VCenterDriver::VIClient.new_from_host(host_id)
+
+  cluster = Cluster.new(host_id, vi_client)
+
+  str_info , _ltime = cluster.monitor_vms(@host.id, vm_type)
+
+  puts str_info
+rescue StandardError => e
+  message =  "Monitoring of VM #{vm_id} on vCenter cluster #{cluster_name} " \
+               " failed due to \"#{e.message}\"."
+  OpenNebula.log_error(message)
+  if VCenterDriver::CONFIG[:debug_information]
+    STDERR.puts "#{message} #{e.backtrace}"
+  end
+
+  exit(-1)
+ensure
+  vi_client.close_connection if vi_client
+end