Foglight for VMware 5.6.15.1 - User and Reference Guide

In the VMware Explorer, open the Administration tab.

On the Virtual Infrastructure view, that appears on the navigation panel, select an ESX host or virtual machine instance.

This view is made up of the following embedded views:

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Recent Tasks

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ESX Host Configuration

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ESX Host Summary Information

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ESX Host Toolbar

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Snapshots

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Virtual Machine Configuration

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Virtual Machines

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Virtual Machine Summary Information

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Virtual Machine Toolbar

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Workflows

Table 9. Recent Tasks

This table lists the tasks that are performed for the selected ESX host or virtual machine.

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Description. The task description.

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Finished Date. The date on which the task finished.

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Name. The task name.

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Scheduled Date. The date on which the task is scheduled to run.

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Status. The task status.

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User. The Foglight for VMware user who started the task.

Table 10. ESX Host Configuration
Description	Shows the basic configuration details for the selected ESX host. NOTE: This view only appears when you are exploring ESX host details.

Table 11. ESX Host Summary Information

Shows physical configuration details for the selected ESX host.

NOTE: This view only appears when you are exploring ESX host details.

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Cluster. The name of the cluster to which the selected ESX host belongs, if applicable.

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Computing Capacity. The CPU resources available to the selected ESX host.

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Datastores. The number of datastores associated with the ESX host.

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Memory Capacity. The memory capacity of the selected ESX host.

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Processors. The number of CPUs used by the selected ESX host.

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Virtual Center. The IP address of the associated vCenter.

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Virtual Machines. The number of virtual machines running on the selected ESX host.

Table 12. ESX Host Toolbar

Contains buttons for initiating common administrative tasks.

NOTE: This view only appears when you are exploring ESX host details.

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Create VM. Creates a virtual machine on the selected ESX host.

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Enable Maintenance. Enables maintenance of the selected ESX host.

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Reboot. Reboots the selected ESX host.

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Shutdown. Shuts down the selected ESX host.

Table 13. Snapshots

Contains a hierarchical view of the selected virtual machine’s snapshots. It also contains buttons for initiating common administrative tasks.

NOTE: This view only appears when you are exploring virtual machine details.

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Create. Creates a virtual machine snapshot.

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Delete. Deletes a selected virtual machine snapshot.

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Revert. Reverts to a selected virtual machine snapshot.

Table 14. Virtual Machine Configuration
Description	Shows the name of the selected virtual machine and its basic configuration, including its IP address, status, machine name, configuration, virtualization application (VMWare), and the guest OS. NOTE: This view only appears when you are exploring virtual machine details.

Table 15. Virtual Machines

Shows a list of virtual machines associated with the selected ESX host.

NOTE: This view only appears when you are exploring ESX host details.

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CPU. The current percentage of the selected virtual machine’s CPU load, used to execute system code and user programs, based on the total CPU capacity allocated to that virtual machine.

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Name. Virtual machine name.

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Memory. The total amount of memory that is available to the virtual machine.

Table 16. Virtual Machine Summary Information

Shows additional configuration details for the selected virtual machine.

NOTE: This view only appears when you are exploring virtual machine details.

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Cluster. The name of the cluster to which the virtual machine belongs.

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Datacenter. The name of the datacenter associated with the virtual machine.

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Memory Capacity. The amount of memory available to the selected virtual machine.

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Network Interfaces. The number of network interface cards used by the selected virtual machine.

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Processors. The number of CPUs used by the selected virtual machine.

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Resource Pool. The name of the resource pool associated with the virtual machine.

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Virtual Center. The IP address of the Virtual Center the virtual machine belongs to.

Table 17. Virtual Machine Toolbar

Contains buttons for initiating common administrative tasks.

NOTE: This view only appears when you are exploring virtual machine details.

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Delete. Deletes the selected virtual machine.

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Edit. Edits the settings of the selected virtual machine.

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Move. Moves the selected virtual machine.

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Power On. Starts the selected virtual machine.

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Reboot. Restarts the selected virtual machine.

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Shutdown OS. Shuts down the guest OS on the selected virtual machine.

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StandBy OS. Causes the guest OS to be in standby mode.

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Suspend. Suspends the selected virtual machine.

Table 18. Workflows

This view contains a list of the available workflows along with buttons for creating and editing workflows. A workflow is a collection of tasks that are arranged into a specific order, that you can run multiple times against the same or different set of objects. It provides a way to automate common scenarios and simplify administration in general. For each workflow, this view contains its name and description, the dates on which the workflow was added and updated, and the name of the Foglight user who created the workflow. You can use this view to create, edit, delete, and run workflows, and to import or export them to a file.

NOTE: Creating or editing workflows takes you to the Workflow Studio dashboard. This dashboard is defined in Foglight for VMware for Automation. For complete details about this dashboard, see the Foglight for VMware for Automation documentation.

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Added. The date on which the workflow was added.

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Author. The name of the Foglight for VMware user who created the workflow.

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Delete. Deletes a selected workflow.

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Description. The workflow description.

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Edit. Edits a selected workflow.

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Export. Exports a selected workflow to a file.

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Import. Imports a workflow from a file.

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Name. The workflow name.

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New. Creates a new workflow.

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Run. Runs a selected workflow.

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Updated. The date on which the workflow was updated.

Cost tab

Purpose

The VMware Explorer’s Cost tab contains information about the costs associated with the selected host’s usage. The information about these costs is provided by the cost models and host assignments that are configured in the Foglight for Chargeback. For more information about the Foglight for Chargeback, see the Managing Chargeback User and Reference Guide.

Figure 97. Cost tab

In the VMware Explorer, open the Cost tab.

On the Virtual Infrastructure view, that appears on the navigation panel, select a virtual machine instance.

This view is made up of the following embedded views:

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Cost Breakdown

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Host Add-ons

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Measured Resource Template

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Tasks

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Tiered Flat Rate

Table 19. Cost Breakdown

Shows the levels of Tiered Flat Rate (TFR) and Measured Resource Utilization (MRU), including the base cost and the cost of add-on’s, if applicable.

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Add-Ons. Shows the cost of upgrades to standard host configurations. These upgrades could include hardware, software, licensing, or even infrastructure items such as rack space or power backup units.

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Base Cost. Shows the cost of a standard host configuration.

Table 20. Host Add-ons

Lists the existing host add-on’s and allows you to edit the existing add-on’s. Add-on’s are upgrades to any standard host configuration. These upgrades could include hardware, software, licensing, or infrastructure items such as rack space or power backup units. Add-on’s consist of other costs incurred in the IT infrastructure.

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Add-On. Contains the name of the add-on.

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Edit. Allows you to edit a selected add-on.

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Description. Contains the description of the add-on.

Table 21. Measured Resource Template

Provides an overview of the measured resource template host assigned to the host. Measured Resource Utilization (MRU) is based on actual percentage utilizations of CPU, Memory, Network, and disk IO weight. You can create templates based on these levels.

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Description. The description of the template associated with the selected virtual machine.

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Hypervisor. The name of the server in which the virtual machine is running.

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Lifecycle. The length of time the selected virtual machine will be used.

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Status. The template status.

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Template Assignment. The name of the template associated with the selected virtual machine.

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Total Cost. The total cost of the selected virtual machine for the duration of its life cycle.

Table 22. Tasks

Contains access to wizards that allow you to set up TFR tiers, MRU templates, and edit add-on’s.

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Edit Add-Ons List. Starts a wizard that allows you to add add-on’s to the selected virtual machine.

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Set MRU Template. Starts a wizard that allows you to create a measured resource template and associate it with the selected virtual machine.

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Set TFR Tier. Starts a wizard that allows you to create tiers and associate them with the selected virtual machine. A tiered flat rate (TFR) is a pre-configured level of expense that is associated with a virtual machine.

Table 23. Tiered Flat Rate

Provides an overview of the tiered flat rate assignment. A tier is a level of expense for a host machine. Using the Tiered Flat Rates (TFR) you can determine monthly costs of the selected virtual machine.

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Description. The description of the tiered flat rate associated with the selected virtual machine.

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Rate. The rate of the tier cost over time.

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Status. The tier status.

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Tier Assignment. The name of the tiered flat rate associated with the selected virtual machine.

CPU tab

Purpose

The VMware Explorer’s CPU tab displays the combined CPU utilization for an ESX host, showing the amount of processing speeds that are used by each virtual machine that is running on that host. This includes the amount of used processing speed, and the percentage of time the CPU resources are ready for use, all during a selected time period.

Figure 98. CPU tab

In the VMware Explorer, open the CPU tab.

On the Virtual Infrastructure view, that appears on the navigation panel, select a virtual machine instance.

This view is made up of the following embedded views:

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CPU Utilization (Used)

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CPU Utilization (% Ready)

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Virtual Machines

Table 24. CPU Utilization (Used)

Shows the amounts of processing speed used by each virtual machine that is running on the selected ESX host during the selected time period.

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CPU Utilization (Used) graph. Displays additional information about the CPU utilization, indicating which virtual machines are selected and have their CPU utilization showing in the graph.

Figure 99. CPU Utilization (Used) graph

Table 25. CPU Utilization (% Ready)

This view shows the percentage of time the CPU resources are ready for use by each virtual machine that is running on the selected ESX host during the selected time period.

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CPU Utilization (% Ready) graph. Displays additional information about the CPU resources that are ready for use, indicating which virtual machines are selected and have their CPU utilization showing in the graph.

Figure 100. CPU Utilization (% Ready) graph

Table 26. Virtual Machines

Shows a list of all virtual machines that are running on the selected ESX host.

By default, the CPU Utilization (Used) and CPU Utilization (% Ready) graphs show the information about all virtual machines that exist in your environment. Selecting one or more virtual machines in this view and clicking Apply shows CPU utilization information for the selected virtual machines. This can help you quickly compare the statistics for two or more virtual machines, when needed.

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Key. Indicates the color used in the CPU Utilization (Used) and CPU Utilization (% Ready) graphs to identify the virtual machine.

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Used %. The percentage of time the CPU resources are ready for use by this virtual machine.

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% Ready. The percentage of time the CPU resources are used by this virtual machine.

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Virtual Machine. The name of the virtual machine.

Event Analytics tab

Purpose

VMware Explorer’s Event Analytics tab contains details about the state of resource-related metrics collected about an ESX host or a virtual machine over a selected time period, and also shows any events that occurred during that time frame.

Figure 101. Event Analytics tab

In the VMware Explorer, open the Event Analytics tab.

On the Virtual Infrastructure view, that appears on the navigation panel, select an ESX host or virtual machine instance.

This view is made up of the following embedded views:

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ESX Host Metrics Vs. Related Events

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Infrastructure Changes and Alarms

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Source Object/Metric

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VM Metrics Vs. Related Events

Table 27. ESX Host Metrics Vs. Related Events

Shows a chart indicating the values for one or more metrics selected in the Source Object/Metric view.

NOTE: This view only appears when you are exploring ESX host details.

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Alarms. If any alarms are generated against the selected ESX host during the selected time period, and are added as an overlay to the chart using the Infrastructure Changes and Alarms view, they also appear in the chart.

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CPU Metrics, % Ready. The percentage of the ESX host’s CPU utilization that is ready for use.

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CPU Metrics, % Used. The percentage of the ESX host’s CPU utilization spent on executing system code and user programs during the selected time period.

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Disk Metrics, Read Rate. The rate at which the ESX host reads data from the disk during the selected time period.

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Disk Metrics, Write Rate. The rate at which the ESX host writes data to the disk during the selected time period.

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Infrastructure changes. If any infrastructure changes occur for the selected ESX host during the selected time period, and are added as an overlay to the chart using the Infrastructure Changes and Alarms view, they also appear in the chart. An infrastructure change is any configuration change that affects the properties of the selected ESX host. This includes the ESX host startup, shutdown, pause, changed shares, changes to memory settings, and similar types of changes.

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Memory Metrics, Active Memory. Amount of physical memory that is actively being used.

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Memory Metrics, Balloon Memory. Amount of memory being used by the VMware Memory Control Driver to allow the virtual machine OS to selectively swap memory.

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Memory Metrics, Shared Memory. Amount of memory that is freed up on the ESX host due to transparent page sharing.

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Memory Metrics, Swapped Memory. Amount of memory that is stored in disk swap space.

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Network Metrics, Receive Rate. The rate at which the ESX host receives data from the network during the selected time period.

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Network Metrics, Send Rate. The rate at which the ESX host sends data to the network during the selected time period.

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Alarm or infrastructure change. Displays additional information about the selected alarm or change.

Figure 102. Displaying additional details

Table 28. Infrastructure Changes and Alarms

Allows you to add events as overlays to the ESX Host Metrics Vs. Related Events or VM Metrics Vs. Related Events view, and correlate the resource consumption to the stability of your environment.

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Alarms. Allows you to add alarms to the chart, and to review any alarms that are generated against the selected server, during the selected time period.

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Infrastructure changes. Allows you to add infrastructure changes to the chart, and to review any infrastructure changes that occur for the selected server during the selected time period. An infrastructure change is any configuration change that affects the properties of the selected ESX host or virtual machine object. This includes the object’s startup, shutdown, pause, changed shares, changes to memory settings, and similar types of changes.

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Alarm or infrastructure change. Displays the Event Details dialog box.

Figure 103. Event Details dialog box

Table 29. Source Object/Metric

Identifies the monitored object (ESX host or virtual machine) and the metrics that appear in the chart view on the right.

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Selected Event Overlay. Indicates if the chart on the right shows any color-coded overlays that represent infrastructure and/or alarm events, in addition to the selected source metric.

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Selected Metric. The metric whose values appear in the chart on the right. For each metric type, you can display the values of a selected metric, or all metric values associated with that type. For example, selecting Disk Metrics gives you an option of displaying Read Rate, Write Rate, or both metrics (All) in the chart.

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Server/virtual machine name. The name of the selected object (ESX host or virtual machine instance).

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Source Metric. Shows the type of the metric that appears in the chart on the right. Possible metric types include: CPU Metrics, Disk Metrics, Memory Metrics, and Network Metrics.

Table 30. VM Metrics Vs. Related Events

NOTE: This view only appears when you explore virtual machine details.

Shows a chart indicating the utilization percentage for one or more metric values selected in the Source Object/Metric view. If any infrastructure changes occur for the selected server during the selected time period, you can add them as an overlay to the chart using the Infrastructure Changes and Alarms view. This can give you a good idea on how the current resource consumption affects your environment as a whole. For example, a steady increase in memory consumption can trigger memory utilization alarms, which typically indicates that you need to allocate more memory to the affected virtual machine.

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Alarms. If any alarms are generated against the selected virtual machine during the selected time period, and are added as an overlay to the chart using the Infrastructure Changes and Alarms view, they also appear in the chart.

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CPU Metrics, % Used. The percentage of the virtual machine’s CPU utilization spent on executing system code and user programs during the selected time period.

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Disk Metrics, Read Rate. The rate at which the virtual machine reads data from disk during the selected time period.

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Disk Metrics, Write Rate. The rate at which the virtual machine writes data to disk during the selected time period.

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Infrastructure changes. If any infrastructure changes occur for the selected virtual machine during the selected time period, and are added as an overlay to the chart using the Infrastructure Changes and Alarms view, they also appear in the chart. An infrastructure change is any configuration change that affects the properties of the selected virtual machine. This includes the virtual machine startup, shutdown, pause, changed shares, changes to memory settings, and similar types of changes.

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Memory Metrics, Active Memory. Amount of physical memory that is actively being used.

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Memory Metrics, Balloon Memory. Amount of memory being used by the VMware Memory Control Driver to allow the virtual machine OS to selectively swap memory.

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Memory Metrics, Shared Memory. Amount of memory that is freed up on the virtual machine due to transparent page sharing.

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Memory Metrics, Swapped Memory. Amount of memory that is stored in disk swap space.

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Network Metrics, Receive Rate. The rate at which the virtual machine receives data from the network during the selected time period.

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Network Metrics, Send Rate. The rate at which the virtual machine sends data to the network during the selected time period.