Foglight Resource Optimizer 7.3.0 - User Guide (for Hyper-V Environments)

The Hyper-V Environment dashboard shows summary information about the clusters, servers, and virtual machines in your environment, and additional information about each specific component.

Select the Clusters, Servers, Virtual Machines, SOFS Servers, SCVMM Servers, Storage, or Virtual Switches tile from the top left.

Monitoring tab

The Monitoring tab allows you to select a monitoring object or a group of objects, such as clusters, servers, virtual machines, virtual switches, or volumes, and review the data associated with your selection. For example, selecting all servers identifies the top three consumers of CPU, memory, network, and disk resources and shows the related alarm states. Selecting a specific server shows the CPU, memory, network, and disk usage for the selected server, along with high-level hardware and software configuration.

Gauge charts

he data of CPU, memory, network, and disk usage are represented using a spinner (also known as rotating wheel) which is divided into four severity levels, including Normal (in green), Warning (in yellow), Critical (in orange), and Fatal (in red).

CPU load spinner

The severity of CPU Load is calculated based on the following formula: (utilization current average - utilization period average)/utilization period standardDeviation. If this value is:

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Larger than 4: the CPU load spinner will be show in red, which indicates its severity level is Fatal.

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Larger than 3 but less than/equal to 4: the CPU load spinner will be shown in orange, which indicates its severity level is Critical.

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Larger than 2 but less than/equal to 3: the CPU load spinner will be shown in yellow, which indicates its severity level is Warning.

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Less than or equal to 2: the CPU load spinner will be shown in green, which indicates its severity level is Normal.

Network I/O spinner

The severity of Network I/O is calculated based on the following formula: (transferRate current average - transferRate period average)/transferRate period standardDeviation. If this value is:

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Larger than 4: the Network I/O spinner will be show in red, which indicates its severity level is Fatal.

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Larger than 3 but less than/equal to 4: the Network I/O spinner will be shown in orange, which indicates its severity level is Critical.

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Larger than 2 but less than/equal to 3: the Network I/O spinner will be shown in yellow, which indicates its severity level is Warning.

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Less than or equal to 2: the Network I/O spinner will be shown in green, which indicates its severity level is Normal.

Memory Load spinner

The severity of Memory Load is calculated based on the following formula: (currentPressure current average - currentPressure period average)/currentPressure period standardDeviation. If this value is:

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Larger than 4: the Memory load spinner will be show in red, which indicates its severity level is Fatal.

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Larger than 3 but less than/equal to 4: the Memory load spinner will be shown in orange, which indicates its severity level is Critical.

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Larger than 2 but less than/equal to 3: the Memory load spinner will be shown in yellow, which indicates its severity level is Warning.

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Less than or equal to 2: the Memory load spinner will be shown in green, which indicates its severity level is Normal.

Disk I/O spinner

The severity of Disk usage is calculated based on the following formula: (diskTransferRate current average - diskTransferRate period average)/diskTransferRate period standardDeviation. If this value is:

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Larger than 4: the Disk usage spinner will be show in red, which indicates its severity level is Fatal.

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Larger than 3 but less than/equal to 4: the Disk usage spinner will be shown in orange, which indicates its severity level is Critical.

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Larger than 2 but less than/equal to 3: the Disk usage spinner will be shown in yellow, which indicates its severity level is Warning.

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Less than or equal to 2: the Disk usage spinner will be shown in green, which indicates its severity level is Normal.

The selected tile is hidden in the Virtual Environment view.

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Table 3. SOFS Servers

Description

Shows the number of Scale-Out File Server (SOFS) in your environment and total alarm counts associated with them.

Data displayed

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Alarm counts. The total counts of alarms associated with the SOFS servers, broken down by alarm types (Normal, Warning, Critical, Fatal).

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Server count. The number of SOFS servers in your environment.

Where to go next

Drill down on:

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Alarm counts. Lists the SOFS servers associated with the alarms in the [REFERENCE] SOFS Servers view, appearing in the [REFERENCE] Quick-View.

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Servers. Displays servers-related combination of views in the [REFERENCE] Quick-View.

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[REFERENCE] Summary - All Servers view

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[REFERENCE] Server Summary view

[REFERENCE] Summary - All Servers view[REFERENCE] Server Summary view

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SCVMM Server: Explorer: Single dashboard

Figure 10. SCVMM Server: Explorer: Single dashboard

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Summary: Includes the following embedded views:

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Aggregated Resource Utilization

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SCVMM Overview

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SCVMM Inventory: Includes the following embedded views:

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SCVMM Inventory - Clouds

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SCVMM Inventory - Host Groups

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SCMM Inventory - Library Servers

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SCVMM Inventory - Networks

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SCVMM Inventory - SCVMM Database

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SCVMM Inventory - Services

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SCVMM Inventory - Storage

Table 4. Aggregated Resource Utilization

Description

Shows the resource consumption for the selected SCVMM server, broken down into four simple views.

Data displayed

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

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

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Disk I/O. The current disk I/O rate for the selected SCVMM server.

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Disk Utilization, Read Rate. The rate at which the SCVMM server reads data from the disk during the selected time period.

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Disk Utilization, Write Rate. The rate at which the SCVMM server writes data to the disk during the selected time period.

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Memory Usage. The current percentage of the average memory usage by the selected SCVMM server, based on the total memory capacity.

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Memory Usage, Total Memory. The total memory capacity allocated to the selected SCVMM server.

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Memory Utilization, % Used. The percentage of the available memory that the SCVMM server uses during the selected time period.

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Network I/O. The current rate at which the selected SCVMM server transfers data from and to the network.

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Network Utilization, Receive Rate. The rate at which the selected SCVMM server receives data from the network during the selected time period.

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Network Utilization, Send Rate. The rate at which the selected SCVMM server sends data to the network during the selected time period .

Where to go next

Drill down on:

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CPU Load spinner. Displays the CPU Load dialog box.

Figure 11. CPU Load dialog box

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CPU Utilization graph. Displays the CPU Utilization dialog box.

Figure 12. CPU Utilization dialog box

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Disk I/O spinner. Displays the Disk I/O dialog box.

Figure 13. Disk I/O dialog box

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Disk Utilization graph. Displays the Disk Utilization dialog box.

Figure 14. Disk Utilization dialog box

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Memory Usage spinner. Displays the Memory Usage dialog box.

Figure 15. Memory Usage dialog box

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Memory Utilization graph. Displays the Memory Utilization dialog box.

Figure 16. Memory Utilization dialog box

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Network I/O spinner. Displays the Network I/O dialog box.

Figure 17. Network I/O dialog box

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Network Utilization graph. Displays the Network Utilization dialog box.

Figure 18. Network Utilization dialog box

Table 5. SCVMM Overview

Description

Indicates the overall information of the selected SCVMM server.

Data displayed

SCVMM Resources. Shows the CPU and memory information.

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Monitored: Shows the number of CPU and memory of Hyper-V servers that are managed by the selected SCVMM server and are also monitored by the Hyper-V agents.

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Total: Shows the numbers of CPU and memory that are managed by the selected SCVMM server.

Virtual Machines. Shows the VM related information.

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Monitored: Shows the number of VMs/running VMs that are managed by the selected SCVMM server and are also monitored by the Hyper-V agents.

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Total: Shows the total number of virtual machines that are managed by the selected SCVMM server.

Hosts. Shows the list of hosts available in the selected SCVMM Server.

Host Groups. Shows the number of host groups available in selected SCVMM Server.

Clouds. Shows the number of clouds available in the selected SCVMM Server.

SCVMM Server. Shows the state of the selected SCVMM Server, including Host Name, IP, Uptime, Database Host, Database Name, and Database State.

If there are no IP and Uptime metrics displayed in the SCVMM Server area, this should be caused by one of the following:

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The selected SCVMM server is not monitored by host agents. In this case, create a host agent to monitor this SCVMM server to obtain the IP and Uptime metrics. For more information about creating a host agent, see the Foglight Agent Manager Guide.

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The selected SCVMM server is a virtual machine on Hyper-V that is not monitored by Hyper-V agents. In this case, create a Hyper-V agent to monitor the relevant Hyper-V server and to obtain the IP and Uptime metrics. For more information, see Configuring monitoring agents.

Table 6. SCVMM Inventory - Clouds
Description	Indicates the information of clouds that are monitored by the selected SCVMM server.
Data displayed	Name. The name of cloud on which the selected SCVMM server is monitored.
	Host Groups. The name of the host group that is used by the cloud.
	Logical Networks. The name of the logical network that is used by the cloud.
	VM Usage. The number of virtual machines that are used by the cloud.
	Custom Quota Usage. The points of custom quota.
	CPU Usage. The number of virtual CPUs that are used by the cloud.
	Memory Usage. The maximum memory (in megabyte) that can be used by all virtual machines.
	Storage Used. The number of storage (in gigabyte) that is used by the cloud.
	Storage Committed. The total storage capacity (in gigabyte) of all virtual hard disks on the cloud.

Table 7. SCVMM Inventory - Host Groups
Description	Indicates the information of Host Groups that are monitored by the selected SCVMM server.
Data displayed	Name. The name of the Host Group.
	Host Count. The number of hosts.
	VM Count. The number of the virtual machines.
	Hypervisors. The type of hypervisor included in the host group.

Table 8. SCMM Inventory - Library Servers
Description	Indicates the information of Library Servers that are monitored by the selected SCVMM server.
Data displayed	Library Server. The name of the Library Server.
	Computer Name. The host name of the Library Server.
	SCVMM Name. The Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the selected SCVMM server.
	Allow Unencrypted Transfers. Specifies whether the unencrypted transfer is allowed or not.
	Domain Name. The name of domain.
	Description. Describes the Library Server.
	Is Virtual Cluster Name. Specifies whether the Library Server is a virtual cluster or not.
	iscsi SAN Status. Indicates the status of the ISCSI SAN that is connected to the Library Server.
	Is Cluster Node. Specifies whether the Library Server is a cluster node or not.

Table 9. SCVMM Inventory - Networks

Description

Indicates the information of networks that are monitored by the selected SCVMM server.

Data displayed

Select a Network. Lists available networks in the selected SCVMM server.

Networks - <name of selected network>.

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Description. Includes the following information: SVCMM Server, Network Virtualization, useGRE, and isPVLAN.

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Host Group(s). Lists available Host Groups on the selected network.

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Clouds. Lists available Clouds on the selected network.

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VMNetworks. Lists available virtual machine networks on the selected network.

Table 10. SCVMM Inventory - SCVMM Database
Description	Indicates the information of database servers that are monitored by the selected SCVMM server.
Data displayed	SCVMM Server. The FQDN of the selected SCVMM server.
	Availability. Specifies whether the database is available or not.
	Database Host. The host name of the database server.
	Database Instance. The instance name of the database server.
	Database. The name of the database server.