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Foglight Change Analyzer 5.6.16 - User and Reference Guide

Change History

The Change History view lists all changes that occurred to VMs, resource pools, hosts, clusters, disks, datastores, and data centers within a selected environment over a selected timeframe.
Figure 9. Change History view
To view the change history for your environment:
1
Click the Change History icon on the Change Analyzer tab > Menu bar.
The Change History view opens.
2
Select the timeframe for the analysis from the Time Range located at the top right corner of the VMware Environment dashboard.
3
On the Selectors bar, select the object for which you want to see the change history:
a
Select the event types from the Event Source Type drop-down list.
b
Select the environment and the virtual objects from the drop-down lists, or by typing the name of a virtual object in the Search box.
The Quick view is updated to display the list of VMs that match the selection.
4
In the Quick view, review the history of changes made for the selected VMs, during the selected timeframe. The view provides various details (including the type of change and who made the changes) and allows you to revert select changes, if necessary. For more information about reverting a change, see To revert a change:.
To revert a change:
1
On the Change History—Quick view, identify the change that you want to revert, and click the Revert Change link.
The Implement a Change dialog box opens.
2
On the Implement tab, review the name of the virtual object and the change details. Choose whether the change should be made immediately (select the Now check box) or at a later date (select the Later check box and a date and time from the Date and Time drop-down lists).
3
Optionally, on the Notifications tab, select the users to be notified about this change.
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In the Report Name field, type a short description of the change being made.
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Use the Add and Delete buttons to define the list of users (email addresses) to be notified about this change.
4
To implement the change, click Save.
For additional information about this view, see Change History view.

Users and Permissions

The Users and Permissions view displays the user/group, role, and the privileges the role has, for a selected virtual object. It also identifies where the permissions are defined.
All these user groups and associated privileges are set up in Foglight for VMware. This view only allows you to review these settings. For information about configuring user groups and privileges, see the Foglight for VMware documentation.
Figure 10. Users and Permissions view
To view user groups and privileges for a selected environment:
1
Click the Users and Permissions icon on the Change Analyzer tab > Menu bar.
The Users and Permissions view opens.
2
On the Selectors bar, select the object for which you want to review the users groups:
a
Click Browse to open the Select an Object dialog box.
b
Select the virtual object type from the Select Object Type drop-down list, or by typing the name of a virtual object in the Search box.
The Object’s table is updated to show the objects that match the selection.
c
Select an object from the Object’s table and click Select to close the Select an Object dialog box.
The Quick view is updated to display the user groups defined for the selected virtual object. The upper table provides details about roles and where each user group is defined.
3
In the Quick view, select a user group from the upper table.
The lower table is updated to display detailed information about the privileges defined for the selected group.
For additional information about this view, see Users and Permissions view.

Settings

The Settings dialog allows you to configure the settings to be taken into calculation when analyzing the impact that various changes have on your environment.
To configure the analysis settings:
1
Click the Settings icon on the Change Analyzer tab > Actions bar.
The Settings dialog box opens.
2
Define the following settings, by typing the appropriate value in their corresponding text box:
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Impact on Performance. Minimum value (as percentage) to be taken into consideration when calculating the performance impact.
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Time before Event. Timeframe before the event (minutes, hours, or days) to be taken into consideration when calculating the performance impact.
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Time after Event. Timeframe after the event (minutes, hours, or days) to be taken into consideration when calculating the performance impact.
3
Click Save to save the analysis settings and close the Settings dialog box.

Change Alarms

The Change Alarms dialog allows you to define and manage alarms to be triggered when changes that occur in your environment pose performance or security risks. It also allows you to review the alarms history.
The alarms table presents the following information:
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Alarm Name. The name of the alarm.
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Monitor Object. The object(s) being monitored, for which the alarm is triggered.
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Alarm Description. A short description of the alarm.
To add an alarm:
1
Click the Change Alarms icon on the Change Analyzer tab > Actions bar.
The Change Alarms dialog box opens.
2
Click Add an Alarm.
The Add Alarm dialog box opens.
3
Type a name for the alarm in the Alarm Name text box.
4
Select the type of environment for which the alarm will be triggered, by selecting one or multiple check boxes in the Monitor section.
5
Define the alarm scope. Click Browse.
The Alarm Scope dialog box opens.
a
Select the virtual object type from the Object Type drop-down list, or by typing the name of a virtual object in the Search box.
The Object’s table is updated to show the objects that match the selection.
b
Select one or several objects from the Object’s table and click Select to close the Alarm Scope dialog box.
The Scope field is updated to display the virtual objects selected to be in scope of this alarm.
6
Click Apply to create the alarm and close the Add Alarm dialog box.
The newly created alarm is displayed in the Change Alarms table.
7
Click Save to save the changes made to alarms and close the Change Alarms dialog box.
To edit an alarm:
1
Click the Change Alarms icon on the Change Analyzer tab > Actions bar.
The Change Alarms dialog box opens.
2
Select an alarm from the Change Alarms table.
The Edit an Alarm icon is enabled.
3
Click Edit an Alarm.
The Edit Alarm dialog box opens, showing the current settings of the alarm.
4
If needed, edit the alarm name in the Alarm Name text box.
5
If needed, edit the type of environment for which the alarm will be triggered, by selecting one or multiple check boxes in the Monitor section.
6
If needed, re-define the alarm scope. Click Browse.
The Alarm Scope dialog box opens.
a
Select the virtual object type from the Object Type drop-down list, or by typing the name of a virtual object in the Search box.
The Object’s table is updated to show the objects that match the selection.
b
Select one or several objects from the Object’s table and click Apply to close the Alarm Scope dialog box.
The Scope field is updated to display the virtual objects selected to be in scope of this alarm.
7
Click Apply to apply the changes to the selected alarm and close the Edit Alarm dialog box.
The Change Alarms table is updated to reflect the changes made to the selected alarm.
8
Click Save to save the changes made to alarms and close the Change Alarms dialog box.
To delete an alarm:
1
Click the Change Alarms icon on the Change Analyzer tab > Actions bar.
The Change Alarms dialog box opens.
2
Select an alarm from the Change Alarms table.
The Delete the Selected Alarm dialog box opens.
3
Click Yes to confirm the operation.
The selected alarm is deleted from the Change Alarms table.
4
Click Save to save the changes made to alarms and close the Change Alarms dialog box.
To view the alarms history:
1
Click the Change Alarms icon on the Change Analyzer tab > Actions bar.
The Change Alarms dialog box opens.
2
Select an alarm from the Change Alarms table.
3
Click Show History.
The Alarms History dialog box opens.
4
Review the history of events that have triggered the selected alarm. The table displays the following information:
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Event Date. Date and time when the event (that triggered the alarm) took place.
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Virtual Object. Virtual object for which the event (that triggered the alarm) took place.
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Alarm Name. The alarm name.
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Event Description. Description of the event that triggered the alarm.
5
To review the alarm history for a specific virtual object, type the name of the virtual object in the Search box. The table is updated to display only the information for the selected object.
6
Click Close to close the Alarms History dialog box.
7
Click Save to save the changes made to alarms and close the Change Alarms dialog box.
 
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