Change Auditor for VMWare 7.1.1 - Event Reference Guide

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VMware Host

Table 11. VMware Host events
Event	Description	Severity
Canceled Host Operation	Created when an operation performed on the host is canceled.	Medium
Datastore Discovered	Created when a host is added to VirtualCenter and datastores are discovered.	Medium
Datastore Principal Configured	Created when a datastore principal is configured on a host.	Medium
Datastore Removed On Host	Created when a datastore is removed from a host but not from VirtualCenter.	High
Datastore Renamed On Host	Created when a datastore is added to VirtualCenter and is renamed by VirtualCenter because this datastore already exists in VirtualCenter with a different name, or because the name conflicts with another datastore in VirtualCenter.	Medium
Drs Entered Standby Mode	Created when the host is completely put into standby mode by Distributed Power Management. A host in this mode has no running virtual machines and no provisioning operations are occurring.	Medium
Drs Entering Standby Mode Event	Created when a host has begun the process of entering standby mode initiated by Distributed Power Management.	Medium
Drs Exit Standby Mode Failed	Created when the Distributed Power Management tried to bring a host out of standby mode, but the host failed to exit standby mode.	Medium
Drs Exited Standby Mode	Created when Distributed Power Management brings the host out from standby mode.	Medium
Drs Exiting Standby Mode Event	Created when a host has begun the process of exiting standby mode initiated by Distributed Power Management.	Medium
Drs Resource Configure Failed	Created when resource configuration specification synchronization fails on a host.	Medium
Drs Resource Configure Synced	Created when resource configuration returns to synchronized from previous failure.	Medium
Duplicate Ip Detected	Created when a duplicate IP address has been observed in conflict with the VMotion or IP storage interface configured on the host.	High
Entered Maintenance Mode	Created when the host has completely entered maintenance mode. A host in this mode has no running virtual machines and no provisioning operations are occurring.	Medium
Entered Standby Mode	Created when the host has completely entered standby mode. A host in this mode has no running virtual machines and no provisioning operations are occurring.	Medium
Entering Maintenance Mode Event	Created when a host has begun the process of entering maintenance mode.	Medium
Entering Standby Mode Event	Created when a host has begun the process of entering standby mode.	Medium
Exit Maintenance Mode Event	Created when a host is no longer in maintenance mode.	Medium
Exit Standby Mode Failed	Created when a host fails to exit standby mode.	Medium
Exited Standby Mode	Created when a host is no longer in standby mode.	Medium
Exiting Standby Mode Event	Created when a host has begun the process of exiting standby mode.	Medium
General Host Error Event	Created when a general host error event occurs.	Medium
General Host Info Event	Created when a general host information event occurs.	Medium
General Host Warning Event	Created when a general host warning event occurs.	Medium
Ghost Dvs Proxy Switch Detected	Created when the VirtualCenter server finds DVS proxy switches on the host that do not match any DVS defined in VirtualCenter.	Medium
Ghost Dvs Proxy Switch Removed	Created when the ghost DVS proxy switches (i.e., host proxy switches that do not match any DVS defined in VirtualCenter) are removed from the host.	Medium
Host Add Failed	Created when adding a host has failed.	Medium
Host Added	Created when a host is successfully added to VirtualCenter.	Medium
Host Admin Disable Event	Created when the permission on the host is changed so that only the user account used for VirtualCenter operation will have Administrator permission.	Medium
Host Admin Enable Event	Created when the administrator permission is restored.	Medium
Host Cnx Failed	Created when there is a failure to connect to a host event due to an unspecified condition.	Medium
Host Cnx Failed Account Failed	Created when there is a failure to connect to a host event due to a failure to set up a management agent.	Medium
Host Cnx Failed Already Managed	Created when there is a failure to connect to a host event due to the host being managed by a different VirtualCenter server.	Medium
Host Cnx Failed Bad Ccagent	Created when there is a failure to connect to a host event due to no response being received from the host agent.	Medium
Host Cnx Failed Bad Username	Created when there is a failure to connect to a host event due to an invalid user name and password combination.	Medium
Host Cnx Failed Bad Version	Created when there is a failure to connect to a host event due to an incompatible client version.	Medium
Host Cnx Failed Ccagent Upgrade	Created when there is a failure to connect to a host event due to a conflict with an upgrade or installation of the host agent.	Medium
Host Cnx Failed Network Error	Created when there is a failure to connect to a host event due to a network error.	Medium
Host Cnx Failed No Access	Created when there is a failure to connect to a host event due to insufficient account privileges.	Medium
Host Cnx Failed No Connection	Created when there is a failure to connect to a host event due to a host not being present on the network.	Medium
Host Cnx Failed No License	Created when there is a failure to connect to a host event due to a licensing issue.	Medium
Host Cnx Failed Not Found	Created when there is a failure to connect to a host event due to a failure to resolve the host name.	Medium
Host Cnx Failed Timeout	Created when there is a failure to connect to a host event due to a timeout on the connection attempt.	Medium
Host Compliance Checked	Created when a compliance check is triggered on a host.	Medium
Host Compliant Event	Created when the host is in compliance.	Medium
Host Config Applied	Created when a configuration is applied to a host.	Medium
Host Connected	Created when a host is successfully connected.	Medium
Host Connection Lost Event	Created when a host looses its connection.	Medium
Host Das Disabled	Created when HA has been disabled on a host.	Medium
Host Das Disabling Event	Created when HA is being disabled on a host.	Medium
Host Das Enabled	Created when HA has been enabled on a host.	Medium
Host Das Enabling Event	Created when HA is being enabled on a host.	Medium
Host Das Error Event	Created when there is a HA error on a host.	Medium
Host Das Event	Created when a top-level event for host DAS events to extend occurs.	Medium
Host Das Ok Event	Created when HA on a host returns to normal after an error.	Medium
Host Disconnected	Created when there is a disconnection from a host.	High
Host Enable Admin Failed	Created when there is a failure to restore some of the administrator’s permissions.	Medium
Host Event	Created when a host-related event occurs.	Medium
Host Extra Networks Event	Created when a host has extra networks not used by other hosts for HA communication.	Medium
Host Get Short Name Failed	Created when hostname -s failed or returned a name containing ‘.’.	Medium
Host Ip Changed	Created when a change is made to the host IP address.	High
Host Ip Inconsistent Event	Created when the IP address resolution returned different addresses on the host.	Medium
Host Ip To Short Name Failed	Created when the host’s IP address could not be resolved to a short name.	Medium
Host Isolation Ip Ping Failed	Created when the isolation address could not be pinged. The default isolation address is the service console’s default gateway.	Medium
Host Missing Networks Event	Created when a host is missing networks that other hosts are using for HA communication.	High
Host No Available Networks Event	Created when a host does not have any available networks for HA communication.	High
Host No HAEnabled Port Groups	Created when a host does not have any HA-enabled port groups.	High
Host No Redundant Management Network Event	Created when a host does not have a redundant management network.	High
Host Non Compliant Event	Created when a host goes out of compliance.	Medium
Host Not In Cluster Event	Created when the host is not a cluster member.	Medium
Host Primary Agent Not Short Name Event	Created when the primary agent specified is not a short name.	Medium
Host Profile Applied	Created when a Profile application is done on the host.	Medium
Host Reconnection Failed	Created when there is a failed attempt to re-establish a host connection.	Medium
Host Removed	Created when a host is removed from VirtualCenter.	High
Host Short Name Inconsistent Event	Created when the host name resolution returned different names on the host.	Medium
Host Short Name To Ip Failed	Created when the host’s short name could not be resolved to an IP address.	Medium
Host Shutdown Event	Created when the host is shut down.	High
Host Sync Failed	Created when there is a failure to sync up with the VirtualCenter agent on the host.	Medium
Host Upgrade Failed	Created when there is a failure to connect to a host event due to an installation or upgrade issue.	High
Host User World Swap Not Enabled	Created when the userworld swap is not enabled on the host. HA needs userworld swap to be configured on embedded ESX hosts to function.	Medium
Host Vnic Connected To Customized DVPort	Created when some host vnics are reconfigured to use DVPorts with port level configuration, which might be different from the DVportgroup.	Medium
Host Wwn Changed	Created when a host’s WWN (World Wide Name) is changed.	Medium
Host Wwn Conflict Event	Created when there is a conflict with a host’s WWN (World Wide Name).	Medium
IScsi Boot Failure Event	Created when a host cannot boot from IScsi.	Medium
Local Datastore Created	Created when a local datastore is created.	Medium
Local TSMEnabled	Created when local Tech Support Mode for the host has been enabled.	Medium
NASDatastore Created	Created when a Network Attached Storage (NAS) datastore is created.	High
No Datastores Configured	Created when there is no datastores configured on a host.	High
Remote TSMEnabled	Created when remote Tech Support Mode for the host has been enabled.	Medium
Timed Out Host Operation	Created when an operation performed on the host has timed out.	High
Updated Agent Being Restarted	Created when the agent has been patched and will be restarted.	Medium
Vc Agent Uninstall Failed	Created when the VirtualCenter agent on a host fails to uninstall.	Medium
Vc Agent Uninstalled	Created when the VirtualCenter agent on a host is successfully uninstalled.	High
Vc Agent Upgrade Failed	Created when the VirtualCenter agent on a host has failed to upgrade.	High
Vc Agent Upgraded	Created when the VirtualCenter agent on a host is successfully upgraded.	Medium
VMFSDatastore Created	Created when a Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) datastore is created.	High
VMFSDatastore Expanded	Created when a VMFS datastore is expanded.	Medium
VMFSDatastore Extended	Created when a VMFS datastore is extended.	Medium

VMware License

Table 12. VMware License events
Event	Description	Severity
All Virtual Machines Licensed	Created when the previously unlicensed virtual machines on the specified host are now licensed. (Disabled by default)	Medium
Host Inventory Full Event	Created when the inventory of hosts has reached capacity.	High
Host License Expired	Created when a host license has expired.	High
Incorrect Host Information Event	Created when the host does not provide the information needed to acquire the correct set of licenses.	Medium
Invalid Edition Event	Created when the edition is set to an invalid value.	Medium
License Event	Created when a base licensing event occurs.	Medium
License Expired	Created when a license has expired.	High
License Non Compliance Event	Created when the inventory is not license compliant.	High
License Restricted	Created when the required licenses cannot be reserved because of a restriction in the option file of the license server.	Medium
License Server Available Event	Created if the license server was previously unreachable and is now reachable.	Medium
License Server Unavailable Event	Created if the license server becomes unavailable.	High
No License Event	Created when the required licenses cannot be resolved.	Medium
Server License Expired	Created when the VirtualCenter server license has expired.	High
Unlicensed Virtual Machines	Created when there are unlicensed virtual machines on the specified host.	Medium
Unlicensed Virtual Machines Found	Created when unlicensed virtual machines are discovered on the specified host.	Medium
VMotion License Expired	Created when a VMotion license has expired.	High

VMware Profile

Table 13. VMware Profile events
Event	Description	Severity
Profile Associated	Created when a profile is associated with a managed entity. (Disabled by default)	Medium
Profile Changed	Created when the profile has been edited. (Disabled by default)	Medium
Profile Created	Created when a profile is created. (Disabled by default)	Medium
Profile Dissociated	Created when a profile is dissociated from a managed entity. (Disabled by default)	Medium
Profile Event	Created when a profile specific event occurs. (Disabled by default)	Medium
Profile Reference Host Changed	Created when the reference host associated with a profile is changed. (Disabled by default)	Medium
Profile Removed	Created when a profile is removed. (Disabled by default)	Medium

VMware Resource Pool

Table 14. VMware Resource Pool events
Event	Description	Severity
Resource Pool Created	Created when a new resource pool is created.	Medium
Resource Pool Destroyed	Created when a resource pool is destroyed.	Medium
Resource Pool Event	Created when a resource pool event occurs.	Medium
Resource Pool Moved	Created when a resource pool is moved.	Medium
Resource Pool Reconfigured	Created when a resource pool configuration is changed.	Medium
Resource Violated	Created when a conflict with a resource pool’s resource configuration is detected.	Medium

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