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Foglight for Hyper-V 5.8.2 - User and Reference Guide

About Foglight for Hyper-V Agent administration Performance monitoring with the Hyper-V Environment dashboard Performance investigation with the Hyper-V Explorer Foglight for Hyper-V alarms Appendix: Hyper-V Agent error codes

Automating Hyper-V administration with workflows

A workflow is a collection of tasks 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. Use the Workflows view on the Hyper-V Administration tab to create and manage server workflows.

Figure 250. Workflows view

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To create a workflow, on the Hyper-V Explorer Administration tab, in the Workflows view, click New.
To edit a workflow, in the Workflows view, select the workflow that you want to edit, and click Edit.
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On the Hyper-V Explorer Administration tab, in the Workflows view, select the workflow that you want to run.
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Click Run.
The Run Workflow dialog box appears.
Figure 251. Run Workflow dialog box
Click Next.
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In the Specify Task Details page that appears in the Run Workflow dialog box, specify the task name, description, and time options, then click Finish.
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On the Hyper-V Explorer Administration tab, in the Workflows view, select the workflow that you want to delete.
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Click Delete.
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On the Hyper-V Explorer Administration tab, in the Workflows view, select the workflow that you want to export to a file.
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Click Export.
The Export a Workflow dialog box appears.
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On the Hyper-V Explorer Administration tab, in the Workflows view, select the workflow that you want to import from a file.
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Click Import.
The Import a Workflow dialog box appears.
Figure 252. Import a Workflow dialog box

 

Foglight for Hyper-V alarms

Foglight for Hyper-V triggers alarms when certain thresholds are reached. You can review the existing alarms on the Hyper-V Alarms dashboard.

Accessing the Hyper-V Alarms dashboard

The Hyper-V Alarms dashboard is a simple dashboard that shows the alarms that have been triggered but not cleared. It can be used to isolate alarms specific to the virtualized environment.

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On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, choose Hyper-V > Hyper-V Alarms.

Alarm overview

The Alarms Overview shows the Foglight for Hyper-V alarms, grouped by object type and severity level. Use it as a starting point when monitoring alarms to quickly identify the sources of problems within the virtual infrastructure.

This view appears along the top of the Hyper-V Alarms dashboard, just above the Alarm table.

Figure 254. Alarms Overview

 

Alarm counts. The total counts of alarms associated with the physical servers, broken down by alarm types (Normal, Warning, Critical, Fatal).
Drill down on any alarm count. Displays the Alarms dialog box that shows a list of all related alarms.
Figure 255. Alarms dialog box
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