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Foglight for VMware 5.8.2 - User and Reference Guide

Using Foglight for VMware
Introducing the virtual infrastructure Navigation basics Interacting with Foglight for VMware VMware Performance Agent configuration
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Rules
Agent Rules Cluster Rules Datacenter Rules Datastore Rules Resource Pool Rules ESX Server Rules VirtualCenter Rules Virtual Machine Rules VMW Stale Data Management Rule Virtual Switch Rules
Appendix: Alarm Messages Appendix: Metrics

VMW Virtual Machine Percent Ready

This rule fires an alarm to report that when a virtual machine is requesting CPU cycles from the ESX Server on which it is running, it is not receiving them some percentage of the time. This will impact performance on the virtual machine.

VMWVirtualMachineHostCPUs

Table 248. Rule Definition

When the virtual machine requests CPU cycles, it is only not receiving them 2 percent or less of the time.

Normal

None

When the virtual machine requests CPU cycles, it is not receiving them greater than 2 percent but no greater than 8 percent of the time.

Warning

None

When the virtual machine requests CPU cycles, it is not receiving them greater than 8 percent but no greater than 12 percent of the time.

Critical

None

When the virtual machine requests CPU cycles, it is not receiving them greater than 12 percent of the time.

Fatal

None

VMW Virtual Machine Power State Change

This rule fires an alarm if a virtual machine has been suspended or powered off recently.

VMWVirtualMachine

Table 249. Rule Definition

The virtual machine has not been suspended or powered off recently.

Normal

None

The virtual machine has been suspended recently.

Warning

None

The virtual machine has been powered off recently.

Critical

Send email to VMware administrator

VMW Virtual Machine VMware Tools

This rule fires an alarm if the VMware tools on a virtual machine are out of date or not running properly.

You should always keep the VMware tools on each virtual machine up-to-date to enable the collection of all relevant data.

VMWVirtualMachine

Table 250. Rule Definition

The VMware tools on the virtual machine are up-to-date and running properly.

Normal

None

The VMware tools on the virtual machine are either out of date or not running properly.

Warning

None

VMW Virtual Machine Zero Page Memory Detection

This rule monitors for any virtual machines that have a large amount of memory that is only zero memory.

VMWVirtualMachineMemory

Table 251. Rule Definition

The virtual machine does not have overcommitted memory resources.

Normal

None

The virtual machine may have overcommitted memory resources; more than 33 percent of its memory is filled with zeros. It is likely that the memory allocated to this virtual machine can be reduced without any impact on performance.

Warning

None

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