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Alarm severity. The state of the most recent alarm raised against the associated SCVMM server.

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All Servers. A parent node for the SCVMM server object instances that appear in this view.

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SCVMM Server. The SCVMM server name.

This view is made up of the following embedded views:

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All SCVMM Servers. Shows the Summary - All SCVMM Servers view in the Quick-View.

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Server. Shows the SCVMM Server Summary view in the Quick-View.

Summary - All SCVMM Servers view

The Summary - All SCVMM Servers view displays overall resource utilization information for a group of SCVMM servers and identifies the elements that consume the highest amount of your system’s resources.

This view appears in the Quick-View on the left when you select All SCVMM Servers in the SCVMM Servers view.

Figure 72. Summary - All SCVMM Servers view

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Top Network Consumers

Table 39. Alarms

Lists the alarms generated against the machine on which the SCVMM is installed.

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Alarm Message. An explanation about why the alarm occurred.

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Severity. Indicates the alarm severity: Warning, Critical, or Fatal.

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Time. The time at which the alarm was generated.

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Any column. Displays the Alarm dialog box, showing additional information about the alarm. For more information about alarms in Foglight, see the Foglight User Help.

Figure 73. Alarm dialog box

Table 40. Top CPU Consumers

Lists the SVCMM servers with the highest average CPU utilization.

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Servers. The name of the machine on which the SCVMM is installed, identified among top CPU consumers.

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CPU Utilization.The total percentage of CPU utilization the highest CPU consumers spend on executing system code and user programs, during the selected time range.

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CPU Utilization (in the graph). Displays the Top Servers - CPU Utilization dialog box.

Figure 74. Top Servers - CPU Utilization dialog box

Table 41. Top Disk Consumers

Lists the SCVMM servers with the highest disk transfer rate.

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Disk Transfer Rate. The rate at which the top disk consumers read or write data to the disk during the selected time range.

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Servers. The name of the machine on which the SCVMM is installed, identified among top disk consumers.

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Disk Transfer Rate (in the graph). Displays the Top Servers - Disk Transfer Rate dialog box.

Figure 75. Top Servers - Disk Transfer Rate dialog box

Table 42. Top Memory Consumers

Lists the SCVMM servers with the highest memory consumption.

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Memory Consumed. The amount of memory the top consumers use during the selected time range.

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Servers. The name of the machine on which the SCVMM is installed, identified among top memory consumers.

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Memory Consumed. Displays the Top Servers - Memory Consumed dialog box.

Figure 76. Top Servers - Memory Consumed dialog box

Table 43. Top Network Consumers

Lists the SCVMM servers with the highest network bandwidth.

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Network Transfer Rate. The rate at which the highest network consumers transfer data to or from the network during the selected time range.

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Servers. The name of the machine on which the SCVMM is installed, identified among top network consumers.

This view is made up of the following elements:

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Network Transfer Rate. Displays the Top Servers - Network Transfer Rate dialog box.

Figure 77. Top Servers - Network Transfer Rate dialog box

SCVMM Server Summary view

The SCVMM Server Summary view shows the overall resource utilization and the amounts of system resource consumption for a physical server.

This view appears in the Quick-View on the left when you select an SCVMM server in the SCVMM Servers view.

Figure 78. SCVMM Server Summary view

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Alarms

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Related Items

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Resource Utilizations

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Windows Service and Database Status

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The Explorer button: Allows you to open the SCVMM Server: Explorer: Single dashboard. For more information, see SCVMM Server: Explorer: Single dashboard.

Table 44. Alarms

Lists the alarms generated against the machine on which the selected SCVMM is installed.

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Alarm Message. An explanation about why the alarm occurred.

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Severity. Indicates the alarm severity: Warning, Critical, or Fatal.

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Time. The time at which the alarm was generated.

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Any column. Displays the Alarm dialog box, showing additional information about the alarm. For more information about alarms in Foglight, see the Foglight User Help.

Figure 79. Alarm dialog box

Table 45. Related Items

Shows the numbers and states of the virtual and physical components associated with the selected SCVMM.

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Clusters. The name of the cluster to which the selected SCVMM server belongs, followed by the counts of all alarms associated with the cluster, broken down by the alarm state (Normal, Warning, Critical, Fatal).

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Servers. The number of the Hyper-V servers associated with the selected SCVMM, followed by the counts of all alarms associated with those servers, broken down by the alarm state (Normal, Warning, Critical, Fatal).

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Virtual Machines. The number of the virtual machines associated with the selected SCVMM, followed by the counts of all alarms associated with those virtual machines, broken down by the alarm state (Normal, Warning, Critical, Fatal).

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Storage. The number of the disk volumes associated with the selected SCVMM, followed by the counts of all alarms associated with those volumes, broken down by the alarm state (Normal, Warning, Critical, Fatal).

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Library Servers. The number of the library servers associated with the selected SCVMM, followed by the counts of all alarms associated with those library servers, broken down by the alarm state (Normal, Warning, Critical, Fatal).

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Host Groups. The number of the host groups associated with the selected SCVMM, followed by the counts of all alarms associated with those groups, broken down by the alarm state (Normal, Warning, Critical, Fatal).

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Alarm count. Displays a dwell that shows the objects against which alarms are generated.

Figure 80. Related objects alarm dwell

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Cluster. Displays the Clusters dwell, showing the name and state of the cluster the selected SCVMM server belongs to.

Figure 81. Clusters dwell

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Server. Displays the Servers dwell, showing the names and states of the Hyper-V servers associated with the selected SCVMM server.

Figure 82. Servers dwell

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Virtual Machines. Displays the Virtual Machines dwell, showing the names and states of the virtual machines that are associated with the selected SCVMM server.

Figure 83. Virtual Machines dwell

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Volumes. Displays the Other Items Inventory dwell, showing the names and states of the disk volumes that are associated with the selected SCVMM server.

Figure 84. Other Items Inventory dwell

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Library Servers. Displays the Other Items Inventory dwell, showing the names and states of the library servers that are associated with the selected SCVMM server.

Figure 85. Other Items Inventory dwell

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Host Groups. Displays the Other Items Inventory dwell, showing the names and states of the host groups that are associated with the selected SCVMM server.

Figure 86. Other Items Inventory dwell

Table 46. Resource Utilizations

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

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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.

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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.

SCVMM Server: Explorer: Single dashboard

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CPU Load spinner. Displays the CPU Load dialog box.

Figure 87. CPU Load dialog box

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CPU Utilization graph. Displays the CPU Utilization dialog box.

Figure 88. CPU Utilization dialog box

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

Figure 89. Disk I/O dialog box

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Disk Utilization graph. Displays the Disk Utilization dialog box.

Figure 90. Disk Utilization dialog box

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Memory Usage spinner. Displays the Memory Usage dialog box.

Figure 91. Memory Usage dialog box

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Memory Utilization graph. Displays the Memory Utilization dialog box.

Figure 92. Memory Utilization dialog box

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

Figure 93. Network I/O dialog box

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Network Utilization graph. Displays the Network Utilization dialog box.

Figure 94. Network Utilization dialog box

Table 47. Windows Service and Database Status
Description	Indicates the state of the SCVMM database and the SCVMM Windows service.
Data displayed	Database Host. The name of the machine on which the database is running.
	Database Name. The name of the SCVMM database.
	Database Status. The alarm state of the SCVMM database.
	SCVMM Host. The name of the machine on which the SCVMM is running.
	Service Status. The state of the SCVMM Windows service.

The SCVMM Server: Explorer: Single dashboard displays the overall SCVMM information, displays overall resource utilization information of a selected SCVMM server, and identifies the elements that consume the highest amount of your system resources.

Figure 95. SCVMM Server: Explorer: Single dashboard

The SCVMM Server: Explorer: Single dashboard consists of the following tabs:

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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 48. Aggregated Resource Utilization

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

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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 .

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CPU Load spinner. Displays the CPU Load dialog box.

Figure 96. CPU Load dialog box

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CPU Utilization graph. Displays the CPU Utilization dialog box.

Figure 97. CPU Utilization dialog box

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

Figure 98. Disk I/O dialog box

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Disk Utilization graph. Displays the Disk Utilization dialog box.

Figure 99. Disk Utilization dialog box

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Memory Usage spinner. Displays the Memory Usage dialog box.

Figure 100. Memory Usage dialog box

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Memory Utilization graph. Displays the Memory Utilization dialog box.

Figure 101. Memory Utilization dialog box

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

Figure 102. Network I/O dialog box

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Network Utilization graph. Displays the Network Utilization dialog box.

Figure 103. Network Utilization dialog box

Table 49. SCVMM Overview

Indicates the overall information of the selected SCVMM server.

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.

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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Table 50. 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 51. 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 52. 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 53. SCVMM Inventory - Networks

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