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Foglight for VMware 5.8.3 - User Guide (Lite version)

Using VMware Monitoring in Foglight Evolve Cloud Reference Appendix: Alarm Messages Appendix: Metrics

Storage tab (Cluster)

Purpose

The VMware Explorer’s Storage tab displays the disk storage capacity associated with the selected component. Selecting a cluster and opening this tab displays the storage metrics associated with the selected cluster.

Figure 61. Storage tab (Cluster)

How to Get Here
1
Open the VMware Explorer.
2
On the Virtual Infrastructure view, that appears on the navigation panel, select a cluster.
3
In the VMware Explorer, open the Storage tab.
Description of Embedded Views

This view is made up of the following embedded views:

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Capacity: Datastore (Capacity tab)
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Datastore Capacity Balance (Capacity tab)
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Datastore I/O Balance (Performance tab)
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Datastores Connected to Cluster (Performance and Capacity tabs)
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ESX Hosts (Performance tab)
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ESX I/O Balance (Performance tab)
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Performance: Datastore (Performance tab)
 
Table 7. Capacity: Datastore (Capacity tab)
Description

This view contains information about the selected datastore data capacity.

Data displayed
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Datastore, In Use. The percentage of disk space in use.
 
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Most Available, Available Space. The disk space available on the datastore.
 
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Most Available, Name. The name of the datastore.
 
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VMs On Datastore, Allocated. The amount of memory allocated to the virtual machine.
 
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VMs On Datastore, In Use. The amount of memory used by the virtual machine.
 
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VMs On Datastore, Name. The name of the virtual machine associated with the datastore.
 
Table 8. Datastore Capacity Balance (Capacity tab)
Description

This view shows the datastore capacity for each datastore connected to the selected cluster.

 
Table 9. Datastore I/O Balance (Performance tab)
Description

This view shows the data transfer rates for each datastore connected to the selected cluster.

 
Table 10. Datastores Connected to Cluster (Performance and Capacity tabs)
Description

This view lists the datastores connected to the selected cluster and shows performance metrics associated with each datastore.

Data displayed
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Available Space. The amount of available space on the datastore.
 
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I/O. The datastore data transfer rates.
 
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Latency. The datastore latency.
 
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Name. The datastore name and its alarm status.
 
Table 11. ESX Hosts (Performance tab)
Description

This view lists the ESX hosts belonging to the selected cluster and associated with the selected datastore, and shows performance metrics associated with each ESX host.

Data displayed
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Name. The ESX host name or IP address.
 
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Read. The ESX host data read rates.
 
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Read Latency. The ESX host read latency.
 
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Write. The ESX host data write rates.
 
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Write Latency. The ESX host write latency.
 
Table 12. ESX I/O Balance (Performance tab)
Description

This view shows the data transfer rates each ESX host belonging to the selected cluster and associated with the selected datastore.

 
Table 13. Performance: Datastore (Performance tab)
Description

This view shows the amount I/O resources used by the virtual machines associated with the selected datastore.

Data displayed
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I/O Distribution. A pie chart indicating how much the individual virtual machines contributed to the use of I/O resources.
 
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VM Offenders, Name. The name of the virtual machine.
 
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VM Offenders, ESX Host Name. The name of the ESX host on which the ESX machine is running.
 
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VM Offenders, I/O. The data transfer rate for the virtual machine.

Storage tab (Datacenter)

Purpose

The VMware Explorer’s Storage tab displays the disk storage capacity associated with the selected component. Selecting a data center and opening this tab displays storage metrics for all Datastores associated with the selected Datacenter.

Figure 62. Storage tab (Datacenter)

How to Get Here
1
Open the VMware Explorer.
2
On the Virtual Infrastructure view, that appears on the navigation panel, select a Datacenter.
3
In the VMware Explorer, open the Storage tab.
Description of Embedded Views

This view is made up of the following embedded views:

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Lowest Free Capacity Datastores
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Datastores
 
Table 14. Lowest Free Capacity Datastores
Description

The Storage tab displays three tiles, identifying the datastores with the lowest amount of free space.

This view contains information about the used, free, and total space of the selected components’ datastores, along with projected short-term estimates, given the current growth patterns.

Data displayed
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Datastore. The name of the selected datastore, followed by the related alarm counts.
 
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Est. Time Until Full. The estimated amount of time until which this datastore will become full.
 
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Free. The amount of free space for this datastore.
 
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Total. The total amount of space for this datastore.
 
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Weekly Growth Rate. The average amount of space the datastore expands every week.
 
Table 15. Datastores
Description

Lists the datastores associated with the selected datacenter, and shows storage metrics associated with each datastore.

Data displayed
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Capacity Used. The current percentage of the used disk space.
 
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Datastore. The datastore name.
 
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Est. Time Until Full. The estimated time after which the disk will be full.
 
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Free Space. The amount of disk space that is free.
 
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Host Access. The host access type.
 
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Max File Size. The maximum file size.
 
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Total Space.The total disk space, including used and free space.
 
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Type. The file system type.
 
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Used Space. The amount of used disk space.
 
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Weekly Growth Rate. The estimated growth pattern of the used disk space.

Storage tab (ESX Host)

Purpose

The VMware Explorer’s Storage tab displays the disk storage capacity associated with the selected component. Selecting an ESX host and opening this tab displays the storage metrics associated with the selected ESX host.

Figure 63. Storage tab (ESX Host)

How to Get Here
1
Open the VMware Explorer.
2
On the Virtual Infrastructure view, that appears on the navigation panel, select an ESX host.
3
In the VMware Explorer, open the Storage tab.
Description of Embedded Views

This view is made up of the following embedded views:

•
Datastore Capacity (Capacity tab)
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Datastore Capacity Balance (Capacity tab)
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Datastore I/O Balance (Performance tab)
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Datastore Performance (Performance tab)
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Datastores Connected to ESX Host (Performance and Capacity tabs)
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Storage Adaptor Utilization (Performance tab)
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Storage Adaptors (Performance tab)
 
Table 16. Datastore Capacity (Capacity tab)
Description

This view contains information about the selected datastore data capacity.

Data displayed
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Datastore, In Use. The percentage of disk space in use.
 
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Most Available, Available Space. The disk space available on the datastore.
 
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Most Available, Name. The name of the datastore.
 
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VMs On Datastore, Allocated. The amount of memory allocated to the virtual machine.
 
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VMs On Datastore, In Use. The amount of memory used by the virtual machine.
 
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VMs On Datastore, Name. The name of the virtual machine associated with the datastore.
 
Table 17. Datastore Capacity Balance (Capacity tab)
Description

This view shows the datastore capacity for each datastore connected to the selected ESX host.

 
Table 18. Datastore I/O Balance (Performance tab)
Description

This view shows the data transfer rates for each datastore connected to the selected ESX host.

 
Table 19. Datastore Performance (Performance tab)
Description

This view shows a the amount I/O resources used by the virtual machines associated with the selected datastore.

Data displayed
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Disks/Extents, Name (VMFS and NFS datastores only). The name of the disk associated with the datastore. For more information about VMFS and NFS datastores, see Datastores .
 
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Disks/Extents, Read (VMFS and NFS datastores only). The rate at which the data is read from the disk.
 
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Disks/Extents, Read Latency (VMFS and NFS datastores only). The read latency of the disk.
 
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Disks/Extents, Write (VMFS and NFS datastores only). The rate at which the data is written to the disk
 
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Disks/Extents, Write Latency (VMFS and NFS datastores only). The write latency of the disk.
 
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I/O Distribution. A pie chart indicating how much the individual virtual machines contributed to the use of I/O resources.
 
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VM Offenders, Name. The name of the virtual machine.
 
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VM Offenders, ESX Host Name. The name of the ESX host on which the ESX machine is running.
 
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VM Offenders, I/O. The data transfer rate for the virtual machine.
 
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Vsan Disks (VSAN datastores only). Click Explore Physical Disks view to display the more information about physical disks.
For more information about VSAN datastores, see VSAN datastores .
 
Table 20. Datastores Connected to ESX Host (Performance and Capacity tabs)
Description

This view lists the datastores connected to the selected ESX host and shows performance metrics associated with each datastore.

Data displayed
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Available Space. The amount of available space on the datastore.
 
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Latency. The datastore latency.
 
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My I/O. The datastore data transfer rates associated with the selected ESX host.
 
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Name. The datastore name and its alarm status.
 
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Total I/O. The total datastore data transfer rate.
 
Table 21. Storage Adaptor Utilization (Performance tab)
Description

This view shows the data transfer rates for each storage adaptor associated with the selected ESX host.

Table 22. Storage Adaptors (Performance tab)
Description

This view lists the storage adaptors associated with the selected ESX host, and shows performance metrics for each adaptor.

Data displayed
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Name. The storage adaptor name.
 
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Read. The storage adaptor data read rates.
 
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Read Latency. The storage adaptor read latency.
 
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Write. The storage adaptor data write rates.
 
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Write Latency. The storage adaptor write latency.

Storage tab (Virtual Machine)

Purpose

The VMware Explorer’s Storage tab displays the disk storage capacity associated with the selected component. Selecting a virtual machine and opening this tab displays the storage metrics associated with the selected virtual machine.

Figure 64. Storage tab (Virtual Machine)

How to Get Here
1
Open the VMware Explorer.
2
On the Virtual Infrastructure view, that appears on the navigation panel, select a virtual machine.
3
In the VMware Explorer, open the Storage tab.
Description of Embedded Views

This view is made up of the following embedded views:

•
Datastore Capacity (Capacity tab)
•
Datastore Performance (Performance tab)
•
Datastores Connected to Virtual Machine (Performance and Capacity tabs)
•
Virtual Machine Capacity (Capacity tab)
 
Table 23. Datastore Capacity (Capacity tab)
Description

This view contains information about the selected datastore and virtual machine data capacity.

Data displayed
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Datastore, Current Utilization, Allocated. The amount and percentage of disk space allocated to the datastore.
 
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Datastore, Current Utilization, Available Space. The disk space available on the datastore.
 
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Datastore, Current Utilization, Capacity. The total disk space on the datastore.
 
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Datastore, Current Utilization, In Use. The amount and percentage of disk space the datastore uses.
 
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Datastore, In Use. The percentage of disk space in use by the datastore.
 
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Virtual Machine, Current Utilization, Allocated. The amount and percentage of disk space allocated to the virtual machine.
 
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Virtual Machine, Current Utilization, In Use. The amount and percentage of disk space the virtual machine uses.
 
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Virtual Machine, In Use. The percentage of disk space in use by the virtual machine.
 
Table 24. Datastore Performance (Performance tab)
Description

This view shows the amount of I/O resources used by the datastore associated with the selected virtual machine.

Data displayed
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Disk/Extent, Name. The name of the disk associated with the datastore.
 
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Disk/Extent, Read. The read rate of the disk associated with the datastore.
 
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Disk/Extent, Write. The write rate of the disk associated with the datastore.
 
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I/O Distribution. A pie chart indicating how much the selected virtual machines contributes to the overall use of I/O resources.
 
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Target Datastore List, I/O. The data transfer rate of the target datastore.
 
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Target Datastore List, Latency. The data transfer latency of the target datastore.
 
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Target Datastore List, Name. The name of the target datastore.
 
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VM Offenders, ESX Host Name. The name of the ESX host on which the ESX machine is running.
 
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VM Offenders, I/O. The data transfer rate for the virtual machine.
 
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VM Offenders, Name. The name of the virtual machine.
 
Table 25. Datastores Connected to Virtual Machine (Performance and Capacity tabs)
Description

This view lists the datastores connected to the selected virtual machine and shows performance metrics associated with each datastore.

Data displayed
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Available Space. The amount of available space on the datastore.
 
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Datastore, Avg/Peak Latency. The average and peak latency rates for the selected datastore.
 
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ESX Host, Avg/Peak Latency. The average and peak latency rates for the ESX host associated with the selected virtual machine.
 
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Latency. The datastore latency.
 
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I/O. My I/O. The datastore data transfer rates associated with the selected ESX host.
 
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Name. The datastore name and its alarm status.
 
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Total I/O. The total datastore data transfer rate.
 
Table 26. Virtual Machine Capacity (Capacity tab)
Description

This view lists the logical disks associated with the selected virtual machines and shows their performance metrics.

Data displayed
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Available Space. The space currently available on the logical disk.
 
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Capacity. The logical disk capacity.
 
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In Use. The amount of disk space used by the logical disk.
 
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Logical Disk. The name of the logical disk.
 
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Time To Full. The estimated time after which the disk will be full.
 
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Total Space. The total space allocated to the logical disk.
 
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Weekly Growth Rate. The estimated growth pattern of the used disk space.
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