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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

Summary tab

Purpose

The Summary view provides a hierarchical inventory, in the form of tiles, of the objects that are related to the object or group of objects selected.

Figure 65. Summary tab

Each tile shows the number of instances of the corresponding object type, as well as the counts of objects of that type in each of the alarm states (Normal, Warning, Critical, Fatal).

More detailed information for the selected object or objects is displayed in the collapsible views below the Summary view.

On a tile, click the object type icon, the object type name, or the object count, to view a popup that lists all objects of the corresponding type, along with their respective states. Click a column header on the popup to change the sort order. Click an object in the popup list to view details for that object in the VMware Explorer dashboard.

On a tile, click an alarm state icon or the number below it to view a popup that shows the outstanding alarms of that state for the corresponding object type.

If an alarm state has a count of zero, then you can not select that alarm state. When you click a normal state icon or count, the VMware Explorer page is refreshed, but you do not see an alarm popup because there are no alarms associated with the normal state.

How to Get Here
1
Open the VMware Explorer.
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In the Virtual Infrastructure view, select a Virtual Center, datacenter, cluster, ESX host, resource pool, or a virtual machine.
The Summary tab is the first tab you see open in the display area.
Description of Embedded Views

This view is made up of the following embedded views:

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Cluster
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ESX Hosts
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Notes
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Resource Pool
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Resource Utilizations
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Servers
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Summary and Resource Information
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Virtual Environment
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Virtual Machines
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Virtual Machine and Resource Pool Changes
 
Table 27. Cluster
Description

Shows a list of clusters associated with the selected datacenter.

NOTE: This view only appears when viewing datacenter details.
Data displayed
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CPU Used. The amount of CPU processing power used by all ESX hosts associated with the cluster and the selected datacenter.
 
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Hosts. The number of ESX hosts associated with the cluster and the selected datacenter.
 
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Memory. The percentage of total memory used by all ESX hosts associated with the cluster and the selected datacenter.
 
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Name. The cluster name.
 
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Resource Pools. The number of resource pools associated with the cluster and the selected datacenter.
 
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Status. The status of the cluster, associated with any alarms raised against that virtual machine. If no alarms are fired, the status appears as Normal. Otherwise, the status is set to the alarm severity (Warning, Critical, or Fatal).
Where to go next

Drill down on any cluster entry. The Summary tab refreshes, showing the cluster details

 
Table 28. ESX Hosts
Description

Shows a list of ESX hosts associated with the selected cluster or datacenter.

NOTE: This view only appears when viewing cluster or datacenter details.
Data displayed
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ESX Host, CPU. The amount of CPU processing power used by the ESX host.
 
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ESX Host, HBAs. The number of host adapters that exist on the ESX host.
 
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ESX Host, Memory. The percentage of total memory used by the ESX host.
 
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ESX Host, Name. The virtual machine name.
 
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ESX Host, NICs. The number of network interface cards that exist on the ESX host.
 
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ESX Host, Status. The status of the virtual machine, associated with any alarms raised against that virtual machine. If no alarms are fired, the status appears as Normal. Otherwise, the status is set to the alarm severity (Warning, Critical, or Fatal).
 
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ESX Host, Version. The version of the VMware ESX Server application installed on the host.
 
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Virtual Machines, Configured. The number of virtual machines that are configured to run on the ESX host.
 
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Virtual Machines, Running. The number of virtual machines currently running on the host.
Where to go next

Drill down on any ESX host entry. The Summary tab refreshes, showing the ESX host details.

 
Table 29. Notes
Description

Shows additional notes about the selected virtual machine.

NOTE: This view only appears when viewing virtual machine details.
 
 
Table 30. Resource Pool
Description

For complete information about this view, see Resource Pools Relationship Tree view .

 
Table 31. Resource Utilizations
Description

Shows the resource consumption for the selected cluster, server, or virtual machine broken down into four simple views.

Data displayed
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CPU Load. The current percentage of the selected component’s (cluster, server, or virtual machine) CPU load, used to execute system code and user programs, based on the total CPU capacity available to that component.
 
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CPU Utilization, % Used. The percentage of the selected component’s (cluster, server, or virtual machine) CPU utilization spent on executing system code and user programs during the selected time period.
 
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CPU Utilization, % Ready. The percentage of the selected component’s (cluster, server, or virtual machine) CPU resources that are ready to execute system code and user programs during the selected time period.
 
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CPU Utilization, Baseline. An envelope indicating the expected CPU utilization range based on historical data.
NOTE: This information is only available when exploring ESX hosts or virtual machines.
 
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Datastore I/O. The current datastore I/O rate for the selected ESX host.
NOTE: This information is only available when exploring ESX hosts.
 
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Datastore Utilization, Baseline. An envelope indicating the expected datastore utilization range based on historical data.
NOTE: This information is only available when exploring ESX hosts.
 
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Datastore Utilization, Transfer Rate. The rate at which data was read from and written to the datastore of the selected ESX host during the specified time period.
NOTE: This information is only available when exploring ESX hosts.
 
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Datastore Utilization, Write Rate. The rate at which data was written to the datastore of the selected component during the specified time period.
NOTE: This information is only available when exploring ESX hosts.
 
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Datastore I/O. The current datastore I/O rate for the selected server or cluster.
NOTE: This information is only available when exploring ESX hosts.
 
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Disk Utilization, Baseline. An envelope indicating the expected disk utilization range based on historical data.
NOTE: This information is only available when exploring datacenters, clusters, resource pools, virtual machines, or virtual centers.
 
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Disk Utilization, Transfer Rate. The rate at which data was read from and written to the disks of the selected component during the specified time period.
NOTE: This information is only available when exploring datacenters, clusters, resource pools, virtual machines, or virtual centers.
 
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Disk Utilization, Write Rate. The rate at which data was written to the disks of the selected component during the specified time period.
NOTE: This information is only available when exploring datacenters, clusters, resource pools, virtual machines, or virtual centers.
 
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Disk I/O. The current disk I/O rate for the selected server or cluster.
NOTE: This information is only available when exploring datacenters, clusters, resource pools, virtual machines, or virtual centers.
 
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Memory Usage. The current percentage of the average memory usage by the selected component (server or cluster).
 
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Memory Utilization, Baseline. An envelope indicating the expected memory utilization range based on historical data.
NOTE: This information is only available when exploring ESX hosts or virtual machines.
 
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Memory Utilization, Utilization. The percentage of the available memory that the selected component (server or cluster) uses during the specified time period.
 
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Network I/O. The current rate at which the selected component (cluster, server, or virtual machine) transfers data from and to the network.
 
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Network Utilization, Baseline. An envelope indicating the expected network utilization range based on historical data.
NOTE: This information is only available when exploring ESX hosts or virtual machines.
 
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Network Utilization, Transfer Rate. The rate at which the selected component (cluster, server, or virtual machine) receives and sends data to the network during the selected time period.
Where to go next

Drill down on:

 
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CPU Load spinner. Displays the CPU Load dialog box.
 
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CPU Utilization graph. Displays the CPU Utilization dialog box.
 
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Disk I/O spinner. Displays the Disk I/O dialog box.
NOTE: This drilldown is only available when viewing server or cluster details in the VMware Explorer.
 
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Disk Utilization graph. Displays the Disk Utilization dialog box.
NOTE: This drilldown is only available when viewing server or cluster details in the VMware Explorer.
 
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Memory Usage spinner. Displays the Memory Usage dialog box.
NOTE: This drilldown is only available when viewing server or cluster details in the VMware Explorer.
 
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Memory Utilization graph. Displays the Memory Utilization dialog box.
NOTE: This drilldown is only available when viewing server or cluster details in the VMware Explorer.
 
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Network I/O spinner. Displays the Network I/O dialog box.
 
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Network Utilization graph. Displays the Network Utilization dialog box.
 
Table 32. Servers
Description

Shows a list of servers that belong to the selected cluster.

NOTE: This view only appears when viewing cluster details.
Data displayed
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Server, CPU. The current percentage of the server’s CPU load, used to execute system code and user programs, based on the total CPU capacity.
 
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Server, Memory. The current percentage of the server’s memory usage by the selected component.
 
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Server, NICs. The number of network interface cards that the server uses.
 
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Server, Server Name. The server name.
 
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Server, Status. The server status, associated with any alarms raised against that server. If no alarms are fired, the status appears as Normal. Otherwise, the status is set to the alarm severity (Warning, Critical, or Fatal).
 
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Server, Version. The operating system version.
 
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Virtual Machines, Configured. The number of virtual machines that exist on the server.
 
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Virtual Machines, Running. The number of virtual machines that are currently running on the server.
Where to go next

Drill down on any server entry. The VMware Explorer dashboard appears, showing the server details on the Summary tab.

 
Table 33. Summary and Resource Information
Description

Shows physical configuration details for the selected server or virtual machine.

Data displayed
Data appearing when viewing cluster details:
 
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Datacenter. The name of the datacenter associated with the cluster.
 
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Datastores. The number of datastores associated with the selected cluster.
 
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ESX Hosts. The number of ESX hosts that belong to the selected cluster.
 
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Memory Capacity. The combined memory capacity of the servers that belong to the selected cluster.
 
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Network Interfaces. The number of network interface cards used by the servers that belong to the selected cluster.
 
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Processing Power. The CPU speed available to the selected cluster.
 
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Resource Pools. The number of resource pools associated with the cluster.
 
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Virtual Center. The IP address of the Virtual Center to which the cluster belongs.
 
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Virtual Machines Hosted. The number of virtual machines hosted in the selected cluster.
 
Data appearing when viewing ESX host details:
 
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Cluster. The name of the cluster to which the selected ESX host belongs.
 
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Computing Capacity. The CPU processing power available to the ESX host.
 
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Connection Status. The ESX host’s connection status.
 
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Current Status. The current status of the selected ESX host: Turned off or Powered On.
 
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Datastores. The number of datastores associated with the ESX host.
 
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DNS Name. The fully qualified DNS name of the host.
 
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ESX Software Version. The VMware application version.
 
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Memory Capacity. The memory capacity of the selected ESX host.
 
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Network Interfaces. The number of network interface cards that exist on the ESX host.
 
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Processors. The number of CPUs used by the selected server.
 
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Virtual Machines Count. The number of virtual machines running on the selected server.
 
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VM’s Powered On Count. The number of virtual machines that exist on the host that are currently powered on.
 
Data appearing when viewing virtual machine details:
 
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Cluster. The name of the cluster to which the selected virtual machine belongs.
 
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Connection Status. The virtual machine’s connection status.
 
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Current Status. The current status of the selected virtual machine: Turned off or Powered On.
 
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Datacenter. The name of the datacenter associated with the virtual machine.
 
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DNS Name. The fully qualified DNS name of the virtual machine.
 
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ESX Host. The IP address of the ESX host on which the virtual machine is running.
 
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IP address. The IP address of the virtual machine.
 
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Memory Capacity. The amount of memory resources allocated to the virtual machine.
 
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Network Interfaces. The number of network interface cards used by the selected virtual machine.
 
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OS. The name of the operating system used by the selected virtual machine.
 
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Processors. The number of CPUs used by the selected virtual machine and the number of the CPU shares.
 
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Resource Pools. The name of the resource associated with the virtual machine.
 
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Storage Devices. The number of physical and logical disks associated with the virtual machine.
 
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Uptime. The percentage of time during which the virtual machine is running.
 
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Virtual Center. The IP address of the Virtual Center to which the virtual machine belongs.
 
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Vmware Tools. The name of VMware applications used to manege the virtual machine.
 
Data appearing when viewing datacenter details:
 
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Clusters. The number of clusters associated with the datacenter.
 
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Combined Processing. The combined CPU processing power available to the datacenter.
 
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Datastores. The number of datastores associated with the datacenter.
 
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ESX Hosts. The number of ESX hosts associated with the datacenter.
 
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Memory Capacity. The combined memory capacity available to the datacenter.
 
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Network Interfaces. The number of network interface cards available to the datacenter.
 
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Resource Pools. The number of resource pools associated with the datacenter.
 
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Virtual Machines Hosted. The number of virtual machines associated with the datacenter.
 
Data appearing when viewing resource pool details:
 
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CPU Limit. The maximum CPU processing power allocated to the datacenter.
 
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CPU Reservation. The CPU processing power allocated to the datacenter.
 
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CPU Shares. The state of CPU shares associated with the datacenter.
 
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Memory Limit. The maximum memory resources allocated to the datacenter.
 
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Memory Reserved. The memory resources allocated to the datacenter.
 
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Memory Shares. The state of memory shares associated with the datacenter.
 
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Nested Resource Pool(s). The number of child resource pools.
 
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Parent. The host name or IP address of the resource pool parent element.
 
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Virtual Machines. The number of virtual machines associated with the resource pool.
 
Table 34. Virtual Environment
Description

The VMware Explorer’s Virtual Environment view displays a high-level overview of your virtual environment. The view has a tile for each object type: Virtual Centers, Datacenters, Clusters, ESX Hosts, Resource Pools, Datastores, and Virtual Machines.

Each tile shows the number of the corresponding object instances in your virtual infrastructure, as well as the count of objects of that type in each of the alarm states (Normal, Warning, Critical, Fatal).

Data displayed
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Alarm counts. The total counts of alarms associated with the clusters, servers, or virtual machines, broken down by alarm types (Normal, Warning, Critical, Fatal).
 
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Cluster count. The number of clusters in the Virtual Center.
 
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Datacenter count. The number of datacenters in the Virtual Center.
 
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Datastore count. The number of datastores in the Virtual Center.
 
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ESX Host count. The number of ESX hosts in the Virtual Center.
 
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Resource Pools. The number of resource pools in the Virtual Center.
 
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Virtual Machine count. The number of virtual machines in the Virtual Center
 
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Virtual Center count. There can be only one Virtual Center in each model.
Where to go next

Drill down on:

 
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Cluster. Displays the Clusters Inventory dwell, showing the names and states of one or more clusters associated with the selected component.
 
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Datacenter. Displays the Datacenters Inventory dwell, showing the names and states of one or more datacenters associated with the selected component.
 
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Datastores. Displays the Datastores Inventory dwell, showing the names and states of one or more datastores associated with the selected component.
 
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ESX Hosts. Displays the ESX Hosts Inventory dwell, showing the names and states of one or more ESX hosts associated with the selected component.
 
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Resource Pools. Displays the Resource Pools Inventory dwell, showing the names and states of one or more resource pools associated with the selected component.
 
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Virtual Center. Displays the Virtual Centers Inventory dwell, showing the name and state of the virtual center containing the selected component.
 
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Virtual Machines. Displays the Virtual Machines Inventory dwell, showing the names and states of one or more virtual machines associated with the selected component.
 
Table 35. Virtual Machines
Description

Shows a list of virtual machines associated with the selected cluster or ESX host.

NOTE: This view only appears when viewing cluster or ESX host details.
Data displayed
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Name. The virtual machine name.
 
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Status. The status of the virtual machine, associated with any alarms raised against that virtual machine. If no alarms are fired, the status appears as Normal. Otherwise, the status is set to the alarm severity (Warning, Critical, or Fatal).
Where to go next

Drill down on any virtual machine entry. The Summary tab refreshes, showing the virtual machine details.

 
Table 36. Virtual Machine and Resource Pool Changes
Description

Shows a list of asset tracking changes associated with the selected virtual machine and its resource pool.

NOTE: This view only appears when viewing virtual machine details.
Data displayed
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Change. The change description.
 
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Time. The date and time at which the change occurred.
 
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Details. Additional details about the change.

Summary (All Clusters) tab

Purpose

The Summary (All Clusters) tab shows a summary of system resources for all available clusters in a Virtual Center.

Figure 66. Summary (All Clusters) tab

How to Get Here
1
Open the VMware Explorer.
2
In the Virtual Infrastructure view, that appears on the navigation panel, select the Clusters node.
The VMware Explorer refreshes in the display area with the Summary (All Clusters) tab open.
Description of Embedded Views

This view is made up of the following embedded views:

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Clusters at Virtual Center
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Combined CPU Consumption
•
Virtual Environment
 
Table 37. Clusters at Virtual Center
Description

This tabular view lists the clusters that exist in the Virtual Center.

Data displayed
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CPU Used. The current amount of the CPU speed used by the ESX hosts in the cluster.
 
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Hosts. The number of ESX hosts in the cluster.
 
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Key. The color used in the Combined CPU Consumption chart to represent the cluster.
 
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Memory. The current percentage of memory used by all servers in the cluster.
 
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Name. Cluster name.
 
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Resource Pools. The number of resource pools in the cluster.
 
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Status. The status of the cluster, associated with any alarms raised against that cluster. If no alarms are fired, the status appears as Normal. Otherwise, the status is set to the highest alarm severity (Warning, Critical, or Fatal).
Where to go next

Drill down on any cluster entry. The VMware Explorer refreshes, showing the cluster details on the Summary tab.

 
 
Table 38. Combined CPU Consumption
Description

Shows the combined percentage of the CPU usage for all clusters in the Virtual Center.

Data displayed
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Combined CPU Consumption, %. The combined percentage of the CPU utilization used by all ESX hosts in all clusters to execute system code and user programs during the selected time period.
Where to go next

Drill down on:

 
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Combined CPU Consumption %. Displays the Combined CPU Consumption dialog box.
 
Table 39. Virtual Environment
Description

The VMware Explorer’s Virtual Environment view displays a high-level overview of your virtual environment. The view has a tile for each object type: Clusters, Servers, and Virtual Machines. Each tile shows how many of the corresponding object instances there are in your virtual infrastructure, as well as the count of objects of that type in each of the alarm states (Normal, Warning, Critical, Fatal).

Data displayed
 
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Alarm counts. The total counts of alarms associated with the clusters, servers, or virtual machines, broken down by alarm types (Normal, Warning, Critical, Fatal).
 
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Cluster count. The number of clusters in your virtual environment.
 
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Server count. The number of physical servers in your virtual environment.
 
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Virtual Machine count. The number of virtual machines in your environment.
Where to go next

Drill down on:

 
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Cluster. Displays the Clusters Inventory dwell, showing the names and states of all clusters that exist in the Virtual Center.
 
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Datacenter. Displays the Datacenters Inventory dwell, showing the names and states of all datacenters that exist in the Virtual Center.
 
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Datastores. Displays the Datastores Inventory dwell, showing the names and states of all datastores that exist in the Virtual Center.
 
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ESX Hosts. Displays the ESX Hosts Inventory dwell, showing the names and states of all ESX hosts that exist in the Virtual Center.
 
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Resource Pools. Displays the Resource Pools Inventory dwell, showing the names and states of all resource pools that exist in the Virtual Center.
 
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Virtual Center. Displays the Virtual Centers Inventory dwell, showing the name and state of the selected Virtual Center.
 
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Virtual Machines. Displays the Virtual Machines Inventory dwell, showing the names and states of all resource pools that exist in the Virtual Center.

Summary (All Datacenters) tab

Purpose

The Summary (All Datacenters) tab shows a summary of system resources for all datacenters that currently exist in a selected Virtual Center.

Figure 67. Summary (All Datacenters) tab

How to Get Here
1
Open the VMware Explorer.
2
On the Virtual Infrastructure view, that appears on the navigation panel, select the Datacenters node.
The VMware Explorer refreshes in the display area, showing the Summary (All Datacenters) tab.
Description of Embedded Views

This view is made up of the following embedded views:

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Combined CPU Consumption
•
Datacenter Configurations
•
Virtual Environment
 
 
Table 40. Combined CPU Consumption
Description

Shows the combined percentage of the CPU usage for all ESX hosts in the system.

Data displayed
•
Combined CPU Consumption %. The combined percentage of the CPU utilization used by all ESX hosts to execute system code and user programs during the selected time period.
Where to go next

Drill down on:

 
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Combined CPU Consumption %. Displays the Combined CPU Consumption dialog box.
 
Table 41. Datacenter Configurations
Description

This tabular view lists all datacenters that exist in a Virtual Center configuration.

Data displayed
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Clusters. The number of clusters associated with the datacenter.
 
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CPU Used. The current amount of the CPU speed that is used by the ESX hosts associated with the datacenter.
 
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Hosts. The number of ESX hosts associated with the datacenter.
 
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Key. The color used in the Combined CPU Consumption chart to represent the datacenter.
 
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Memory. The current percentage of memory that is used by the ESX host.
 
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Name. The datacenter name.
 
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Status. The datacenter status, associated with any alarms raised against it. If no alarms are fired, the status appears as Normal. Otherwise, the status is set to the highest alarm severity (Warning, Critical, or Fatal).
 
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VMs. The number of virtual machines associated with the datacenter.
Where to go next

Drill down on any datacenter entry. The VMware Environment dashboard appears, showing the datacenter details on the Summary tab.

 
Table 42. Virtual Environment
Description

This embedded view shows the same information as the Virtual Environment view appearing on the Summary (All Clusters) tab. See page 97 for complete information.

Summary (All Resource Pools) tab

Purpose

The Summary (All Resource Pools) tab shows a summary of system resources for all resource pools that currently exist in a selected Virtual Center.

Figure 68. Summary (All Resource Pools) tab

How to Get Here
1
Open the VMware Explorer.
2
On the Virtual Infrastructure view, that appears on the navigation panel, select the Resource Pools node.
The VMware Explorer refreshes in the display area, showing the Summary (All Resource Pools) tab.
Description of Embedded Views

This view is made up of the following embedded views:

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Resource Pool
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Virtual Environment
Resource Pool

For complete information about this view, see Resource Pools Relationship Tree view .

Virtual Environment

This embedded view shows the same information as the Virtual Environment view appearing on the Summary (All Clusters) tab. See page 97 for complete information.

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