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Foglight for VMware 6.1.0 - User 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 Datacenter Percent Ready

This rule fires an alarm to report that when a virtual machine within the datacenter 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.

VMWDatacenter

Table 207. 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

Send email to VMware administrator

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

Fatal

Send email to VMware administrator

Datastore Rules

This section describes datastore rules.

Rules in this section:

VMW Datastore Estimated Fill Time

This rule determines when the datastore is likely to reach its capacity, based on its present growth rate.

VMWDatastore

Table 208. Rule Definition

At the present growth rate, the datastore will not reach its capacity within 90 days.

Normal

None

At the present growth rate, the datastore will reach its capacity in 90 days or less.

Warning

None

At the present growth rate, the datastore will reach its capacity in 30 days or less.

Critical

Send email to VMware administrator

At the present growth rate, the datastore will reach its capacity in 7 days or less.

Fatal

Send email to VMware administrator

VMW Datastore Inactive

This rule detects when a datastore becomes inactive in vSphere.

VMWDatastore

Table 209. Rule Definitions

The datastore is currently active.

Normal

None

The datastore is currently inactive.

Warning

None

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