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Foglight for VMware 6.3.0 - User Guide

Table of Contents

Using Foglight for VMware

Introducing the virtual infrastructure

Physical objects Virtual objects

Navigation basics

Foglight for VMware browser interface elements

Navigation panel Display area Action panel

Breadcrumbs Time Range Sortable lists Alarms and their status indicators Mouse-over actions

Interacting with Foglight for VMware

About VMware roles Exploring administrative tasks

Rule Configuration tab Advanced Options tab User Level Access tab Black List tab License Control tab Agents view Accessing the Administration tab

Configuring monitoring agents for data collection Managing certificates Viewing the overall system status Exploring your VMware environment

Exploring frequently asked questions

Investigating performance metrics

Accessing VMware actions and tasks Viewing baseline ranges

Exploring VMware alarms

Filtering alarms

Setting the alarm sensitivity level Administering monitored ESX hosts and virtual machines

Shutting down and rebooting ESX hosts, and enabling maintenance Creating virtual machines Suspending, rebooting and powering off virtual machines Shutting down a guest OS and switching to standby mode Deleting virtual machines Creating, managing, and reverting to virtual machine snapshots Automating VMware administration with workflows

Additional features

Planning for virtual machine migrations Creating OS mapping rules Reviewing object instances and limits Configure Metrics Collection Managing chargeback Managing capacity Optimizing resources Generating reports

VMware Performance Agent configuration

VMware Performance Agent and Agent Manager configuration

Monitoring more than 4000 virtual machines from a single agent host Host system recommendations

Configuring agent properties Setting the Configuration properties Setting the FileCollector properties Setting the vSwitchCollector properties Setting the Duplicate VM List properties Setting the Black List properties Setting the Data Collection Scheduler properties

VMware Alarms views

Alarms Overview Alarms List view

VMware Explorer views

Administration tab Cost tab CPU tab Event Analytics tab FAQts tab Memory tab Monitor tab Network tab Performance tab Processes tab Related Objects views Resource Pools Relationship Tree view Shares tab Storage tab (Cluster) Storage tab (Datacenter) Storage tab (ESX Host) Storage tab (Virtual Machine) Summary tab Summary (All Clusters) tab Summary (All Datacenters) tab Summary (All Resource Pools) tab Summary (All Servers) tab Summary (All Virtual Machines) tab Virtual Infrastructure view VMware Explorer Primary view VMs tab

VMware Modeler views

Migration Modeler view

VMware VirtualCenter views

Virtual Center view

VMware Environment views

Agents view Alarms view Cluster Summary view Summary - All Clusters view Clusters view Datacenter Summary view Summary - All Datacenters view Datacenters view Summary - Datastore view Summary - Datastore view Datastores view Datastore tab Datastore view ESX Host Summary view Summary - All ESX Hosts view ESX Hosts view FAQts tab Instances and Limits view OS Mapping view Metrics Collection Management View Quick-View Resource Pool Summary view Summary - All Resource Pools view Resource Pools view Virtual Center Summary view Summary (All Virtual Centers) view Virtual Centers view Virtual Environment Overview Virtual Machine Summary view Summary - All Virtual Machines view Virtual Machines view Summary - Standard Virtual Switch view Summary - Distributed Virtual Switch view Summary - Cisco Virtual Switch view Standard vSwitch Topology and Distributed vSwitch Topology views Summary - All Virtual Switches view Topology views Virtual Switches view

Action panel

VMW Agent Data Updates VMW Agent Messages VMW Agent Updates

VMW Cluster CPU Estimated Fill Time VMW Cluster CPU Utilization VMW Cluster Disk IO VMW Cluster Memory Estimated Fill Time VMW Cluster Memory Utilization VMW Cluster Network IO VMW Cluster Percent Ready VMW Cluster Redundancy Verification

Datacenter Rules

VMW Datacenter CPU Utilization VMW Datacenter Disk IO VMW Datacenter Memory Utilization VMW Datacenter Network IO VMW Datacenter Percent Ready

Datastore Rules

VMW Datastore Estimated Fill Time VMW Datastore Inactive

Resource Pool Rules

VMW Resource Pool CPU Utilization VMW Resource Pool Disk IO VMW Resource Pool Memory Utilization VMW Resource Pool Network IO VMW Resource Pool Percent Ready

ESX Server Rules

VMW ESX Host Connected - No metrics rule VMW ESX Server Balloon Memory Deflation VMW ESX Server Consumed Vs. Granted Memory VMW ESX Server CPU 0 High Utilization VMW ESX Server CPU Estimated Fill Time VMW ESX Server CPU Utilization VMW ESX Server Disconnected VMW ESX Server Disk IO VMW ESX Server Heap Free Memory VMW ESX Server Memory Estimated Fill Time VMW ESX Server Memory Utilization VMW ESX Server Memory Utilization Upward Trend VMW ESX Server Network IO VMW ESX Server Queue Latency VMW ESX Server Queue Latency Deviation VMW ESX Server Total Latency VMW ESX Server Total Latency Deviation

VirtualCenter Rules

VMW VirtualCenter CPU Utilization VMW VirtualCenter Disk IO VMW VirtualCenter Memory Utilization VMW VirtualCenter Network IO VMW VirtualCenter Percent Ready

Virtual Machine Rules

VMW Virtual Machine Active Vs. Granted Memory VMW Virtual Machine Balloon Memory Deflation VMW Virtual Machine Balloon Memory Target VMW Virtual Machine Consumed Vs. Granted Memory VMW Virtual Machine CPU Utilization VMW Virtual Machine Disk Command Aborts VMW Virtual Machine Disk IO VMW Virtual Machine Logical Drive Estimated Fill Time VMW Virtual Machine Logical Drive Availability VMW Virtual Machine Memory Allocation Versus Limit VMW Virtual Machine Memory Swapping VMW Virtual Machine Memory Utilization VMW Virtual Machine Network IO VMW Virtual Machine Percent Ready VMW Virtual Machine Power State Change VMW Virtual Machine VMware Tools VMW Virtual Machine Zero Page Memory Detection

VMW Stale Data Management Rule Virtual Switch Rules

VMW Distributed Virtual Switch Available Ports VMW Distributed Virtual Switch Network Utilization VMW Distributed Virtual Switch Packet Loss VMW Standard Virtual Switch Available Ports VMW Standard Virtual Switch Network Packet Loss VMW Standard Virtual Switch Network Utilization VMW Virtual Switch Credentials Invalid

Appendix: Alarm Messages Appendix: Metrics

Virtual machine metrics ESXi host metrics Datastore metrics Datastore cluster metrics Resource pool metrics vApp metrics Cluster metrics Datacenter metrics vCenter metrics DvSwitch metrics

Related Objects views

At least one Related Objects view is provided in the VMware Explorer dashboard.

Related Objects views are part of the VMware Explorer Primary view and are typically located at the bottom of the Primary view. More than one Related Objects view may appear at a time.

Related Objects views provide summary information on either the parent or child objects or both (whichever is applicable) of the object being viewed in the dashboard.

Figure 71. Related Objects views

Related Objects views differ from each other and may not appear at all depending on the object or collection of objects selected from the Virtual Infrastructure view and on the navigation tab selected from the VMware Explorer Primary view heading.

Related Objects views for an individual object display tables that list either the parents or children or both (whichever is applicable) of the selected object, and provide pertinent summary details about each one. The Related Objects view for a collection of objects displays a table that lists all of the objects in the selected collection and provides pertinent summary details about each one. You can sort Related Objects view tables by a particular column by clicking the corresponding column heading. If you select an object from the table by clicking on one of the table rows, all of the views in the VMware Explorer dashboard get updated with information about that object.

Resource Pools Relationship Tree view

The Resource Pools Relationship Tree view is provided in the VMware Explorer dashboard. If you select a Resource Pool container from the Topology view on the Virtual Infrastructure view and click the Summary navigation tab within the VMware Explorer Primary view, a Resource Pools Relationship Tree view is displayed in the Primary view. A Resource Pools Relationship Tree contains every resource pool that belongs to the clusters within the associated VirtualCenter.

For more information about the VMware Explorer dashboard, see Investigating performance metrics .

The Resource Pools Relationship Tree view is useful if you want to see how the resource pools within the clusters are laid out or if you want to take a look at the utilization statistics for each configured resource pool on the VirtualCenter.

Figure 72. Resource Pools Relationship Tree view

The default Resource Pools Relationship Tree simply displays the names of the various resource pools and their parent/child relationships.

You can use the Normal Zoom Level button on the mini map at the top right of the Relationship Tree to zoom into a more detailed version of the Tree. You can use the Minimized Zoom Level button on the mini map to zoom back out again.

You can browse through a Relationship Tree by clicking and dragging the rectangular shadow provided on the mini map.

Shares tab

The VMware Explorer’s Shares tab displays the CPU and memory shares that are in use by the virtual machines associated with the selected component.

Figure 73. Shares tab

How to Get Here

1

Open the VMware Explorer.

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On the Virtual Infrastructure view, that appears on the navigation panel, select a cluster, ESX host, or resource pool instance.

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In the VMware Explorer, open the Shares tab.

Description of Embedded Views

This view is made up of the following embedded views:

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Virtual Machines

Table 50. CPU Shares

Shows the CPU shares that are in use by the virtual machines associated with the selected cluster, ESX host, or resource pool instance.

Where to go next

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CPU Shares graph. Displays additional information about the CPU shares, indicating which virtual machines are selected and their CPU shares showing in the graph.

Table 51. Memory Shares

Shows the memory shares that are in use by the virtual machines associated with the selected cluster, ESX host, or resource pool instance.

Where to go next

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Memory Shares graph. Displays additional information about the memory shares, indicating which virtual machines are selected and shows their memory shares in the graph.

Table 52. Virtual Machines

Shows the list of all virtual machines that are associated with the selected cluster, ESX host, or resource pool instance.

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CPU Shares. The number of CPU shares.

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Key. The color indicator for displaying this information in the Active Memory and Shared Memory views.

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Memory Shares. The number of memory shares.

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Virtual Machine. The name of the virtual machine.

Where to go next

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Virtual Machine. For more information, see Summary tab.

Storage tab (Cluster)

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 74. Storage tab (Cluster)

How to Get Here

1

Open the VMware Explorer.

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On the Virtual Infrastructure view, that appears on the navigation panel, select a cluster.

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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 53. Capacity: Datastore (Capacity tab)

This view contains information about the selected datastore data capacity.

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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 54. Datastore Capacity Balance (Capacity tab)
Description	This view shows the datastore capacity for each datastore connected to the selected cluster.

Table 55. Datastore I/O Balance (Performance tab)
Description	This view shows the data transfer rates for each datastore connected to the selected cluster.

Table 56. Datastores Connected to Cluster (Performance and Capacity tabs)

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

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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 57. ESX Hosts (Performance tab)

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.

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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 58. 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 59. Performance: Datastore (Performance tab)

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

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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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