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• Foglight for VMware 6.3.0 - User Guide (Lite version)

Foglight for VMware 6.3.0 - User Guide (Lite version)

Table of Contents  

Using Foglight for VMware

Introducing the virtual infrastructure

Object roles

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

Reference

Views

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

Other views

Action panel

Rules

Agent Rules

VMW Agent Data Updates VMW Agent Messages VMW Agent Updates

Cluster Rules

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

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Metrics Collection Management View

Purpose

The Metrics Collection Management view is used to configure the metrics collect by agent. VMware agent has collect total 99 metrics from vCenter, but some metrics are not used to VMware dashboard and relate products (Capacity Director, Optimizer and so on), less metrics collection can reduce the pressure of collection from vCenter and improve performance for agent on large environment. This view is for this purpose and user can disable the collection of these metrics at this view.

•	Please select agent: select the agent which need configure.

•	Collect Metrics For Dashboard Only: Configure the agent just collect the metrics used for dashboard only.

•	Restore The Default Setting: Configure the agent to collect all metrics of VMware by default.

•	Save Edited Configuration: After editing these settings, click the Save Edited Collection Information button to save your configuration.

How to Get Here

•	On the VMware Environment dashboard, on the Administration tab, on the Advanced Options sub tab, click Metrics Collection Management. The Metrics Collection Management View in the display area.

Figure 107. VMware Metrics Collection Management view

Data displayed

•	Name: The metrics name.

•	Collecting: Agent collect this metric or not, agent collect it when it selected.

•	Description: The description of metric.

Quick-View

Purpose

The Quick-View displays summary information about the objects you select from the Virtual Environment Overview, which is also available on the Virtual Environment Summary dashboard.

Figure 108. Quick-View

The Quick-View is made up of two embedded views—the Object Tree view and the Object Summary view. Depending on what is selected in the Object Tree view, the Object Summary view, located at the right of the Quick-View, displays summary information for either a single object or for a group of objects of a particular type.

How to Get Here

•	On the VMware Environment dashboard, open the Monitoring tab.

The Quick-View appears in the middle of the display area.

Resource Pool Summary view

Purpose

The Resource Pool Summary view shows the overall resource utilization and the amounts of system resource consumption for a physical resource pool.

Figure 109. Resource Pool Summary view

How to Get Here

1	On the VMware Environment dashboard, on the Monitoring tab, in the Virtual Environment Overview, select the Resource Pools tile.

2	In the Quick-View, select a resource pool node in the Resource Pools view.

The Resource Pool Summary view appears on the right.

Description of Embedded Views

This view is made up of the following embedded views:

•

Alarms

•	Related Items

•	Resource Utilizations

 

Table 152. Alarms

Description	Lists the alarms generated against the selected resource pool.
Data displayed	• Alarm Message. An explanation about why the alarm occurred.
	• Severity. Indicates the alarm severity: Warning, Critical, or Fatal.
	• Time. The time when the alarm was generated.
Where to go next	Drill down on:
	• Alarm Message, Severity, or Time. Displays the Alarm dialog box, showing additional information about the alarm. For more information about alarms in Foglight, see the Foglight User Help.

 

Table 153. Related Items

Description	Shows the numbers and states of the selected resource pool and other components associated with the resource pool.
Data displayed	• Cluster. The name of the cluster associated with the selected resource pool, followed by the related alarm counts.
	• Datacenter. The name of the datacenter associated with the selected resource pool, followed by the related alarm counts.
	• Resource Pools. The name of the selected resource pool, followed by the related alarm counts.
	• Virtual Center. The name of the virtual center associated with the selected resource pool, followed by the related alarm counts.
	• Virtual Machines. The number of virtual machines that are associated with the selected resource pool, followed by the related alarm counts.
Where to go next	Drill down on:
	• Alarm count. Displays the Alarms dialog box that shows a list of all related alarms. For each alarm entry, it shows its severity, the time at which it was triggered, the rule name that triggered the alarm, and the alarm message.
	• Cluster. Displays the Clusters Inventory dwell, showing the name and state of the cluster associated with the selected resource pool.
	• Datacenter. Displays the Datacenters Inventory dwell, showing the name and state of the datacenter associated with the selected resource pool.
	• Resource Pool. Displays the Resource Pools Inventory dwell, showing the name and state of the selected resource pool.
	• Virtual Center. Displays the Virtual Centers Inventory dwell, showing the name and state of the virtual center associated with the selected resource pool.
	• Virtual Machines. Displays the Virtual Machines Inventory dwell, showing the names and states of all virtual machines that are associated with the selected resource pool.

 

 

Table 154. Resource Utilizations

Description	Shows the resource consumption for the selected resource pool broken down into four simple views.
Data displayed	• CPU Load. The current percentage of the selected resource pool’s CPU load, used to execute system code and user programs, based on the total CPU capacity.
	• CPU Utilization, % Ready. The percentage of the resource pool’s CPU resources that is ready to execute system code and user programs during the selected time period.
	• CPU Utilization, % Used. The percentage of the CPU utilization used by the resource pool to execute system code and user programs, during the selected time period.
	• Disk I/O. The current disk I/O rate for the selected resource pool.
	• Disk Utilization, Read Rate. The rate at which the resource pool reads data from the disk during the selected time period.
	• Disk Utilization, Write Rate. The rate at which the resource pool writes data to the disk during the selected time period.
	• Memory Usage. The current percentage of the average memory usage by the selected resource pool, based on the total memory capacity.
	• Memory Utilization, Active. The amount of the available memory used by the selected resource pool during the selected time period.
	• Memory Utilization, Ballooned. The amount of physical memory that is actively being used by the VMware Memory Control Driver to allow the guest OS to selectively swap memory.
	• Memory Utilization, Shared. The amount of the virtual machine memory that is freed up due to transparent page sharing.
	• Memory Utilization, Swapped. The amount of memory that is stored in disk swap space
	• Network I/O. The current rate at which the selected resource pool transfers data from and to the network.
	• Network Utilization, Receive Rate. The rate at which the selected resource pool receives data from the network during the selected time period.
	• Network Utilization, Send Rate. The rate at which the selected resource pool sends data to the network during the selected time period.
Where to go next	Drill down on:
	• CPU Load spinner. Displays the CPU Load dialog box.
	• CPU Utilization graph. Displays the CPU Utilization dialog box.
	• Disk I/O spinner. Displays the Disk I/O dialog box.
	• Disk Utilization graph. Displays the Disk Utilization dialog box.
	• Memory Utilization graph. Displays the Memory Utilization dialog box.
	• Network I/O spinner. Displays the Network I/O dialog box.
	• Network Utilization graph. Displays the Network Utilization dialog box.

Summary - All Resource Pools view

Purpose

The Summary - All Resource Pools view displays overall resource utilization information for a group of physical resource pools and shows the elements that consume the highest amount of system resources.

Figure 110. Summary - All Resource Pools view

How to Get Here

1	On the VMware Environment dashboard, on the Monitoring tab, in the Virtual Environment Overview, select the Resource Pools tile.

2	In the Quick-View, select the Summary node in the Resource Pools view.

The Summary - All Resource Pools view appears on the right.

Description of Embedded Views

This view is made up of the following embedded views:

•

Alarms

•	Top CPU Consumers

•	Top Disk Consumers

•	Top Memory Consumers

•	Top Network Consumers

 

 

Table 155. Alarms

Description	Lists the alarms generated against the monitored system.
Data displayed	• Alarm Message. An explanation about why the alarm occurred.
	• Severity. Indicates the alarm severity: Warning, Critical, or Fatal.
	• Time. The time at which the alarm was generated.
Where to go next	Drill down on:
	• Alarm Message. Links to the Resource Pool Summary view .
	• Severity. Displays the Alarm Created dialog box, showing additional information about the alarm. For more information about alarms in Foglight, see the Foglight User Help.
	• Time. Links to the Resource Pool Summary view .

 

Table 156. Top CPU Consumers

Description	Shows the top three resource pools with the highest average CPU utilization.
Data displayed	• Resource Pool. The name of the resource pool.
	• Used Hz.The amount of CPU processing speed each of the top three CPU consumers spend on executing system code and user programs, during the selected time range.
Where to go next	Drill down on:
	• Resource Pool. For more information, see Summary tab.
	• Used Hz (in the graph). Displays the Top Resource Pools-CPU Used Hz dialog box.

 

Table 157. Top Disk Consumers

Description	Shows the top three resource pools with the lowest available disk space.
Data displayed	• Rate. The rate at which the top three disk consumers read or write data to the disk during the selected time range.
	• Resource Pool. The name of the resource pool.
Where to go next	Drill down on:
	• Rate (in the graph). Displays the Top Resource Pools - Disk Transfer Rate dialog box.
	• Resource Pool. For more information, see Summary tab.

 

Table 158. Top Memory Consumers

Description	Shows the top three resource pools with the highest average memory utilization.
Data displayed	• Consumed. The amount of memory the top three memory consumers use during the selected time range.
	• Resource Pool. The name of the resource pool that is one of the top three memory consumers.
Where to go next	Drill down on:
	• Consumed. Displays the Top Resource Pools - Memory Consumed dialog box.
	• Resource Pool. For more information, see Summary tab.

 

Table 159. Top Network Consumers

Description	Shows the top three resource pools that are consuming most network bandwidth.
Data displayed	• Rate. The rate at which the top three network consumers transfer data to or from the network during the selected time range.
	• Resource Pool. The name of the resource pool that is one of the top three network consumers.
Where to go next	Drill down on:
	• Rate. Displays the Top Resource Pools - Network Transfer Rate dialog box.
	• Resource Pool (in the table). For more information, see Summary tab.

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