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Foglight for VMware 5.6.15.1 - User and Reference Guide

Using Foglight for VMware
Introducing the Virtual Infrastructure Navigation Basics Interacting with Foglight for VMware VMware Performance Agent Configuration
Reference
Views
VMware Alarms Views VMware Explorer Views VMware Modeler Views VMware VirtualCenters Views VMware Environment Views Other Views
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

Summary - All Datastores view

Purpose
The Datastores Summary (All Datastores) view displays overall resource utilization information for a group of physical datastores and shows the elements that consume the highest amount of system resources.
Figure 282. Summary - All Datastores view
How to Get Here
1
On the VMware Environment dashboard, on the Monitoring tab, in the Virtual Environment Overview, select the Datastores tile.
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In the Quick-View, select the All Datastores node in the Datastores view.
The Summary - All Datastores view appears on the right.
Description of Embedded Views
This view is made up of the following embedded views:
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Alarms
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Bottom 3 Free Space
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Bottom 3 Time Until Full
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Top 3 Free Space
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Top 3 Weekly Growth Rate
 
 
Table 123. Alarms
Description
Lists the alarms generated against the monitored system.
Data displayed
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Alarm Message. An explanation about why the alarm occurred.
 
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Severity. Indicates the alarm severity: Warning, Critical, or Fatal.
 
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Time. The time at which the alarm was generated.
Where to go next
Drill down on:
 
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Alarm Message. Links to the Datastore Summary view .
 
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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.
 
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Time. Links to the Datastore Summary view .
 
Table 124. Bottom 3 Free Space
Description
Shows the three datastores with the lowest amount of free space.
Data displayed
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Datastore. The name of the datastore.
 
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Free space.The amount of free space for this datastore.
Where to go next
Drill down on:
 
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Datastore. For more information, see Datastore tab.
 
Table 125. Bottom 3 Time Until Full
Description
Shows the three datastores with the highest amount of time until they reach their full capacity, based on the current trend.
Data displayed
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Datastore. The name of the datastore.
 
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Time.The estimated amount of time after which this datastore becomes full.
Where to go next
Drill down on:
 
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Datastore. For more information, see Datastore tab.
 
Table 126. Top 3 Free Space
Description
Shows the three datastores with the highest amount of free space.
Data displayed
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Datastore. The name of the datastore.
 
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Free space.The amount of free space for this datastore.
Where to go next
Drill down on:
 
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Datastore. For more information, see Datastore tab.
 
Table 127. Top 3 Weekly Growth Rate
Description
Shows the three datastores with the highest weekly growth rate.
Data displayed
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Datastore. The name of the datastore.
 
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Rate.The average amount of space the datastore expands every week.
Where to go next
Drill down on:
 
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Datastore. For more information, see Datastore tab.

Datastores view

Purpose
This view tree view lists the datastores that exist in your environment and shows their state.
Figure 283. Datastores view
Selecting the All Datastores node displays overall resource utilization for all datastores in your integrated system, and the elements that consume the highest amount of system resources in the Datastore Summary (All Datastores) view on the right. Similarly, selecting a datastore node shows datastore-specific metrics in the Datastore Summary view on the right.
How to Get Here
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On the VMware Environment dashboard, on the Monitoring tab, in the Quick-View, select the Datastores tile.
The Datastores view appears in the Quick-View on the left.
 
 
Table 128. Description of the View
Data displayed
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Alarm severity. The state of the most recent alarm raised against the associated datastore.
 
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All Datastores. A parent node for the datastore object instances that appear in this view.
 
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Datastore. The datastore name.
Where to go next
Drill down on:
 
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All Datastores. Shows the Summary - All Datastores view in the Quick-View.
 
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Datastore. Shows the Datastore Summary view in the Quick-View.

Datastore tab

Purpose
The Datastore tab shows the overall resource utilization and the amounts of system resource consumption for a physical datastore, the related components, and their alarm state.
Figure 284. Datastore tab
How to Get Here
1
On the VMware Environment dashboard, on the Monitoring tab, in the Virtual Environment Overview, select the Datastores tile.
2
In the Quick-View, in the Datastores view, select the Summary node.
3
In the Datastore Summary view that appears, click a datastore.
The Datastore tab appears in the display area.
Description of Embedded Views
This view is made up of the following embedded views:
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Related Components Views
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Resource Utilizations
 
Table 129. Related Components Views
Description
Shows the numbers and states of the components associated with this datastore.
Data displayed
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Datacenter. The name of the datacenter associated with this datastore, followed by the related alarm counts.
 
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Virtual Center. The name of the virtual center associated with this datastore, followed by the related alarm counts.
 
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Virtual Machines. The number of virtual machines that are associated with the selected datastore, followed by the related alarm counts.
Where to go next
Drill down on:
 
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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.
Figure 285. Alarms dialog box
 
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Datacenter, Virtual Center, or a Virtual Machine. For more information, see Summary tab.
 
 
Table 130. Resource Utilizations
Description
Shows the resource consumption for the selected datastore broken down into four simple views.
Data displayed
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Capacity. The total space allocated to this datastore.
 
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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 after which this datastore becomes full.
 
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Free. The amount of free space for this datastore.
 
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Max File Size. The maximum file size for this datastore.
 
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Percent Free. The percent of free space for this datastore.
 
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Type. The datastore type.
 
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URL. The datastore URL.
 
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Used. The amount of used space for this datastore.
 
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Weekly Growth Rate. The average amount of space the datastore expands every week.
Where to go next
Drill down on:
 
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Free or Percent Free. Displays the Storage Used dialog box.
Figure 286. Storage Used dialog box
 
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Used. Displays the Logical Drive Utilization dialog box.
Figure 287. Logical Drive Utilization dialog box

ESX Host Summary view

Purpose
The ESX Host Summary view shows the overall resource utilization and the amounts of system resource consumption for a physical ESX host.
Figure 288. ESX Host Summary view
How to Get Here
1
On the VMware Environment dashboard, on the Monitoring tab, in the Virtual Environment Overview, select the ESX Hosts tile.
2
In the Quick-View, select a ESX host node in the ESX Hosts view.
The ESX Host Summary view appears on the right.
Description of Embedded Views
This view is made up of the following embedded views:
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Alarms
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Related Items
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Resource Utilizations
 
Table 131. Alarms
Description
Lists the alarms generated against the selected ESX host.
Data displayed
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Alarm Message. An explanation about why the alarm occurred.
 
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Severity. Indicates the alarm severity: Warning, Critical, or Fatal.
 
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Time. The time when the alarm was generated.
Where to go next
Drill down on:
 
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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.
Figure 289. Alarm dialog box
 
Table 132. Related Items
Description
Shows the numbers and states of the selected ESX host and other components associated with the host.
Data displayed
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Datacenter. The name of the datacenter associated with the selected ESX host.
 
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Datastores. The number of datastores that are associated with the selected ESX host, followed by the related alarm counts.
 
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ESX Hosts. The name of the selected host, followed by the related alarm counts.
 
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Resource Pools. The number of resource pools that are associated with the selected ESX host, followed by the related alarm counts.
 
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Virtual Center. The name of the virtual center associated with the selected ESX host, followed by the related alarm counts.
 
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Virtual Machines. The number of virtual machines that are associated with the selected ESX host, followed by the related alarm counts.
Where to go next
Drill down on:
 
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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.
Figure 290. Alarms dialog box
 
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Datacenter. Displays the Datacenters Inventory dwell, showing the name and state of the datacenter associated with the selected ESX host.
Figure 291. Datacenters Inventory dwell
 
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Datastores. Displays the Datastores Inventory dwell, showing the names and states of all datastores that are associated with the selected ESX host.
Figure 292. Datastores Inventory dwell
 
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ESX Host. Displays the ESX Hosts Inventory dwell, showing the name and state of the selected ESX host.
Figure 293. ESX Hosts Inventory dwell
 
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Resource Pools. Displays the Resource Pools Inventory dwell, showing the names and states of all resource pools that are associated with the selected ESX host.
Figure 294. Resource Pools Inventory dwell
 
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Virtual Center. Displays the Virtual Centers Inventory dwell, showing the name and state of the virtual center associated with the selected ESX host.
Figure 295. Virtual Centers Inventory dwell
 
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Virtual Machines. Displays the Virtual Machines Inventory dwell, showing the names and states of all virtual machines that are associated with the selected ESX host.
Figure 296. Virtual Machines Inventory dwell
 
 
Table 133. Resource Utilizations
Description
Shows the resource consumption for the selected ESX host broken down into four simple views.
Data displayed
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CPU Load. The current percentage of the selected ESX host’s CPU load, used to execute system code and user programs, based on the total CPU capacity.
 
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CPU Utilization, Baseline. An envelope indicating the expected CPU utilization range based on historical data.
 
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CPU Utilization, % Ready. The percentage of the ESX host’s CPU resources that is ready to execute system code and user programs during the selected time period.
 
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CPU Utilization, % Used. The percentage of the CPU utilization used by ESX hosts to execute system code and user programs, during the selected time period.
 
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Datastore I/O. The current datastore I/O rate for the selected ESX host.
 
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Datastore Utilization, Baseline. An envelope indicating the expected datastore utilization range based on historical data.
 
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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.
 
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Memory Utilization, Baseline. An envelope indicating the expected memory utilization range based on historical data.
 
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Memory Utilization, Utilization. The current percentage of the average memory usage by the selected ESX host, based on the total memory capacity.
 
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Network I/O. The current rate at which the selected ESX host 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.
 
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Network Utilization, Transfer Rate. The rate at which the selected ESX host transfers data to and from 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.
Figure 297. CPU Load dialog box
 
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CPU Utilization graph. Displays the CPU Utilization dialog box.
Figure 298. CPU Utilization dialog box
 
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Disk I/O spinner. Displays the Disk I/O dialog box.
Figure 299. Disk I/O dialog box
 
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Disk Utilization graph. Displays the Disk Utilization dialog box.
Figure 300. Disk Utilization dialog box
 
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Memory Utilization graph. Displays the Memory Utilization dialog box.
Figure 301. Memory Utilization dialog box
 
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Network I/O spinner. Displays the Network I/O dialog box.
Figure 302. Network I/O dialog box
 
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Network Utilization graph. Displays the Network Utilization dialog box.
Figure 303. Network Utilization dialog box
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