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Foglight for VMware 5.7.3 - 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 VirtualCenter 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 Appendix: Metrics

Instances and Limits view

Purpose

This view displays the list of the existing VMware object types. This information can give you insight into the size of your database and whether additional adjustments are required to improve your system performance.

Figure 318. Instances and Limits view

How to Get Here
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On the VMware Environment dashboard, on the Administration tab, click Review Instances and Limits.
The Instances and Limits view appears in the display area.
 
Table 151. Description of the View
Data displayed
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Instance Count. The current number of object instances of this type.
 
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Instance Limit. The maximum number of object instances of this type that can be instantiated.
 
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Object Type. The type of the topology object.
 
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Status. The current status representing the highest severity level associated with an instance of that type.
 
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Utilized. The percentage of the object limit instance that is currently utilized.

OS Mapping view

Purpose

You configure OS mapping rules using the OS Mapping view. OS mapping is the mapping of the various versions and editions of a particular operating system to a common OS name. This helps Foglight for VMware manage the variety of versions and editions of each OS.

Figure 319. OS Mapping view

How to Get Here
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On the VMware Environment dashboard, on the Administration tab, click Configure OS Mapping.
The OS Mapping view appears in the display area.
 
Table 152. Description of the View
Data displayed
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Common OS Name. The OS name.
 
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Matching String. The OS name to be matched against existing OS names.
 
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Priority. The matching priority. Selecting a mapping and clicking or allows you to edit the priority sequence.

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 320. 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
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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 321. Resource Pool Summary view

How to Get Here
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On the VMware Environment dashboard, on the Monitoring tab, in the Virtual Environment Overview, select the Resource Pools tile.
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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:

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Alarms
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Related Items
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Resource Utilizations
 
Table 153. Alarms
Description

Lists the alarms generated against the selected resource pool.

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 322. Alarm dialog box
 
Table 154. Related Items
Description

Shows the numbers and states of the selected resource pool and other components associated with the resource pool.

Data displayed
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Cluster. The name of the cluster associated with the selected resource pool, followed by the related alarm counts.
 
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Datacenter. The name of the datacenter associated with the selected resource pool, followed by the related alarm counts.
 
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Resource Pools. The name of the selected resource pool, followed by the related alarm counts.
 
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Virtual Center. The name of the virtual center associated with the selected resource pool, followed by the related alarm counts.
 
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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:

 
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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 323. Alarms dialog box
 
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Cluster. Displays the Clusters Inventory dwell, showing the name and state of the cluster associated with the selected resource pool.
Figure 324. Clusters Inventory dwell
 
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Datacenter. Displays the Datacenters Inventory dwell, showing the name and state of the datacenter associated with the selected resource pool.
Figure 325. Datacenters Inventory dwell
 
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Resource Pool. Displays the Resource Pools Inventory dwell, showing the name and state of the selected resource pool.
Figure 326. 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 resource pool.
Figure 327. 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 resource pool.
Figure 328. Virtual Machines Inventory dwell
 
 
Table 155. Resource Utilizations
Description

Shows the resource consumption for the selected resource pool broken down into four simple views.

Data displayed
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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.
 
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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.
 
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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.
 
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Disk I/O. The current disk I/O rate for the selected resource pool.
 
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Disk Utilization, Read Rate. The rate at which the resource pool reads data from the disk during the selected time period.
 
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Disk Utilization, Write Rate. The rate at which the resource pool writes data to the disk during the selected time period.
 
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Memory Usage. The current percentage of the average memory usage by the selected resource pool, based on the total memory capacity.
 
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Memory Utilization, Active. The amount of the available memory used by the selected resource pool during the selected time period.
 
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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.
 
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Memory Utilization, Shared. The amount of the virtual machine memory that is freed up due to transparent page sharing.
 
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Memory Utilization, Swapped. The amount of memory that is stored in disk swap space
 
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Network I/O. The current rate at which the selected resource pool transfers data from and to the network.
 
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Network Utilization, Receive Rate. The rate at which the selected resource pool receives data from the network during the selected time period.
 
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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:

 
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CPU Load spinner. Displays the CPU Load dialog box.
Figure 329. CPU Load dialog box
 
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CPU Utilization graph. Displays the CPU Utilization dialog box.
Figure 330. CPU Utilization dialog box
 
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Disk I/O spinner. Displays the Disk I/O dialog box.
Figure 331. Disk I/O dialog box
 
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Disk Utilization graph. Displays the Disk Utilization dialog box.
Figure 332. Disk Utilization dialog box
 
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Memory Utilization graph. Displays the Memory Utilization dialog box.
Figure 333. Memory Utilization dialog box
 
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Network I/O spinner. Displays the Network I/O dialog box.
Figure 334. Network I/O dialog box
 
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Network Utilization graph. Displays the Network Utilization dialog box.
Figure 335. Network Utilization dialog box
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