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Foglight for VMware 5.8.1 - 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 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

Virtual Machine Summary view

The Virtual Machine Summary view shows the overall resource utilization and the amounts of system resource consumption for a virtual machine.

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On the VMware Environment dashboard, on the Monitoring tab, in the Virtual Environment Overview, select the Virtual Machines tile.
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In the Quick-View, select a Virtual Machine node in the Virtual Machines view.
The Virtual Machine Summary view appears on the right.

This view is made up of the following embedded views:

Table 170. Alarms

Lists the alarms generated against the selected virtual machine.

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.

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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.

Lists the summary and resource information of the selected virtual machine.

Current Status. The current status of the selected virtual machine: Turned off or Powered On.
Processors. The number of CPUs used by the selected virtual machine.
Uptime. The percentage of time during which the virtual machine is running.
Memory Capacity. The amount of memory resources allocated to the selected virtual machine.
Powered on Date. The date on which the selected virtual machine is powered.
Network Interface. The number of network interface cards that exist on the selected virtual machine.
OS Reboot Date. The date when rebooting the operating system.
Storage Devices. The number of physical and logical disks associated with the virtual machine.
DNS Name. The fully qualified DNS name of the selected virtual machine.
Virtual Center. The IP address of the Virtual Center to which the virtual machine belongs.
Connection Status. The virtual machine’s connection status.
Datacenter. The name of the datacenter associated with the virtual machine.
IP Address. The IP address of the virtual machine.
Cluster. The name of the cluster associated with the virtual machine.
Vmware Tools. The name of VMware applications used to manage the virtual machine.
Resource Pool. The name of resource pools associated with the virtual machine.
OS. The name of the operating system used by the selected virtual machine.
ESX Host. The IP address of the ESX host on which the virtual machine is running.
Managed Object Reference. Identifies the virtual switch in your monitored environment.
Table 172. Related Items

Shows the numbers and states of the selected virtual machine and other components associated with it.

Cluster. The name of the cluster associated with the selected virtual machine, followed by the related alarm counts.
Datacenter. The name of the datacenter associated with the selected virtual machine, followed by the related alarm counts.
Datastores. The number of datastores that are associated with the selected virtual machine, followed by the related alarm counts.
ESX Host. The name of the ESX host on which the selected virtual machine is running, followed by the related alarm counts.
Resource Pools. The number of resource pools that are associated with the selected virtual machine, followed by the related alarm counts.
Virtual Center. The name of the virtual center associated with the selected virtual machine, followed by the related alarm counts.
Virtual Machine. The number of the selected virtual machine, followed by the related alarm counts.

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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.
Cluster. Displays the Clusters Inventory dwell, showing the name and state of the cluster associated with the selected virtual machine.
Datacenter. Displays the Datacenters Inventory dwell, showing the name and state of the datacenter associated with the selected virtual machine.
Datastores. Displays the Datastores Inventory dwell, showing the names and states of all datastores that are associated with the selected virtual machine.
ESX Host. Displays the ESX Hosts Inventory dwell, showing the name and state of the ESX host associated with the selected virtual machine.
Resource Pools. Displays the Resource Pools Inventory dwell, showing the names and states of all resource pools that are associated with the selected virtual machine.
Virtual Center. Displays the Virtual Centers Inventory dwell, showing the name and state of the virtual center associated with the selected virtual machine.
Virtual Machine. Displays the Virtual Machines Inventory dwell, showing the name and state of the selected virtual machine.

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

CPU Load. The current percentage of the selected virtual machine’s CPU load, used to execute system code and user programs, based on the total CPU capacity.
CPU Utilization, Baseline. An envelope indicating the expected CPU utilization range based on historical data.
CPU Utilization, % Ready. The percentage of the virtual machine’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 virtual machine to execute system code and user programs, during the selected time period.
Disk I/O. The current disk I/O rate for the selected virtual machine.
Disk Utilization, Baseline. An envelope indicating the expected disk utilization range based on historical data.
Disk Utilization, Transfer Rate. The rate at which the virtual machine reads and writes data to the disk during the selected time period.
Memory Usage. The current percentage of the average memory usage by the selected virtual machine, based on the total memory capacity.
Memory Utilization, Baseline. An envelope indicating the expected memory utilization range based on historical data.
Memory Utilization, Utilization. The percentage of memory used by the virtual machine during the selected time period.
Network I/O. The current rate at which the selected virtual machine transfers data from and to the network.
Network Utilization, Baseline. An envelope indicating the expected network utilization range based on historical data.
Network Utilization, Transfer Rate. The rate at which the selected virtual machine receives and sends data to the network during the selected time period.

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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 Virtual Machines view

The Summary - All Virtual Machines view displays overall resource utilization information for a group of virtual machines and shows the elements that consume the highest amount of system resources.

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On the VMware Environment dashboard, on the Monitoring tab, in the Virtual Environment Overview, select the Virtual Machines tile.
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In the Quick-View, select the Summary node in the Virtual Machines view.
The Summary - All Virtual Machines view appears on the right.

This view is made up of the following embedded views:

Table 174. Alarms

Lists the alarms generated against the monitored system.

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.

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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.

Shows the top three virtual machines with the highest average CPU utilization.

Virtual Machine. The name of the virtual machine.
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.

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Used Hz (in the graph). Displays the Top Virtual Machines-CPU Used Hz dialog box.

Shows the top three virtual machines with the lowest available disk space.

Rate. The rate at which the top three disk consumers read or write data to the disk during the selected time range.
Virtual Machine. The name of the virtual machine.

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Rate (in the graph). Displays the Top Virtual Machines - Disk Transfer Rate dialog box.

Shows the top three virtual machines with the highest average memory utilization.

Consumed. The amount of memory the top three memory consumers use during the selected time range.
Virtual Machine. The name of the virtual machine that is one of the top three memory consumers.

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Consumed. Displays the Top Virtual Machines - Memory Consumed dialog box.

Shows the top three virtual machines that are consuming most network bandwidth.

Rate. The rate at which the top three network consumers transfer data to or from the network during the selected time range.
Virtual Machine. The name of the virtual machine that is one of the top three network consumers.

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Rate. Displays the Top 3 Virtual Machines - Network Transfer Rate dialog box.

Virtual Machines view

This view is a tree view. It lists the virtual machines that exist in your environment and shows their state.

Selecting the All Virtual Machines node displays overall resource utilization for all virtual machines in your integrated system, and the elements that consume the highest amount of system resources in the Summary - All Virtual Machines view on the right. Similarly, selecting a Virtual Machine node shows Virtual Machine-specific metrics in the Virtual Machine Summary view view on the right.

On the VMware Environment dashboard, on the Monitoring tab, in the Quick-View, select the Virtual Machines tile.
The Virtual Machines view appears in the Quick-View on the left.
Alarm severity. The state of the most recent alarm raised against the associated virtual machine.
All Virtual Machines. A parent node for the virtual machine object instances that appear in this view.
Virtual Machine. The virtual machine name.

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Summary - Standard Virtual Switch view

The Summary - Standard Virtual Switch view illustrates the overall network utilization and the levels of overall network packet loss for a selected standard virtual switch.

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On the VMware Environment dashboard, on the Monitoring tab, in the Virtual Environment Overview, select the Virtual Switches tile.
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In the Quick-View, in the Virtual Switches view, under Standard Virtual Switches, select a virtual switch.
The Summary - Standard Virtual Switch view appears on the right.

This view is made up of the following embedded views:

Table 180. Alarms

Lists the alarms generated against the selected virtual machine.

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.

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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.
Table 181. Packet Loss

Displays the utilization of the selected switch along with packet loss data. This view illustrates the overall switch efficiency.

Utilization chart, Avg Utilization. The average percentage of the network resources available to the switch that are in use over the selected time period.
Utilization chart, Packet Loss. The average percentage of time the data packets sent to the monitored switch are not echoed back over the selected time period.
Utilization table, Average Utilization. The average percentage of the network resources available to the switch that are currently in use.
Utilization table, Packet Loss. The average percentage of time the data packets sent to the monitored switch are not echoed back.
Utilization table, Sum Throughput. The current rate of network throughput for the selected switch.

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Packet Loss, Utilization chart. Displays the Utilization dialog box.

Shows the name of the selected switch along with some basic configuration information.

Available Ports. The number of switch ports that are available for use out of the total number of ports.
Type. The type of the switch: VMware Standard Virtual Switch.

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Product Information. Displays a dwell, providing additional configuration information about the selected standard virtual switch.
Table 183. Related Items

Shows the numbers and states of the objects in your environment associated with the selected switch.

Cluster. Represents the cluster associated with the selected switch, followed by the counts of alarms generated against that cluster in each severity state.
Datacenter. Represents the datacenter associated with the selected switch, followed by the counts of alarms generated against that datacenter in each severity state.
Virtual Center. Represents the virtual center associated with the selected switch, followed by the counts of alarms generated against that virtual center in each severity state.
Virtual Machine. Represents the virtual machines associated with the selected switch, followed by the counts of alarms generated against those virtual machines in each severity state.

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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.
Cluster. Displays the Clusters Inventory dwell, showing the name and state of the cluster associated with the selected switch.
Datacenter. Displays the Datacenters Inventory dwell, showing the name and state of the datacenter associated with the selected switch.
Virtual Center. Displays the Virtual Centers Inventory dwell, showing the name and state of the virtual center associated with the selected switch.
Virtual Machines. Displays the Virtual Machines Inventory dwell, showing the name and state of each virtual machine associated with the selected switch.
Table 184. Top VMs

Identifies the virtual machines with the highest network transfer rate.

Top VM chart, Average Receive Rate. The average inbound data transfer rate for the monitored switch over the selected time period.
Top VM chart, Average Send Rate. The average outbound data transfer rate for the monitored switch over the selected time period.
Top VM table, Key. The place of the virtual machine in the list of top consumers.
Top VM table, Receiving. The average inbound data transfer rate for a virtual machine whose network traffic is managed by the selected switch.
Top VM table, Sending. The average outbound data transfer rate for a virtual machine whose network traffic is managed by the selected switch.
Top VM table, Virtual Machine. The name of the virtual machine identified amongst top network consumers.

Illustrates how different types of data traffic are represented in the overall network traffic managed by the selected switch. The current percentages of different type of network traffic appear in the table, while the chart displays the values captured over the selected time period.

FT. The percentage of network traffic resulting from VMware Fault Tolerance (FT) operations, processed by the selected switch.
HBR. The percentage of network traffic resulting from host-based replication (HBR) operations, processed by the selected switch.
iScsi. The percentage of iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface) network traffic processed by the selected switch.
NFS. The percentage of network traffic resulting from Network File System (NFS) operations, processed by the selected switch.
vMotion. The percentage of network traffic resulting from VMware vMotion operations, processed by the selected switch.
VM. The percentage of network traffic between virtual machines managed by the selected switch.

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Traffic Type Utilization chart. Displays the Traffic Type Utilization dialog box.
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