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Foglight for VMware 5.8 - 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

Resource Pools Relationship Tree view

Purpose

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

Purpose

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.
2
On the Virtual Infrastructure view, that appears on the navigation panel, select a cluster, ESX host, or resource pool instance.
3
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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CPU Shares
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Memory Shares
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Virtual Machines
 
Table 50. CPU Shares
Description

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

Drill down on:

 
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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
Description

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

Drill down on:

 
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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
Description

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

Data displayed
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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

Drill down on:

 
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Virtual Machine. For more information, see Summary tab.

Storage tab (Cluster)

Purpose

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.
2
On the Virtual Infrastructure view, that appears on the navigation panel, select a cluster.
3
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)
Description

This view contains information about the selected datastore data capacity.

Data displayed
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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)
Description

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

Data displayed
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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)
Description

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.

Data displayed
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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)
Description

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

Data displayed
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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.

Storage tab (Datacenter)

Purpose

The VMware Explorer’s Storage tab displays the disk storage capacity associated with the selected component. Selecting a data center and opening this tab displays storage metrics for all Datastores associated with the selected Datacenter.

Figure 75. Storage tab (Datacenter)

How to Get Here
1
Open the VMware Explorer.
2
On the Virtual Infrastructure view, that appears on the navigation panel, select a Datacenter.
3
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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Lowest Free Capacity Datastores
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Datastores
 
Table 60. Lowest Free Capacity Datastores
Description

The Storage tab displays three tiles, identifying the datastores with the lowest amount of free space.

This view contains information about the used, free, and total space of the selected components’ datastores, along with projected short-term estimates, given the current growth patterns.

Data displayed
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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 until which this datastore will become full.
 
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Free. The amount of free space for this datastore.
 
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Total. The total amount of space for this datastore.
 
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Weekly Growth Rate. The average amount of space the datastore expands every week.
 
Table 61. Datastores
Description

Lists the datastores associated with the selected datacenter, and shows storage metrics associated with each datastore.

Data displayed
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Capacity Used. The current percentage of the used disk space.
 
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Datastore. The datastore name.
 
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Est. Time Until Full. The estimated time after which the disk will be full.
 
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Free Space. The amount of disk space that is free.
 
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Host Access. The host access type.
 
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Max File Size. The maximum file size.
 
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Total Space.The total disk space, including used and free space.
 
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Type. The file system type.
 
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Used Space. The amount of used disk space.
 
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Weekly Growth Rate. The estimated growth pattern of the used disk space.
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