VMware Alerts

Iotellect Network Manager provides the following VMware alerts out of the box:

Alert Name

Triggering Condition

Notes

Virtual Machine State

Virtual machine state satisfies the condition consisting of a VM state (Powered On, Powered Off, or Suspended) and comparison operation.

Use Setup Monitoring Profile action, VMware group to create.

Available for SNMP-compliant devices only.

Virtual Machine CPU Load

Virtual machine's CPU utilization percentage satisfies a condition consisting of a threshold and comparison operation.

Use Setup Monitoring Profile action, VMware group to create.

Available for SNMP-compliant devices only.

Virtual Machine Absolute Memory Utilization

Virtual machine's memory utilization volume satisfies a condition consisting of a threshold and comparison operation.

Use Setup Monitoring Profile action, VMware group to create.

Available for SNMP-compliant devices only.

Virtual Machine Relative Memory Utilization

Virtual machine's memory utilization percentage satisfies a condition consisting of a threshold and comparison operation.

Use Setup Monitoring Profile action, VMware group to create.

Available for SNMP-compliant devices only.

Virtual Machine HDD Read Rate

Virtual machine disk read rate satisfies a condition specified in the alert parameters and consisting of a threshold and comparison operation.

Use Setup Monitoring Profile action, VMware group to create.

Available for SNMP-compliant devices only.

Virtual Machine HDD Write Rate

Virtual machine disk write rate satisfies a condition specified in the alert parameters and consisting of a threshold and comparison operation.

Use Setup Monitoring Profile action, VMware group to create.

Available for SNMP-compliant devices only.

Refer to the appropriate section for details.

To create and configure VMware alerts, use the Setup Monitoring Profile action. These alerts are members of VMware alert group. Thus, to setup VMware alerts:

  • Select the VMware server device;
  • Chose Setup Monitoring Profile item in context menu;
  • Check VMware item in Create Alert column;
  • When Configure VMware Alerts window appears, add one or more alert and specify their settings: name, description, type, virtual machine instance an alert should apply to, and setup parameters (refer to the corresponding alert section for specific details).

Note, that providing a name equal to a name of some existing alert, you do not actually create a new alert, but rather add a trigger to that existing alert. If you want to create a new alert, be sure to provide a unique name.

You can administer alerts and their triggers using generic Iotellect tools, as described in Alerts section.

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