Reference Guide
Table Of Contents
- Introduction to this Guide
- Cartridge for VMware Rules
- Overview of Rules
- Thresholds
- Agent Rules
- Cluster Rules
- Datacenter Rules
- Datastore Rule
- Resource Pool Rules
- ESX Server Rules
- VMW ESX Server Balloon Memory Deflation
- VMW ESX Server CPU 0 High Utilization
- VMW ESX Server CPU Utilization
- VMW ESX Server Disconnected
- VMW ESX Server Disk IO
- VMW ESX Server Heap Free Memory
- VMW ESX Server Memory Utilization
- VMW ESX Server Memory Utilization Upward Trend
- VMW ESX Server Network IO
- VMW ESX Server Consumed Vs. Granted Memory
- VirtualCenter Rules
- Virtual Machine Rules
- VMW Virtual Machine Active Vs. Granted Memory
- VMW Virtual Machine Balloon Memory Deflation
- VMW Virtual Machine Balloon Memory Target
- VMW Virtual Machine Consumed Vs. Granted Memory
- VMW Virtual Machine CPU Utilization
- VMW Virtual Machine Disk Command Aborts
- VMW Virtual Machine Disk IO
- VMW Virtual Machine Logical Drive Estimated Fill Time
- VMW Virtual Machine Memory Allocation Versus Limit
- VMW Virtual Machine Memory Swapping
- VMW Virtual Machine Memory Utilization
- VMW Virtual Machine Network IO
- VMW Virtual Machine Power State Change
- VMW Virtual Machine VMware Tools
- VMW Virtual Machine Zero Page Memory Detection
- Cartridge for VMware Views
- Overview of Views
- Virtual Infrastructure View
- At A Glance View
- vmExplorer Primary View
- Summary View
- Utilizations Views
- Resource Pools Relationship Tree View
- Related Objects Views
- Actions Panel
- Navigation View
- Infrastructure Overview
- Messages View
- Agents View
- Alarms Overview
- Alarms List View
- Report Templates View
- Scheduled Reports View
- Generated Reports View
- Overview of Views
- Index
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•“Alarms Overview” on page 111
•“Alarms List View” on page 112
VMW Virtual Machine Memory Allocation Versus Limit
Purpose
This rule monitors for virtual machines that have a memory limit that is lower than their
memory allocation, which could result in poor performance on the virtual machine.
Scope
VMWVirtualMachineMemory
Views Displaying Alarms Based on this Rule
•“Virtual Infrastructure View” on page 98
•“vmExplorer Primary View” on page 100
•“Summary View” on page 101
•“Related Objects Views” on page 104
•“Actions Panel” on page 106
•“Navigation View” on page 107
•“Infrastructure Overview” on page 108
•“Alarms Overview” on page 111
•“Alarms List View” on page 112
Rule Definition
Conditions State Action
The virtual machine has a memory limit that is
higher than its memory allocation.
Normal None
The virtual machine has a memory limit that is lower
than its memory allocation.
Critical None