Reference Guide

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Cartridge for VMware Rules 89
Virtual Machine Rules
VMW Virtual Machine Memory Swapping
Purpose
This rule monitors for the swapping in and out of virtual machine memory.
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 not moved any of its
memory from its physical pages to the VMware
swap file within the ESX Server.
Normal None
The virtual machine has moved some of its memory
from its physical pages to the VMware swap file
within the ESX Server. This may adversely affect
the virtual machine’s performance.
Critical None
The virtual machine is actively using memory that it
has moved to the VMware swap file. This will
adversely affect the virtual machine’s performance.
Fatal None