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VMW ESX Server Balloon Memory Deflation
Purpose
This rule monitors for servers working excessively to reclaim memory. To better
balance memory utilization across servers within a cluster, you can add more physical
resources to a server or you can use VMotion to move a virtual machine from one server
to another.
Scope
VMWESXServerMemory
Views Displaying Alarms Based on this Rule
•“Virtual Infrastructure View” on page 89
•“vmExplorer Primary View” on page 91
•“Summary View” on page 92
•“Related Objects Views” on page 95
•“Actions Panel” on page 97
•“Navigation View” on page 98
•“Infrastructure Overview” on page 99
•“Alarms Overview” on page 102
•“Alarms List View” on page 103
Rule Definition
Conditions State Action
The balloon has not been growing excessively and is
deflating normally.
Normal None
The balloon has reached 20% of the server's memory
over the course of the last 90 minutes and has failed
to deflate to less than 5% over the last 15 minutes.
Warning None
The balloon has reached 20% of the server's memory
over the course of the last 90 minutes and has failed
to deflate to less than 12% over the last 15 minutes.
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