Reference Guide

vFoglight Rules 61
ESX Server Rules
•“Alarms List View” on page 103
VMW ESX Server Consumed Vs. Granted Memory
Purpose
This rule compares the amount of memory that is being requested by the virtual
machines on an ESX Server to the amount of memory available on the the ESX Server.
If the application workload of the ESX Server is requesting an excessive amount of the
available memory resources, you must either add memory to the ESX Server or use
VMotion to better balance the virtual machines across the servers within the cluster.
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
Rule Definition
Conditions State Action
The virtual machines on the server are requesting
just 75% or less of the memory the server has
available.
Normal None
The virtual machines on the server are requesting
more than 75% but no more than 83% of the
memory the server has available.
Warning None
The virtual machines on the server are requesting
more than 83% but no more than 90% of the
memory the server has available.
Critical E-mail
VMW admin
The virtual machines on the server are requesting
more than 90% of the memory the server has
available.
Fatal E-mail
VMW admin