Reference Guide

vFoglight Rules 67
VirtualCenter Rules
•“VirtualCenter Messages View” on page 100
•“Alarms Overview” on page 102
•“Alarms List View” on page 103
VMW VirtualCenter Percent Ready
Purpose
This rule fires an alarm to report that when a virtual machine within the VirtualCenter is
requesting CPU cycles from the ESX Server on which it is running, it is not receiving
them some percentage of the time. This will impact performance on the virtual machine.
Scope
VMWVirtualCenter
Views Displaying Alarms Based on this Rule
•“Virtual Infrastructure View” on page 89
•“vmExplorer Primary View” on page 91
•“Related Objects Views” on page 95
•“Actions Panel” on page 97
Rule Definition
Conditions State Action
When the virtual machine requests CPU cycles, it is
only not receiving them 2% or less of the time.
Normal None
When the virtual machine requests CPU cycles, it is
not receiving them greater than 2% but no greater
than 8% of the time.
Warning None
When the virtual machine requests CPU cycles, it is
not receiving them greater than 8% but no greater
than 12% of the time.
Critical E-mail
VMW admin
When the virtual machine requests CPU cycles, it is
not receiving them greater than 12% of the time.
Fatal E-mail
VMW admin