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VMW Virtual Machine Balloon Memory Target
Purpose
This rule monitors the ability of the virtual machine to swap memory locally in order to
free it up for reclamation. If the virtual machine is having no trouble swapping memory
normally, the balloon (and therefore the balloon target) is not excessively large. If the
virtual machine is having trouble swapping memory, the balloon is excessively large.
Scope
VMWVirtualMachineMemory
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
Rule Definition
Conditions State Action
The balloon target is 33% or less of the virtual
machine’s configured memory.
Normal None
The balloon target is greater than 33% but not
greater than 50% of the virtual machine’s configured
memory.
Warning None
The balloon target is greater than 50% of the virtual
machine’s configured memory.
Critical E-mail
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