Reference Guide

vFoglight Rules 77
Virtual Machine Rules
VMW Virtual Machine Disk IO
Purpose
This rule monitors for spikes and dramatic drops in disk IO for a virtual machine.
Scope
VMWVirtualMachineHostStorage
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 disk usage is no more than 2.2 standard
deviations (NumSTDevs) from the mean disk usage.
Normal None
The disk usage is more than 2.2 but no more than 2.8
standard deviations from the mean disk usage.
Warning None
The disk usage is more than 2.8 standard deviations
from the mean disk usage.
Critical None