Reference Guide

vFoglight Rules 85
Virtual Machine Rules
VMW Virtual Machine Zero Page Memory Detection
Purpose
This rule monitors for any virtual machines that have a large amount of memory that is
only zero memory.
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
•“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 virtual machine does not have overcommitted
memory resources.
Normal None
The virtual machine may have overcommitted
memory resources; more than 33% of its memory is
filled with zeros. It is likely that the memory
allocated to this virtual machine can be reduced
without any impact on performance.
Warning None