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Section Information
Data Collectors Names of all the data collector instances along with name of the machine on which they are
installed is listed. When you move the cursor over the data collector name, a tool tip displays
the name of the data collector, the name of the host on which it is installed, and the status of the
data collector. Also, the section specifies whether the data collector jobs are assigned to the data
collectors.
If a data collector is not responding, then the data collector name becomes clickable and links to
the Data Collectors page on the Settings tab. Also, the tool tip for the failed data collector
includes additional information, such as an error message, the effect of the error, a probable
resolution, and the date of error occurrence.
General Info This section provides information about the number of vCenter Servers added to the application
and the number of chargeback hierarchies and entities created. It also displays the URL and port
details for the SMTP server and the URL of the vCenter Chargeback Manager database. This
section displays the date and time when the page was last updated. When you move the cursor
over the SMTP server URL, a tool tip displays the URL and status of the server. When you move
the cursor over the database URL, a tool tip displays the URL, status, and response time of the
database.
vCenter Server
Databases
The URL of the vCenter Server databases for each vCenter Server added to the application is
listed. In the case of a cluster installation, the URL of the databases of all the vCenter Server
instances added to any of the vCenter Chargeback Manager instance in the cluster is listed. When
you move the cursor over the database URL, a tool tip displays the URL, name of the database,
the display name of the corresponding vCenter Server, the status of the database, and the
database response time.
The information on the System Health tab automatically refreshes every 9 minutes. Also, the information on
the tab can be manually refreshed by clicking the refresh icon. If the System Health tab is the active tab, then
the user session does not get timed out. On all other tabs, if there is no action, the user session times out after
30 minutes.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Configure System Health Alert Notification,” on page 134
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“vCenter Chargeback Manager Events,” on page 135
Configure System Health Alert Notification
You can configure the alert notification settings to ensure that you are notified through email whenever a
component in your vCenter Chargeback Manager setup goes down or comes back up.
If the alert notification is configured, vCenter Chargeback Manager sends an email alert whenever a component
in your vCenter Chargeback Manager setup, such as the data collector or a vCenter Server, goes down or comes
back up after a downtime. Additionally, vCenter Chargeback Manager sends a periodic email, if configured,
listing the components that are down at the time when the email is sent.
vCenter Chargeback Manager sends an email alert for the following components:
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Data collectors
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vCenter Servers
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vCenter Server databases
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LDAP Servers
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vCenter Chargeback Manager instances in the case of a cluster installation.
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