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to the icon in the Collection Status column to see whether vCenter Operations Manager is receiving
data through the adapter instance.
The collection status and a collection status message appear in a pop-up window. If
vCenter Operations Manager is receiving data through the adapter instance, the collection status is Data
Receiving.
In vCenter Operations Manager 5.6 and later, the vCenter adapter generates a collection time status
message whenever a host system or virtual machine receives raw data from vCenter Server, for example,
Message: Last successful collection time is "Fri May 11 11:44:09 PDT 2012".
Collection States
The resource collection state indicates whether vCenter Operations Manager should be collecting data for the
resource.
The resource collection state appears in a pop-up window when you point to an icon in the Collection State
column in the resource list on the Environment Overview page. If vCenter Operations Manager collects data
for a resource through more than one adapter instance, a separate icon appears for each adapter instance.
Table 4-1. Collection States
State Description
Collecting Resource is set to collect data.
Not Collecting Resource is set to not collect data.
Starting Collection is starting.
Stopping Collection is stopping.
Updating Resource is being updated.
Failed Resource configuration problem.
In Maintenance Resource is in scheduled maintenance.
In Maintenance (Manual) Resource is in manual maintenance.
Removing Resource is being deleted.
If you click an icon in the Collection State column, detailed information appears in a pop-up window.
Table 4-2. Detailed Collection State Information
Field Description
Adapter Instance Name of the adapter instance.
Collector Name of the collector that the adapter instance uses.
Last Heartbeat Amount of time since vCenter Operations Manager received a heartbeat message from
the adapter. A long period of time might indicate a connection problem.
Status Status message from the collector.
Last Collection Time Amount of time since the end of the last collection cycle and the number of metrics
that the adapter collected during that cycle.
Last Collection Duration Length of time of the last collection cycle.
Metric Sparklines Graphical representations of the last collection cycle duration and the number of
metrics and resources that the adapter collected during that cycle.
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