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Table Of Contents
- VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide
- Contents
- VMware vCenter Operations Manager Administration Guide
- Configuring and Managing vCenter Operations Manager
- Configuring Adapters
- Configuring Resources
- Configuring Attribute Packages
- Configuring Applications
- Configuring and Managing Users
- Configuring Alert Notifications
- Performing Basic System Administration Tasks
- View Performance Information
- View Status Information
- vCenter Operations Manager Service Names
- Start or Stop vCenter Operations Manager Services
- Viewing and Managing System Log Files
- Delete Old Data in the File System Database
- Run the Audit Report
- Modify Global Settings
- Modify Global Settings for Virtual Environments
- Create a Support Bundle
- Resolving Administrative System Alerts
- Analytics FSDB Overloaded
- Analytics Threshold Checking Overloaded
- Collector Is Down
- Controller Is Unable to Connect to MQ
- DataQueue Is Filling Up
- Describe Failed
- Failed to Connect to Replication MQ
- Failed to Repair Corrupted FSDB Files
- File Queue Is Full
- FSDB Files Corrupted for Resources
- FSDB Storage Drive Free Space Is Less Than 10%
- No DT Processors Connected
- One or More Resources Were Not Started
- Outbound Alert Send Failed
- Replication MQ Sender Is Blocked
- Backing Up and Recovering Data
- Backing Up and Recovering Data Components
- Backing Up and Recovering Processing Components
- Configuring the Repository Adapter
- Repository Adapter Requirements and Limitations
- Repository Adapter Configuration Steps
- Creating a Database User for the Repository Adapter
- Configure the Source Database Connection for the Repository Adapter
- Configure the Output Destination for the Repository Adapter
- Configuring the Source and Destination Columns for the Repository Adapter
- Configure Data Export Values for the Repository Adapter
- Customizing Repository Adapter Operation
- Start the Repository Adapter
- Using System Tools
- Using the Database Command Line Interface
- Index
Configuring Attribute Packages 4
vCenter Operations Manager can collect several types of data for a single resource. For example, for a
database server, it might receive data on free disk space, CPU use, and the average response time for a
database request. Each type of data is called an attribute in vCenter Operations Manager. A
vCenter Operations Manager administrator creates attribute packages to tell vCenter Operations Manager
which attributes to track for your resources.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Understanding Data Collection,” on page 39
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“Creating Attribute Packages,” on page 42
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“Creating Super Metric Packages,” on page 45
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“Modifying Attribute Packages,” on page 53
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“Modifying Super Metric Packages,” on page 54
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“Super Metric Use Case,” on page 56
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“Configure Weighted Metric Groups,” on page 57
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“Prioritize Threshold Checking,” on page 57
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“Enable the Combined Dynamic Threshold Plug-in,” on page 57
Understanding Data Collection
Before you begin creating and modifying attribute packages in vCenter Operations Manager, become
familiar with how vCenter Operations Manager collects data. The key concepts to understand include
attributes, metrics, super metrics, thresholds, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Attributes and Metrics
Each type of data that vCenter Operations Manager collects is called an attribute. An attribute package
contains a combination of those attributes. You assign attribute packages to resources to specify the
attributes to collect for the resource.
A metric is an instance of an attribute for a particular resource. For each metric,
vCenter Operations Manager collects and stores multiple instances over time. Each piece of data that
vCenter Operations Manager collects is called a metric observation or value.
If a single metric cannot tell you what you need to know about the behavior of your enterprise, you can
define a super metric. A super metric is a formula that contains a combination of one or more metrics for
one or more resources. Like attributes, super metrics are combined in packages, called super metric
packages. You can assign super metric packages to resources.
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