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Table 2‑8. Object Capacity States (Continued)
Icon Description User Action
The capacity remaining for
the object is at seriously
low level.
Check and take appropriate action as soon
as possible.
The object is expected to
run out of capacity soon or
has already run out of
capacity.
Act immediately.
No data is available for any
of the metrics for the time
period.
The object is offline.
Using the Stress Badge Under the Risk Badge
The vCenter Operations Manager Stress badge measures a long-term workload that might involve
undersized virtual machines or ESX hosts or an excessive number of virtual machines. These conditions
might generate performance problems over time.
While workload is based on an instantaneous value, stress measures statistics over a longer period of time.
The Stress score helps you identify hosts and virtual machines that do not have enough resources allocated,
or hosts that are running too many virtual machines. A high Stress score does not imply a current
performance problem, but highlights potential for future performance problems.
The Stress score ranges between 0 (good) and 100 (bad). The badge changes its color based on the badge
score thresholds that are set by the vCenter Operations Manager administrator.
Table 2‑9. Stress States
Badge Icon Description User Action
The Stress score is normal. No attention required.
Some of the object resources are
not enough to meet the
demands.
Check and take appropriate
action.
The object is experiencing
regular resource shortage.
Check and take appropriate
action as soon as possible.
Most of the resources on the
object are constantly
insufficient. The object might
stop functioning properly.
Act immediately.
No data is available for the
Stress score.
The object is offline.
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