Description
This template is used to capture the VMware vCenter performance metrics present in vCenter.
Prerequisites
Gateway should be up and running. vCenter device should be reachable from Gateway. vCenter device should be in managed state.
How to Apply: This template is All instance selection based. It will not ask user to select any instance (s) while assigning it to a device.
Metric Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Frequency | |
| Warning Threshold | If the metric value satisfies the condition defined along with Warning Threshold value, then a notification is sent to the user. |
| Critical Threshold | If the metric value satisfies the condition defined along with Critical Threshold value, then a notification is sent to the user. |
| Alert | The alert value can be set to either Yes or No. If it is Yes, then an alert message is sent to the user. |
Metrics
vmware.vcResources.ctxswitchesrate.average
Metric Details
| Applicable for | Device |
| Description | It defines average of vCenter Resources context switches rate |
| Category | Vmware |
| Collector Type | Gateway |
| Monitor Name | VMware vCenter Performance |
| Unit | NULL |
Possible Inputs
| Metric | Input Value | Range of Values |
|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 5 | 1 – 1440 (mins) |
| Filter | NULL | Not Applicable |
| Warning Operator | Manual | Manual |
| Warning Threshold | Manual | Manual |
| Warning Repeat Count | Manual | Manual |
| Critical Operator | Manual | Manual |
| Critical Threshold | Manual | Manual |
| Critical Repeat Count | Manual | Manual |
| Alert | No | Yes/No |
| Graph (Yes/No) | Yes | Yes/No |
Sample Output
No graph
vmware.vcResources.diskreadsrate.average
Metric Details
| Applicable for | Device |
| Description | It defines average of vCenter Resources disk reads rate |
| Category | Vmware |
| Collector Type | Gateway |
| Monitor Name | VMware vCenter Performance |
| Unit | NULL |
Possible Inputs
| Metric | Input Value | Range of Values |
|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 5 | 1 – 1440 (mins) |
| Filter | NULL | Not Applicable |
| Warning Operator | Manual | Manual |
| Warning Threshold | Manual | Manual |
| Warning Repeat Count | Manual | Manual |
| Critical Operator | Manual | Manual |
| Critical Threshold | Manual | Manual |
| Critical Repeat Count | Manual | Manual |
| Alert | No | Yes/No |
| Graph (Yes/No) | Yes | Yes/No |
Sample Output
No graph
vmware.vcResources.diskwritesrate.average
Metric Details
| Applicable for | Device |
| Description | It defines average of vCenter Resources disk writes rate |
| Category | Vmware |
| Collector Type | Gateway |
| Monitor Name | VMware vCenter Performance |
| Unit | NULL |
Possible Inputs
| Metric | Input Value | Range of Values |
|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 5 | 1 – 1440 (mins) |
| Filter | NULL | Not Applicable |
| Warning Operator | Manual | Manual |
| Warning Threshold | Manual | Manual |
| Warning Repeat Count | Manual | Manual |
| Critical Operator | Manual | Manual |
| Critical Threshold | Manual | Manual |
| Critical Repeat Count | Manual | Manual |
| Alert | No | Yes/No |
| Graph (Yes/No) | Yes | Yes/No |
Sample Output
No graph
vmware.vcResources.pagefaultrate.average
Metric Details
| Applicable for | Device |
| Description | It defines average of vCenter Resources page fault rate |
| Category | Vmware |
| Collector Type | Gateway |
| Monitor Name | VMware vCenter Performance |
| Unit | NULL |
Possible Inputs
| Metric | Input Value | Range of Values |
|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 5 | 1 – 1440 (mins) |
| Filter | NULL | Not Applicable |
| Warning Operator | Manual | Manual |
| Warning Threshold | Manual | Manual |
| Warning Repeat Count | Manual | Manual |
| Critical Operator | Manual | Manual |
| Critical Threshold | Manual | Manual |
| Critical Repeat Count | Manual | Manual |
| Alert | No | Yes/No |
| Graph (Yes/No) | Yes | Yes/No |
Sample Output
No graph
vmware.vcResources.physicalmemusage.average
Metric Details
| Applicable for | Device |
| Description | It defines average of vCenter Resources physical memory usage |
| Category | Vmware |
| Collector Type | Gateway |
| Monitor Name | VMware vCenter Performance |
| Unit | KB |
Possible Inputs
| Metric | Input Value | Range of Values |
|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 5 | 1 – 1440 (mins) |
| Filter | NULL | Not Applicable |
| Warning Operator | Manual | Manual |
| Warning Threshold | Manual | Manual |
| Warning Repeat Count | Manual | Manual |
| Critical Operator | Manual | Manual |
| Critical Threshold | Manual | Manual |
| Critical Repeat Count | Manual | Manual |
| Alert | No | Yes/No |
| Graph (Yes/No) | Yes | Yes/No |
Sample Output
vCenter physical memory usage average
vmware.vcResources.systemcpuusage.average
Metric Details
| Applicable for | Device |
| Description | It defines average of vCenter Resources system CPU usage |
| Category | Vmware |
| Collector Type | Gateway |
| Monitor Name | VMware vCenter Performance |
| Unit | % |
Possible Inputs
| Metric | Input Value | Range of Values |
|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 5 | 1 – 1440 (mins) |
| Filter | NULL | Not Applicable |
| Warning Operator | Manual | Manual |
| Warning Threshold | Manual | Manual |
| Warning Repeat Count | Manual | Manual |
| Critical Operator | Manual | Manual |
| Critical Threshold | Manual | Manual |
| Critical Repeat Count | Manual | Manual |
| Alert | No | Yes/No |
| Graph (Yes/No) | Yes | Yes/No |
Sample Output
vCenter system CPU usage average
vmware.vcenter.api.service.respons-time
Metric Details
| Applicable for | Device |
| Description | It defines vCenter API service response time |
| Category | Vmware |
| Collector Type | Gateway |
| Monitor Name | VMware vCenter Performance |
| Unit | ms |
Possible Inputs
| Metric | Input Value | Range of Values |
|---|---|---|
| Frequency | 5 | 1 – 1440 (mins) |
| Filter | NULL | Not Applicable |
| Warning Operator | Manual | Manual |
| Warning Threshold | Manual | Manual |
| Warning Repeat Count | Manual | Manual |
| Critical Operator | Manual | Manual |
| Critical Threshold | Manual | Manual |
| Critical Repeat Count | Manual | Manual |
| Alert | No | Yes/No |
| Graph (Yes/No) | Yes | Yes/No |
Sample Output
