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Monitor a Specific VM via vSphere Zenpack?

Subject: Monitor a Specific VM via vSphere Zenpack?
Author: [Not Specified]
Posted: 2015-01-08 08:52

I'm looking to monitor memory usage on a specific VM that shows up as a component of a vSphere endpoint when using the vSphere zenpack. I'd like an event to be generated when memory usage goes above 80% on that particular VM only. Any suggestions for the best way to do this



Subject: Why wouldn't you just monitor
Author: [Not Specified]
Posted: 2015-01-08 10:21

Why wouldn't you just monitor the OS of that VM with the available methods snmp, winrm, etc.



Subject: Not Able to Monitor at OS Level
Author: [Not Specified]
Posted: 2015-01-08 10:25

Thanks for your response. This is a customer's machine, and we do not have OS level monitoring available to us as a result. We can only monitor via the vSphere zenpack.



Subject: override the threshold for
Author: Andrew Kirch
Posted: 2015-01-08 10:37

override the threshold for that VM in the vSphere template for that VM.
navigate to the VM
select the template, adjust the threshold

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Subject: Perfect!
Author: [Not Specified]
Posted: 2015-01-08 11:25

Thanks Andrew! That is exactly what I'm after, and I think I've got it working now with your help. :)



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